In the eurozone, only Germany still has an AAA rating from all three major ratings agencies.
The specific report showed only Germany in expansionary territory, albeit moderately, at 50.3 (upwardly revised from 50).
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And only Germany does a bit better (in its case, output is up by 0.9 of a percentage point).
Of the G7 group of large economies, only Germany has not gone backwards.
Only Germany has serious trade with China, as it makes the machinery and motor vehicles Beijing is buying in large quantities.
Only Germany rejects this mindset, preferring to maintain fiscal and monetary discipline and earn its exports by making good products efficiently.
And if this continues then we end up with only Germany with a good enough credit rating to support the funds.
Acquisitions have turned Kamps into not only Germany's biggest baker, but Europe's.
Currently only Germany, Italy, France, Britain, Portugal and Spain have statutes on terrorism in their criminal codes and cooperation among member states has been patchy.
North-south divisions are hardly new in the EU. When the euro was planned in the 1990s many German politicians wanted a currency zone comprising only Germany, the Benelux countries and France.
This was also reflected in the ECB's Bank Lending Survey, which showed that of all the major eurozone economies, only Germany's saw a notable increase in lending, driven largely by new mortgages.
Only Germany would tax that profit, not France.
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The panicked mood over Greece has increased the pressure on eurozone leaders, and inspired feverish talk of grand plans that might or might not be unveiled at the EU Summit at the end of this month - "if only Germany would agree".
It isn't only Germany's Europe of Rules that is restricting policy choice: Policy makers are also held back by fear of the financial markets and by their past promises, such as that Greece would be the last euro-zone government to restructure its debt.
With 32, 000 km of railways, the French network is second in Europe only to Germany's.
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This total was second only to Germany's, which won 35 medals, 12 gold.
Among the larger markets, only in Germany, where green parents prefer to give their kinder wooden toys, is there less enthusiasm for video games.
Only in Germany and the Netherlands did foreign firms shed workers.
Not only does Germany feel its spending package is big enough, it is pressing for a quick return to balanced budgets when the crisis is over.
On the good side he cites cases such as Mr Monti, young entrepreneurs, strong manufacturing (Italy is second only to Germany in Europe), a revitalised Fiat and Turin.
The topic was the most frequently talked about issue in 10 nations in last year's survey, but this year climate change topped the list only in Germany and Britain.
Hamilton's time of one minute 15.445 seconds in the second session was the second fastest of the day - beaten only by Germany's Rosberg with 1:15.243 - and it marked a promising showing for the 24-year-old in a season where he has largely struggled for pace.
In a BBC interview in Berlin, Mr Friedrich said "the right of free movement gives all people in Europe the opportunity to come to another country for work, for education, but it's not allowed to come only to Germany or Great Britain to get social security".
Recent surveys suggest that only half of all companies in western Germany and only a quarter of those in the east are now bound by industry-wide settlements.
Germany only need pay some slight amount over 2.00% to borrow 10 year money.
Fey seems to have been the only man in Germany unaffected by the war.
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Turkey, which had sided with Germany only reluctantly, was reckoned to be a soft target.
With Karin I traveled not only into East Germany, for a church concert, but also to Wroclaw, Poland.
In America 55% agreed strongly that it was, but in France and Germany only 12% felt that way.
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