This 3.9 percentage point decline is very significant, considering that a 3% top to bottom decline in real GDP constitutes a major recession.
Considering that a unanimous vote is required to pass a Security Council resolution, the president had good reason to doubt that such an action would succeed.
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Thanks to the difficulty of attracting recruits, those already in have to do more, which is not good for long-term morale, particularly considering that a typical cruise on a carrier is six months.
The backlit display also flips out if you wander too far from your mobile, essentially doubling as a nifty cellphone finder after a long night of partying, and considering that a full charge will last you around five days, you can survive a week off without your AC adapter.
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What he did took a great deal of courage, especially considering that a recent Gallup poll showed 48% of Americans are against same-sex marriages and that North Carolina, a swing state he barely won four years ago, just voted against marriage equality and civil unions, with a vote of 61% to 39%.
Plans for a modernizing effort are afoot, and Rogan says that he is considering a requirement that all patent applications be filed electronically.
Considering that, a few years ago, it was rare to get the computer time needed to do even a single geoengineering simulation with a state-of-the-art climate model, this investment of time and effort marks a big step forward.
"Considering that over a third of America's transit riders use the systems most heavily damaged by Hurricane Sandy, it is imperative that we continue this rapid progress to restore these systems in the tri-state region, " Federal Transit Administration head Peter Rogoff said.
Dole also said Thursday that he was considering allowing a vote on a measure that would temporarily send federal employees back to work.
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This is a logical question considering the fact that a variety of areas throughout the globe have been under siege during the past year.
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Members of the Senate Banking Committee have been considering a deal that would establish a consumer protection division--headed by a political appointee--within the Federal Reserve.
Bratton said Wednesday that Britain is considering a measure that would allow foreigners to hold high positions in police forces, and he said he'd be interested in such a post.
Congress is now considering a bill that would also give a boost to the 911 network of Internet phone providers.
Moore Mayor Glenn Lewis said Wednesday that he is considering proposing a city ordinance that would require new homes in Moore to have storm shelters, but he said he still needs to examine the added costs of shelters.
Regulators in New York State are considering a proposal that would recognize gravity as a renewable-energy resource.
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"It is ironic that President Bush is considering accepting a compromise solution that will enable Gorbachev to get away with violating both the spirit and the letter of the CFE Treaty, " said Frank J.
In addition to that, Google is also said to be considering a move that would side-step the carriers and focus more heavily on in-store terminals -- something Bloomberg says could involve additional hardware and software in stores that would work in conjunction with software on Google's own servers.
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Considering that this is a new and initially niche technology, this indicates a huge amount of developer interest.
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Most importantly, the European Commission has launched its own investigation in Germany, Denmark and Austria, and is rumoured to be considering widening that to a fourth country.
For the avoidance of doubt, Mr Cable is still actively considering the idea that a simple majority of shareholders in favour of remuneration policy may not be appropriate.
The story with the birth rate is not quite as dramatic, but considering that Russia underwent a nasty recession in 2008-09 the fact that births did not decrease (as they did in most other East European countries) should be taken as a positive.
With Congress considering a new immigration proposal that includes a speedier process to legal status for farmworkers, experts say the best indicator of how such an overhaul would play out is to look at the fate of the generation of farmworkers legalized over two decades ago.
While this is understandable considering that there is a wide disparity of income per capita between the two nations, as more consumers in China, or for that matter any emerging nation, see an increase in buying power as the country develops, the demand for smartphones will increase exponentially.
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Considering that I am a seasoned financial planner who is acutely interested in finance and writes about it regularly, I wonder what would happen to a novice who wants to learn more about finance and made a goal to read two personal finance articles a day in the press.
C. is considering a bill that would require every cab driver in the city to own a special permit called a medallion.
That's a little puzzling, considering that stronger-than-expected sales of iPods and Macintosh computers helped the company crank out a 73% rise in earnings.
"The FDA advisory committee is considering a proposal that could make it harder for patients with legitimate health needs to obtain essential medications, " according to a statement by the National Community Pharmacists Association, which represents pharmacy owners and employees.
In addition to department and specialty stores, Hakan thinks puppet paraphernalia would do well at pet stores, too, though that's a tall order considering that they compete directly with the site.
In addition to surviving Katrina, JD is recovering from a mugging that left him with a shattered jaw, devastating considering that one of the instrument he plays is the harmonica.
There was rumor that CBD was considering a merger with French big box retailer Carrefour, but that remains to be seen.
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