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la vehemencia de los gobiernos por los gastos

English translation: wild government spending


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Spanish term or phrase:la vehemencia de los gobiernos por los gastos
English translation:wild government spending
Entered by: Sandra Alboum
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00:41 Feb 3, 2005
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Spanish term or phrase: la vehemencia de los gobiernos por los gastos
• Con la venta del llamado “exceso” de tenencias de oro se rompió uno de los tabúes que más tiempo se habían mantenido incrementando con él la vehemencia de los gobiernos por los gastos.

Alguna idea de que estaran hablando aqui??
Sandra Alboum
United States
Local time: 11:59
wild government spending
Explanation:
Good Luck!

... World War, when they managed to take advantage of ***wild government spending*** to make back most of their fortune, this time ...
http://www.mischievousprophet.com/hrsketchpiper.htm

POINT OF VIEW: State spending spree overstated
... spending suggests that the notion of ***wild government spending*** is considerably ...
http://www.captc.org/newspdf/do-4-9-03.pdf
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bigedsenior
Local time: 08:59
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I liked this option :-)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1thereby increasing the concern of governments for such expenses
Richard Cadena
4 +1government´s vehemence in relation to expenses (the government´s)
Xenia Wong
4..., therefore increasing the governments’ eagerness to spend
Adriana de Groote
4wild government spendingbigedsenior
4excessive expense by governmentsxxxzaberni
3the appetite of the governments...
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
government´s vehemence in relation to expenses (the government´s)


Explanation:
ve·he·ment (v-mnt) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid: a vehement denial. See Synonyms at intense.
Marked by or full of vigor or energy; strong: a vehement storm.

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Transcripts - Free Trade Agreement negotiations
... You\'ve heard the Australian Government\'s vehemence in its mandate I think was the word you used Mr Deady in relation to ...
www.dfat.gov.au/media/transcripts/2003/031031_4th_round_aus...

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It all depends on the tone of the context.

vehemence
NOUN: Exceptionally great concentration, power, or force, especially in activity: depth (often used in plural), ferociousness, ferocity, fierceness, fury, intensity, pitch, severity, vehemency, violence. See BIG , STRONG .


Xenia Wong
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxRobert F. Mi: government's desperation in spending (our) money
19 mins
  -> Thanks a lot, Robert..........xen

neutral  María Eugenia Wachtendorff: Creo que está bien en plural, Xen. Pueden ser gobiernos regionales o estatales.
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, María Eugenia........xen
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
thereby increasing the concern of governments for such expenses


Explanation:
"Vehemencia" strikes me as being highly worried or concerned about increased expenses in this particular regard.
Hope this helps

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An example of this could be the concern of the Mexican government for keeping inflation as low as possible ever since the 1994-1995 so-called \"tequila effect\".


    Reference: http://aicpa.org
    Reference: http://imcp.org.mx
Richard Cadena
Mexico
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agree  María Eugenia Wachtendorff
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias, María Eugenia. Saludos desde México, Richard

neutral  Adriana de Groote: No sé, Richard, a mi me suena más a que están "deseosos" de gastar ahora que hay más dinero proveniente de la venta del oro, no que están preocupados.
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, Adriana. Tal vez el mismo superávit ocasione problemas de otro índole, a saber, ¿que hacer este excedente? Me hiciste pensar. Saludos desde México, Richard.
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excessive expense by governments


Explanation:
vehemence in expending

xxxzaberni
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the appetite of the governments...


Explanation:
meaning (I guess) that there was too much gold kept out of circulation and the government were eager to spend it ( that was our gold, the sweat of our brow, of course).

Andr饢 onClick= Goreux
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wild government spending


Explanation:
Good Luck!

... World War, when they managed to take advantage of ***wild government spending*** to make back most of their fortune, this time ...
http://www.mischievousprophet.com/hrsketchpiper.htm

POINT OF VIEW: State spending spree overstated
... spending suggests that the notion of ***wild government spending*** is considerably ...
http://www.captc.org/newspdf/do-4-9-03.pdf


bigedsenior
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..., therefore increasing the governments’ eagerness to spend


Explanation:
Una opción que te puede servir. Mi interpretación es que a causa de la venta del oro, los gobiernos estaban "ansiosos" por gastar.

Ojalá te ayude. Saludos.

Adriana de Groote
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