stability pact

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an agreement between the member states of the EU which have joined the single currency, the aim of which is to secure the currency's stability by imposing fines on member states whose budget deficits exceed 3 per cent of their gross domestic product

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Words nearby stability pact

stab drain, stabilate, stabile, stabilimeter, stability, stability pact, stabilization, stabilization fund, stabilization print, stabilize, stabilizer

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Example sentences from the Web for stability pact

But that stability can be withdrawn as easily as it was granted.
Cambodia’s Smoke-and-Mirrors Democracy|David Shaftel|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
One specific kind of emergency is at the heart of this, such as when an airplane suffers a loss of stability at night.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?|Clive Irving|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The pyramids of Meroe await a day when stability will allow outsiders to peek at a forgotten ancient kingdom.
Egypt Ain’t The Only Pyramid Show In Town|Nina Strochlic|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Shiite stronghold wrapped in a Sunni explosive belt—not exactly a picture of stability.
The Nuclear Deal That Iran’s Regime Fears Most|Djavad Khadem|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Failing to forge lasting stability would leave us, this author and his like-minded aides, to call for a Transitional Council.
The Nuclear Deal That Iran’s Regime Fears Most|Djavad Khadem|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In any social movement, then, change and alteration in a new direction must be balanced against the demands of social stability.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Its wealth and stability were also an additional inducement to the kings in granting to the towns their firma burgi.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert
Their elegance, no less than their stability, betokens the advancement of manners as well as of wealth.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert
The Unions already aim at ensuring stability of employment through deliberate regulation of trade.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert
For the most part people went about their business with an entirely irresponsible confidence in the stability of the universe.
The New Machiavelli|Herbert George Wells

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