Environmental health officers from Blaenau Gwent council told the meeting that monitoring suggested air pollution was not at a critical level, but this would continue.
Once tax rates surpass a critical level, tax revenues actually fall.
As I have mentioned in this space during the past couple of weeks, the VIX is trading at a critical level--just above its 80-week moving average and around the highs of 2007-2008.
Prof Edgerton speculated that "we are activating the spinal cord to a critical level" close to the level which would trigger movement, and a small signal from "the brain pushes it over" leading to movement.
While many professional soldiers feel that an Army with the five brigades, the force established under the Coalition government's Strategic Defence and Security Review (the SDSR), has sunk below a critical level, I would argue that they have probably got off the lightest of the three services.
While at this point the impact of the events in Egypt will likely be just a temporary blip on the price action of this pair, the euro is at a critical level and heading into next week, traders will want to watch market sentiment closely to see if the area around 1.3500 can hold as support or if losses toward 1.3400 are in store.
Authorities warn the country's central reserves are at a "critical level".
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Out of all of these elements, we as a species have only reached a critical mass, or a basic level of 21st century competency, in the availability of educational resources.
It is a defining moment on whether a kinship-based society, dominated by tribal, religious and ethnic loyalty has reached a level of critical mass sufficient for national unity.
Such standards (ethics and quality, to name two) were critical to building a level of audience trust.
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The programme, broadcast on Tuesday, shows how the Moffett murder and a high-level police investigation have brought the UVF to a critical juncture between disbandment and further violence.
Internal and external threats reach new levels of sophistication every day, and a deeper level of insight into critical systems is key to fending off threats.
Meantime, Spanish bonds are trading back above the critical 6% level as a major Spanish bank is in trouble.
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In a slow-growing economy, that critical level will be reached by fewer firms (although eventually companies will cut their costs to suit the new conditions).
County chiefs remain at the mercy of their prefectural-level superiors, who retain a critical say in county appointments.
And it leads to critical issues getting explored at a much deeper level.
An infrastructure bank is unprecedented on the municipal level, and may become a critical model for how cities pay for new building.
However, the Spanish 10-year bond yield, at 5.33%, is still below the critical 6% level that is deemed a danger point.
Nevertheless, the four-week moving average of jobless claims fell by nearly 6, 000, to 375, 000, still a multi-year low and still below the critical level of 400, 000.
The critical common elements of these efforts include a high-level political commitment to disarm, national initiatives to dismantle weapons programs, and full cooperation and transparency.
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While I am a strong believer in the flywheel principal as a general practice, there are also times when radical change is in fact the critical element needed to move a company to the next level of success.
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With ever fewer entry-level jobs in many industries, internships have become a critical first step into employment.
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In December 2010, Rackspace introduced a new level of increased service targeting the Enterprise market, called Critical Sites, mission critical website and application monitoring.
What makes these accounts so critical to politicians are insider trading regulations that try to create a level playing field for both a taxi driver and Warren Buffett.
If you are in a dedicated home theater this can be less important, but since many living rooms prevent optimal speaker placement, having the ability to adjust the level of a speaker or add a delay to simulate distance can be critical.
When your level of engagement is widely recognized, it spreads virally, and you have a critical mass.
And the last one in particular, the new level of expectations about EVA performance going forward, is critical in determining whether a top performer remains a buy.
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Alan Paller, director of research at SANS Institute, a computer-security organization, said that the level of cyberattacks, including against power companies and critical infrastructure, has shot up in the last seven or eight months.
By 2020 the federal debt, which is now 60% of GDP, will exceed the 90% level, which economists Ken Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart view as the critical value needed to spark a financial crisis.
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