The sorry answer is that while U.N. ambitions and spending have soared, U.N. reform efforts have largely fizzled.
From 1997 to 2007, it averaged 3.3 percent economic growth. while U.S. growth averaged 2.9 percent.
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But while U.S. usage has remained flat, China's oil consumption rises about 5% per year.
While U.S. markets were quiet Monday for the MLK holiday, markets overseas were anything but.
But once China was in the WTO, its steel output rose rapidly while U.S. production drifted downward.
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In 2006 emissions in EU countries participating in the cap-and-trade program went up while U.S. emissions went down.
Weekly U.S. jobless claims came in at a five-year low, while U.S. housing starts jumped sharply in December.
While U.S. low-fare airlines such as AirTran and JetBlue also sell tickets this way, most major carriers do not.
An airline agent tried to re-book him on another flight while U.S. Airways corporate security was notified, police said.
Global emissions have risen by 25% since 2000, while U.S. emissions have declined.
While U.S. crude prices have stayed relatively stable, prices on international markets have gone up substantially in recent weeks.
Commodities like oil are particularly sensitive to the value of the dollar, while U.S. demand is important for global demand.
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While U.S. exporters are finding rapidly-growing customer bases in developing economies, Tepper sees plenty of opportunity within those markets themselves.
France sought to impose a monarchy over democratic Mexico while U.S. foreign power weakened during the War Between the States.
Thus, while U.S. tax on the three years of royalty income is accelerated, the total amount of taxes is not increased.
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While U.S. fatalities in car crashes are decreasing, far too many families and friends know the pain of such loss.
And while U.S. rivals reap 60% or more of their drug sales in the lucrative U.S. market, Novartis gets only 37% here.
While U.S. policy makers will not welcome that outcome, they certainly hope as a corollary that Iran can be contained and deterred.
While U.S. stocks gained ground, the grind higher in prices that dominated trading through late April has given way to more back-and-forth swings.
In Q3 2008, handset volume shipments in Europe suddenly declined 15%, while U.S. handset volumes were still growing at a healthy 7% clip.
While U.S. markets are closed today for the Martin Luther King Day holiday, the stock is down more than 6% in overseas trading.
My tally below shows that China-based venture offices have 13 women venture partners while U.S.-based offices have 16 female venture investment partners, including junior partners.
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Since 2000, U.S. exports to China have grown by 542 percent, while U.S. exports to the rest of the world grew by only 80 percent.
However, both are concerned that while U.S. airlines may fly within Europe, their ability to do the same in the United States will remain restricted.
Kiowa helicopters fired several rockets into a building, while U.S. soldiers fired grenade launchers to quell the resistance before they were able to enter, Chilcote said.
Bauer was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Katharine Hayden in New Jersey, while U.S. Attorney, Paul Fishman of New Jersey, looked on from the gallery.
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The Center for Immigration Studies reports that in 2008 and 2009, 2.4 million immigrants, legal and illegal, arrived while U.S. citizens were losing 8.6 million jobs.
The Iraqi leadership sent three letters to the United Nations within 24 hours -- literally while U.S. forces were said to be about to launch an attack.
Asia stocks closed deep in the red, while U.S. stocks traded lower on Wall Street, as fresh housing data failed to offset worries over the euro zone.
Japanese firms pile in late as resellers or with their own me-too versions and kill themselves in a price war while U.S. entrepreneurs move on to new technologies.
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