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EU, which began with three big and three small countries, now has six big and 19 small.
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The present system, whereby big countries send two commissioners to Brussels and small countries one, means an over-generous 20 commissioners already.
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The smaller states are also alarmed at proposals to cut their voting powers, and to scrap the rotating six-month stints at running the EU presidency that all countries, big and small, currently get.
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The U.S. spends most of its time bombing other countries, invading nations big and small, and occupying some of the worst lands.
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They may work only when big countries want to bully a small country, and with damage all round.
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One solution would be to copy Britain and other countries by selling shares in big state enterprises in small blocks, thereby boosting the liquidity of domestic exchanges.
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Conservatism has other rewards, too: being a big, safe-sounding bank in small countries has allowed it to pay uncompetitive interest rates and still keep pulling in deposits.
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