The new prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, announced an immediate change in the austerity policies demanded by the EU and reversed some of the most arbitrary and unproductive actions of the previous five years – including the privatization of state-owned utilities and public real estate around the Acropolis and efforts to crush collective bargaining.
In an effort to shift her out of her unproductive despair, her close friend Margaret Gardiner went with her on a trip to Greece to look at classical sculpture and carving.
He has had an unproductive winter on the all-weather, which is not very surprising for a veteran with a preference for some cut, but hinted at a return to form when beaten just a length at Chelmsford last time.
It was her parents' idea to try eco-farming and Gao at first discouraged it, seeing it as unproductive and too labor intensive.
In communities like El Ojochal where people have traditionally seen the forest as unproductive, this should also show the more tangible benefits of reforestation.
But a land tax cannot reduce the supply of land, and it would stimulate economic activity by penalising those whose land is unproductive.
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Shame: better farming techniques could bring unproductive land into use and help Africa shift into higher-value-added crops.
These cases may be surprisingly rare, but the very threat of them spurs all sorts of meddlesome and unproductive efforts at protection.Perhaps this is not as surprising as it may seem.
Exemptions promote unproductive activities, such as buying big houses, while high rates penalise work and drive companies abroad.In this section Has it failed?
In fields like human rights, freedom of expression and rule of law, or on issues like Tibet, there is virtually nothing outsiders can do that will affect internal Chinese policy, and while America cannot be seen to condone gross abuses, taking aggressive stances is generally unproductive.
