He said production has fallen "drastically, " to less than 400, 000 barrels a day from 1.7 million, while gas exports to Italy have completely halted.

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"If it were less car-oriented, the energy consumed would be drastically reduced, " he says.

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But research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences could drastically alter those assumptions by bringing another no-less-ominous factor to the table: biology.

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First, the cultivation of genetically engineered crops has drastically reduced the use of chemical pesticides, resulting in less runoff into waterways and ground water and fewer poisonings of farmers and their families.

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If our young people are under the misconception that they will be drastically behind the curve after their service, they will be less likely to enlist.

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My own view is that if unions did less protection of mediocrity and more protection of wages and benefits, their general image would improve drastically.

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Live coverage of the Masters tournament will begin on ESPN in less than an hour, which means that productivity in the workplace is bound to fall (drastically) for the rest of the week.

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Women earned less than 19% of computer science and engineering degrees in the U.S. in 2007, drastically down from the 37% of degrees they received in 1985.

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