They have just finished several years of research on primary materials - what we'll call stuff - and put it in a book, Sustainable Materials With Both Eyes Open, free to download and fascinating for umpteen reasons.
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First and foremost economics: China already is or will in time become that largest and fastest growing market for a range of Japanese exports, a key production base for its industrial companies, and a source of important imports, from finished goods, to parts, to primary materials and food.
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Mr Gove also complained about teaching materials for primary school children published by the Historical Association, a group which has criticised his curriculum plans.
This will provide information, advice and materials for primary care workers - including latest information on interventions designed to help problem drinkers, details of help-giving agencies and access to a special bulletin board on the Alcohol Concern website, where people can post their questions and concerns.
America has a far richer endowment of raw materials than its primary competitors, including the European Union, India, China and Japan.
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Moreover, the right kind of education should be provided, which is why the Science Education Unit provides primary, secondary and tertiary pedagogical materials to schools while meeting with policy-makers, students and teachers alike.
Taking into account labor, materials, transportation, and energy costs, the chemicals, primary metals, and heavy equipment manufacturing industries stand to benefit most from maintaining or expanding facilities in the U.S. Companies in wood, plastic, and rubber products could also benefit significantly, but their lower net imports might limit their benefits from on-shoring.
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She is a 35-year-old illiterate woman living in Kok Srok village in Siem Reap province, who had to leave primary school in grade 3, as her family was unable to afford her school uniform and other learning materials.
They have a primary and a secondary containment structure, both made from thick reinforced concrete, to protect against the release of radioactive materials.
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