But the open-minded may indeed find some consolation there not to mention a better basis for their economic forecasts.Demand or supply?A first question is whether Japan's downturn is due to deep structural defects or merely to inadequate demand.
Thus, for Netanyahu to proclaim that he is ready to resume peace negotiations unconditionally means nothing, and for Abbas to merely demand the release of a handful of prisoners, an end to the expansion of settlements, and international recognition means even less.
Yet it is unclear whether official tolerance for pleasures ancient and modern signals a move towards liberalisation; or whether spliffs and massages are meant merely to dull demands for popular participation in government.
Sherman says a capture-efficiency threshold is being considered for inclusion in the next update of ASHRAE 62.2 (Singer and Walker suggest a lower limit of 80%), meaning that within a few years the code itself could move from merely requiring mechanical kitchen ventilation to demanding range hoods that perform well.
But precedent suggests that this will serve merely to increase the demand for light.
Unlike Sony, which had to lower the PS3's price merely to prop up demand, Nintendo can just sit back and watch y'all snap up system after system.
Thus, it is no surprise that contemporary arguments about the benefits of globalisation, the weakening of nation states, and the semi-irrelevance of national governments whose role is merely to balance the demands of multinational corporations with public demands, have hit a wall of steel within Iran.
Ultimately, of course, marcomm companies shouldn't embrace workplace diversity merely to honor client demands - though it would be prudent for agency partners to heed their client wishes, of course - but because doing so is also a shrewd business move.
The draft also banned the ownership of property abroad, though this was subsequently changed to merely demanding its declaration.A day later Vladimir Pekhtin, a founder of United Russia and head of the Duma's ethics committee, was revealed as the owner of an undeclared $1.3m luxury apartment in Miami Beach.
To the extent BHR norms can be said merely to reflect a heightened demand for civility, it is hard to rail against.
