" According to Air Force documents, this project calls for "a device that uses directed energy technology to prevent and abate unwanted plants (weeds) in areas that require control or defoliation.
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In August, the Bank put interest rates on hold for a few months in the hope that monetary growth, exports and domestic demand would abate and that labour markets would slacken.
If so, as unemployment and other hardships abate, its leaders may find it easier to push on with their reforms.
However, unionists said it would take time for the hurt caused by the remarks to abate and welcomed her decision to cancel the visit to the mainly loyalist Shankill.
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These interviews, which served as the basis of Mr. Spiegelman's research for "Maus, " were the only time when the fractious relationship between father and son could abate for a while.
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The central bank argues that core inflation (ie, not counting energy and food prices) remains manageable, and is likely to abate soon.
Generally, if you qualify for relief and you receive a penalty notice from the IRS, call the telephone number on the notice to have the IRS abate any interest and any late filing or late payment penalties that would otherwise apply.
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Some of these wars are the result of a geopolitical shaking-out after the cold war, and so might be expected to abate.
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At the same time, Brazil itself was going through major political and economic upheavals, with a new president and its government taking office under a debt crisis and the failure of Plano Cruzado to abate chronic inflation.
Abate acknowledged that both First Solar and Chinese crystalline silicon solar producers are formidable competitors.
Mr. Paulson said the case wasn't a distraction that was affecting the firm's investments, and that he was confident the public glare would abate.
Yes, they've seen nosebleed levels of profits, and yes, profit taking and lingering profiteering are likely to increase, not abate, as we head toward year-end.
Meanwhile, the day-to-day difficulties of soothing skeptical customers and creating a space company from scratch didn't abate.
Some see commodities in general, and gold in particular, as a hedge against inflation, and so may sell if their fears about rising prices abate.
And maybe the very warm conditions in the East Coast will abate.
Other worries, such as cost, should abate as the unique identities are tied to bank accounts of welfare recipients, and so help track the flow of public money.
Nevertheless, many Chinese are looking to Buddhism, Taoism and even brand-new religions to slake a thirst that all the Cokes in the world won't abate.
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