International law requires all states and non-state actors to take active measures to defeat it.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Ending Israel's losing streak

For all its New Labour rhetoric, the Blair government has also taken active measures to discourage private insurance.

ECONOMIST: Health

There are strong arguments against this sort of assisted suicide, whether it takes the form of the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment or of more active measures such as the administration of lethal injections.

ECONOMIST: The case for regulated mercy-killing

No one disputes the role that audiovisual recordings play in bringing cultures together, but unless active measures are taken to secure their survival, they will slowly, but inevitably, disappear, along with massive portions of our global heritage.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

Armed-forces chief Widodo allowed Wiranto to be summoned, and reportedly pressured four generals appointed to the cabinet to retire from active service - both measures key to the decline of Wiranto's fortunes.

CNN: A Question Of Loyalty

Furthermore, included in the list of aid measures under active consideration by the European leaders is a scheme to assist the Soviet Union in extracting and selling oil and natural gas from the Soviet Union, using European expertise and equipment and providing royalty payments to the Soviets.

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One of the key goals of the trail upgrade is to create safe options for active transportation by improving lighting, traffic controls and other measures that have been shown to increase pedestrian safety and reduce injuries and deaths.

FORBES: Second in a series

Such data provides the high resolution details from which we can see how the Earth's structures have formed, measures the exact size and shape of the volcano and provides a vital snapshot of the Earth's active and sometimes violent volcanic system in action.

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