It is hard to know how strongly would-be drug users are deterred by the law, but the decline in cannabis consumption since it was downgraded suggests not very.
Mr Cavey calculates that the metals industry accounted for 40% of the growth in electricity consumption in 2001-07, but only 16% of the increase in industrial production.
Amtrak sells alcohol in most of its dining and lounge cars but permits the consumption of private stock only in sleeper cars.
Moreover, the price of oil usually falls in the autumn, after the summer surge in petrol consumption has abated but before winter brings higher demand for heating oil.
The explosion in collaborative consumption is indeed transformative, but Y Combinator-backed Balanced is a step in the wrong direction precisely because it extends and supports the legacy infrastructure rather than offering a true peer-to-peer payment solution.
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But preparing food for consumption in the air presents unique problems -- not least that passengers' taste buds don't function as well at altitude.
"You don't expect the income of the middle class in Africa to be the same as the United States, but it shouldn't be so overstretched that it may lose its meaning, " he adds, noting that the African middle class should define itself not only in relation to the continent but also in relation to international standards of consumption.
Scottish gas consumption per meter was the highest in Britain, but both Scottish and British consumption fell by 19% between 2005 and 2009.
In Western Europe cannabis consumption is stable, but it has increased in the continent's east, as also in Latin America.
The solution is not in reducing waste but in making waste generation and consumption a cyclical process, mimicking the way nature does this task.
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Speaking in Tokyo at the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, he said there had been "some progress" in China's trade relationship with the US, but "domestic consumption still does not play a sufficient role in driving China's economy".
And this has multiple consequences -- not just in saving money, but it also has consequences in terms of reducing energy consumption, dealing with the environment, importation of foreign oil, et cetera.
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But our consumption in this area is hardly the economic stimulant that reform's detractors would suggest.
The recast figures showed a bigger share of services in the economy, but a smaller share of consumption.
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But reducing the price of drugs to zero for roughly 11m elderly will surely result in increased consumption, which the campaign fails to take into account.
It is no coincidence that the Philippines has the highest rate of consumption (about 80% of GDP) in emerging Asia but one of the lowest growth rates.
Water footprint measurements are important, he said, but they are not easily understandable in the context of overall consumption.
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In the past, the firm has been diligent, even ruthless, in manipulating supply, but lackadaisical in promoting consumption.
This not only reduces the creative potential to support economic development in the country, but accentuates capital flight and reduces domestic consumption.
Vegetable consumption surged in the 1990s, but has since sharply declined.
Yes, there has been a lot of conspicuous consumption in the past decade, but what has been more striking is the quest for the genuine--the handcrafted object, the locally sourced menu, the Vini del Paradiso experience.
He lives well, but avoids the conspicuous consumption that some of his rivals indulge in.
Nobody predicted newspapers had peaked in 2000, but it was clear the internet was changing news consumption behavior.
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Using bute on horses for human consumption is banned in the EU, but thousands of tonnes of horsemeat is imported from the US, Canada and Mexico where practices are different.
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But the bigger problem lies in framing soda taxes in terms of average consumption, such as 45 gallons of sugared drinks per person per year or the NHANES average of 203 kilocalories per person per day.
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But in the real world, rising prices cause companies and consumers to change their consumption patterns.
Higher consumption may suit the West, but more investment is in Asia's longer-term interests.
But an article in the Singapore Medical Journal in July noted with alarm that alcohol consumption in the country was fast approaching levels in the US - doubling between 1992 and 2004.
The nano does not yet support Bluetooth 4.0 (or any version of the specification), but the standard has been seen as a key component in helping reduce power consumption for such a product, There are also lower power display technologies -- such as Sharp's Memory in Pixel LCD on the forthcoming Meta Watch -- from which Apple has abstained.
The consumption and sale of alcohol is illegal in Libya, but it is available on the black market.
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