One factor behind this, some argue, is the availability of cheap alcohol in supermarkets, which they believe promotes over consumption.
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The government promoted the import of raw materials and technology at the expense of consumer goods, and encouraged savings and investment over consumption.
High debt levels in the U.S. due to low lending rates over the past years is further holding back spending as consumers prioritize debt reduction over consumption.
As we agonize over consumption and twist free-market principles to restore market confidence, the tragedy is that Washington's mistakes could be rectified at any time, ending the crisis.
"I believe one of the problems is over consumption of gluten-containing grains, especially wheat, and the fact that it is genetically different from ancient wheat, " says naturopathic physician Hamish Everard.
There is a limit to how much you can or should do by way of clumsy state control over consumption of fat or any other nutrients that a current fad happens to label as bad.
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Fundamentally speaking, there can be little doubt that the BRL would be strong no matter what mix of policies were followed in Brazil, as even countries that favor savings over consumption are seeing their currencies appreciate.
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Market economics over intellectual curiosity, consumption over contemplation.
The implications of rising consumption in the developing world and receding consumption in developed countries does not mean we should ignore over-consumption, but rather that we should not consider it in a silo.
Population and ConsumptionToo little consumption is the biggest challenge climate-change policy will face in the future, eclipsing the signifiance of over-consumption.
One, ensure the retail price of junk food reflects the social cost of its over-consumption.
They fear there will be an over-consumption of resources that will blight the planet.
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Meanwhile, draconian price controls, the real cause of Argentina's underinvestment in energy and over-consumption of it, remain in place.
Instead, they may experience far more prosaic effects, which prevent them, and their family and friends, from recognizing their over-consumption.
Using global data, Harvard researchers have estimated how many people in each of 187 countries likely died from causes linked to over-consumption of sugary drinks.
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In my view, injecting this post-consumerist perspective into environmental and energy policy would not address the gravamen of the global warming problem, which is not over-consumption but under-consumption.
Furthermore, wide and viable energy policy measures in which the whole Japanese society would participate, in a responsible and devoted manner, over sustainable consumption, are essential for the future of Japan.
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This also encourages over-insurance and over-consumption of health care.
And via the exclusive Eco-Mode application which will be provided with the software upgrade, users to manually shut down any of the Tegra 3's cores for even more control over power consumption and performance.
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This week, the LDP leader, Sadakazu Tanigaki, told the Wall Street Journal that the party may not continue to co-operate with Mr Noda over the consumption tax (the bill has yet to clear the upper house).
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Population increase, over-consumption and galloping urbanisation have multiple consequences, including the increasing rarity of certain species of plants and animals, pollution, the over exploitation of land and the sea, as well as the spread of invasive alien species.
Our constant drive for selfish over-consumption at any cost, to benefit the few at the expense of the many and at the expense of Nature itself, is the real illness in our society that is causing all of this imbalance.
Our tax regime encourages such over-consumption.
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There have been other recent reports from the gold bull gang crowing that Chinese gold consumption will double over the next decade due to jewelry consumption.
The optimal level of investment is the rate that generates the highest sustainable level of consumption over time.
Last year, I asked you to pass legislation to reduce oil consumption over the next decade, and you responded.
Impressive, but that's barely 10% of total U.S. oil consumption over that period.
The company has a high forecast for data consumption over the next few years, and is preparing its network appropriately.
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Tracking website Blockchain logged 982 megawatt hours of electricity consumption over a 24-hour period by Bitcoin miners around the world.
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