People of all walks were coming to take a basic stability and state of well-being for granted.

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We will boost domestic demand and maintain steady and robust growth as well as basic price stability.

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Because the Electoral College encourages political stability--a basic condition for long-term progress.

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It is a vicious cycle in which many are trapped: security is a prerequisite for development and development is a preventative for insecurity, yet these states lack the basic means to pay for the security that would facilitate the stability and economic growth that would, in turn, generate the revenues for the governments.

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Basic literacy--as well as computer literacy--is key to financial and social stability.

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But as President Karzai I think has indicated, it's very hard to imagine stability and peace in the region if Pakistan and Afghanistan don't come to some basic agreement and understanding about the threat of extremism to both countries and both governments and both capitals.

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Portfolio construction begins with the most basic allocation between investments that offers a greater chance of appreciation (stocks) and those that provide portfolio stability (bonds).

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America's Financial Stability Oversight Council, whose first meeting was due to be held this week, has some very basic questions to answer about what constitutes a systemically important firm, for example.

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