• It notably targets the ecological, social and economic dimensions of biodiversity loss and the reduction of this loss.

    UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

  • Signs of a stroke include dizziness, sudden weakness or numbness, loss of speech or trouble talking, severe headaches and a reduction or loss of vision.

    CNN: Study: Low cholesterol is not enough to prevent stroke

  • It is a false setup to suggest that somehow a dollar in deficit reduction is a loss.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • The most remarkable feature of these results was the contribution from a steep reduction in loan loss provisions and profits from trading in government bonds.

    FORBES: Financial Performance of Six Big Banks

  • It will lead to an even bigger loss of competitiveness and so a reduction in long-term growth.

    BBC: France budget: Taxes favoured over spending cuts

  • He also said he expects costs to keep declining, leading to a big reduction in the 2013 operating loss.

    WSJ: AP sees slight revenue decline in 2012

  • The editorial, by Zhaoping Li and David Heber of the Center for Human Nutrition at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, urged clinicians to focus on "fat reduction rather than simply weight loss" in treating patients with obesity.

    WSJ: New Ways Calories Can Add Up to Weight Gain

  • Thamesdown Transport said this is due to the loss of subsidies from the council and a reduction in fuel duty rebate.

    BBC: Bus fares go up in Swindon

  • However, biodiversity and ecosystem services are declining at an unprecedented rate and the world failed to reach the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of a significant reduction in the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010.

    UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

  • GDP, but this reduction does not adequately correct for the loss of domestic output.

    ECONOMIST: Highly productive

  • The loss of a major customer together with a continuing reduction in order levels at a time of declining demand within the UK printing industry have adversely affected the company.

    BBC: Scotland business

  • But it acquired its key global pledge during the Johannesburg summit of 2002, when governments agreed to achieve a "significant reduction" in the rate of biological diversity loss by 2010.

    BBC: World's biodiversity 'crisis' needs action, says UN

  • JFE's gains came despite reporting a fiscal year net loss, as investors focused on the company's cost reduction plans.

    WSJ: Asia Stocks Fall on China Data

  • The first quarter of 2009 saw a GDP reduction of more than 6 percent, an economic loss that had not been seen in almost three decades.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • Discussing her tax-cut proposal, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin said the reduction in personal income tax will help offset the loss residents saw with the rise in the federal payroll tax.

    FORBES: States Push Back Against Obama's Knee Jerk Tax-Increase Addiction

  • The reduction in performance on these tasks associated with a 25-decibel hearing loss (classified as "mild") was equivalent to an ageing effect of seven years in cognitive abilities.

    BBC: Viewpoint: Does deafness contribute to dementia?

  • Conservationists say that high levels of exploitation, loss of habitat and habitat degradation has led to the species experiencing a "significant population reduction" over the past 20-30 years.

    BBC: Chester Zoo team on the hunt for new species in Nigeria

  • Twice backlight scanning motion and improved contrast ratio with finer local dimming control contribute to crisp and superior picture quality with improved color accuracy. 4200 Backlight Scanning technology reduces motion blur and loss of detail in fast-moving images, along with 1080p resolution and dot noise reduction, each of the 16 models feature unmatched, vivid and true-to-life picture quality.

    ENGADGET: Panasonic details sixteen new LED TVs for the new year, none larger than 55 inches

  • Putting this together, those of us who believed that the reduction in revenue growth was, as management said, more of a delay than a loss of future growth are likely to be rewarded with strong stock performance this week.

    FORBES: Quick Notes on Maxwell Earnings

  • It called for a 50% cut in the department's operating costs between 2010 and 2015, a reduction in the number of offices it has around England from 12 to six and the likely loss of 1, 000 jobs.

    BBC: DfE warned over potential unfair dismissals claims

  • An experienced worker laid off when unemployment is at 9% faces a reduction in lifetime earnings nearly twice that of someone sacked when the rate is 5%: a loss of 20% on average, according to new work by Steven Davis and Till von Wachter.

    ECONOMIST: An intractable problem is getting worse

  • This week, the Nihon Keisai, Japan's main business daily, reported that the mandarins want to eliminate many tax exemptions, such as those for loss-making companies and reserves set aside for bonuses, to offset the proposed 2.5 percentage point reduction in the nominal tax rate.

    ECONOMIST: Tax reform runs late

  • Coordinate and act as the Education Sector focal point for the development of Disaster Risk Reduction and Education and, within the framework and orientation of ESD, promote and support the effective and reciprocal linkage between Disaster Risk Reduction and Education, on the one hand, and key thematic issues, notably climate change, loss of biodiversity, deforestation, etc.

    UNESCO: Vacancy : Programme Specialist (20/6/2011) (ED 005 - (P5))

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