Now, American soldiers are taught "Consequence Management, " a military term that describes a simple idea.

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But the intransigence of unions was in large part the consequence of uncollaborative management practices.

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The presence of nitrate in the water is predominantly a consequence of land management decisions and farming practice.

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But every management decision of consequence is a bet on the future.

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The study suggests that the lobster explosion is as much a consequence of this as of better management.

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One consequence: a higher proportion of wealth-management products must be invested in highly liquid money-market and bond-market instruments, which offer lower returns.

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"The continuing impact and heightened risk of drought in the South, as a consequence of climate change, highlight the importance of our emphasis on leakage management, water efficiency and demand management, " it said.

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The name isn't terribly important, but the concept is critical -- every mobile platform of consequence is moving in the direction of intelligent, on-the-go app management, and with the Pre, Palm can't afford to be any different in that regard.

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Nevertheless, its important role has somehow been often forgotten and, as a consequence, there are as yet no examples of the fully-fledged integration of sediment management into river basin management.

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