That means that, first of all, just from a humanitarian point of view, lifting millions of people out of poverty is a good thing.

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''The point has been reached where lifting sanctions is the best way to promote further progress.

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In France, consumer prices jumped in May by 0.7% because of rising food prices and resurgent oil prices, lifting the annual rate by half a percentage point.

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The lifting mechanism pushes the moist air upward to a point in the atmosphere where the thinner air can no longer hold the moisture, at which time precipitation forms and falls to the ground.

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Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Thomas Hoenig sounded the inflation-curbing call earlier than Trichet when he said Wednesday that the central bank should consider lifting its target interest rate from its current low point of 0-0.25% that has been in place for more than 2 years.

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And the real issue that Western leaders must address is how things in Turkey were permitted to deteriorate to the point they have without any US or European official lifting a finger to stem the Islamist tide?

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There is broad consensus among economists who understand the energy markets that lifting the gas tax during this summer is not a good idea from an economic point of view.

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