But they said Mr. Biden determined that the potential benefits — Ukraine will be able to reach certain high-value targets that it would not otherwise be able to, and the United States will be able to send a message to North Korea that it will pay a significant price for its involvement — outweighed the escalation risks.
The World Bank’s Doing Business report became a gold standard but was engulfed in scandal and put on ice in 2021. Its replacement is not perfect. But the benefits outweigh its flaws
A station master on duty during Greece's deadliest train accident is to testify Thursday in the central city of Larissa over the disaster that claimed dozens of lives, plunging the country into mourning.
Protesters rallied outside the headquarters of railway operating company Hellenic Train in Athens, while others held a vigil for the victims of the accident.
That issue has worried Wall Street, with Intel’s market value plunging more than $120 billion since Mr. Gelsinger took charge.
E-Bikes Are Having Their Moment. They Deserve It.
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The benefits of owning a battery-powered two-wheeler far outweigh the downsides, especially in a pandemic.
F.D.A. Bans Sale of Many Antibacterial Soaps, Saying Risks Outweigh Benefits
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The agency said manufacturers had failed to prove the products were safe to use over the long term or more effective than using ordinary soap and water.
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Japan eager to promote economic activity in Myanmar
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"For the fourth consecutive year, global declines in freedom outweighed gains in 2009."
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Fears that Research In Motion is spending heavily to push new BlackBerrys to holiday shoppers outweighed news of higher profit, sending shares plunging.
In place of the innovative manufacture Gordon Brown advocated in Where there is Greed in 1989, we got "financial engineering" from the City. When problems began, we were told the good money far outweighed the bad. But the first was devalued by the second, and billions (more than the value of the country's railways) have bailed out a medium-sized mortgage bank. As the panic increases, business organisations don't repair themselves but prey on one another.
Jim Paice, the agriculture minister, is heading to Beijing this weekend to put the finishing touches to an agreement that has been five years in the making.
本週末，英國農業大臣吉姆•佩斯(Jim Paice)將赴北京，為一項磋商了5年的協議敲定最後一筆。
“I'm almost certain that during my visit we will be able to tie up the final loose ends and British pork can be on its way to China,” Mr Paice said. “We estimate we can easily sell £50m of pig meat almost at the drop of a hat.”
佩斯表示：“我幾乎可以肯定，在訪問期間，我們能夠解決最後的未決問題，英國豬肉將進入中國。我們估計，英國很容易就可以在短期內向中國賣出5000萬英鎊的豬肉。
outweigh verb [T]
to be greater or more important than something else:
The benefits of this treatment far outweigh any risks.verb
[with object]
be heavier, greater, or more significant than:the advantages greatly outweigh the disadvantages
out・weigh ━━ vt. …より重い; （価値・勢力などが）…にまさる.
That plan's good points outweigh its bad points.
その計画の長所は短所を補って余りある.
2 …より重い.
prominent
(prŏm'ə-nənt)
adj.
Projecting outward or upward from a line or surface; protuberant.
Immediately noticeable; conspicuous. See synonyms at noticeable.
Widely known; eminent.
[Middle English, from Latin prōminēns, prōminent-, present participle of prōminēre, to jut out : prō-, forth; see pro-1 + -minēre, to jut, threaten.]
prominently prom'i·nent·ly adv.
at the drop of a hat
Immediately, without delay, as in We were ready to pack our bags and go on vacation at the drop of a hat. This phrase probably alludes to signaling the start of a race or other contest by dropping a hat. [Late 1800s]
moving
音節
mov • ing 発音
múːviŋ
[形]
1 （人を）感動させる；悲しくさせる, 哀れを感じさせる
a moving novel
感動的な小説
a moving account
涙をそそる体験談
His speech was very moving.
彼の話はたいへん感動的だった.
2 ((限定))動く, 動いている；動きを生じさせる, 動かす；（行動などの）動機となる, 駆りたてる((of ...))
a moving target
移動標的
the moving parts of the machine
その機械の（作動時に）動く部分
the moving spirit
主導者
the moving agent of a conflict
争いを煽りたてる動因.
3 ((限定))引っ越し用の
moving expenses
引っ越しの経費.
mov・ing・ly
[副]感動的に.
adjective
1 [often with submodifier] in motion:a fast-moving river
2producing strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy:an unforgettable and moving book
Derivatives
movingly adverb
sense 2.
plunging
dropping suddenly or having a shape that drops a long way down:plunging sales figuresa dress with a plunging neckline (= having a deep curve at the neck to show part of the breasts)
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