Beachface dewatering: a technique whereby water is continuously pumped away from the beachface, thereby lowering the water table under the beach.

UNESCO: L O S S A R Y

"It's like lowering the water in the pond, "he says.

FORBES: Bucking the downtrend

They also agreed that poorly executed pricing strategies can be the death knell for retailers, and could end up lowering the water mark for the industry as a whole.

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The first minister also answered questions on water supplies to Wales, lowering the voting age to sixteen and ensuring that the Welsh Language Commissioner has operational and financial independence.

BBC: First minister's questions

Chunzai Wang of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has performed a very interesting data-based analysis of Atlantic hurricane tracks showing that increasing the area of warm water results in a significant lowering of the likelihood that a storm will strike the U.S., something that should happen with continued oceanic warming.

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Yet Mr Kay sheds no light on whether more competition should be encouraged in the distribution of health care, say, or water supplies, or whether raising or lowering taxes improves economic growth.

ECONOMIST: Capitalism's success

But higher home values are lowering the number of those "under water" and should encourage more homeowners to put their homes on the market.

WSJ: US home prices accelerate in November

If successful, and the research appears to be heading in that direction, a few added spices and whatnots could potentially arm vegetarians with a technology edge over their meat-eating colleagues, while vastly lowering the amount of needed energy, land, and fresh water.

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