• As far back as 1984, IEA member countries understood that a disruption of a much smaller scale than 7% could cause significant economic damage, and thus they adopted more flexible response measures.

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  • The guidance, once again, was that after careful analysis of data, radiation levels and damage assessments to all units at the plant, our independent experts at the NRC are in agreement with the response and measures taken by Japanese technicians, including their recommended 20-kilometer radius for evacuation and additional shelter-in-place recommendations out to 30 kilometers.

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  • Instead, it was the idea of government and announced as part of its package of measures in response to the public inquiry.

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  • "Today, the TSA has flexibility to make real-time decisions that allowed it to quickly improve security measures in response to this attempted attack, " DeMint said.

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  • The measures are a response to an unprecedented shortage in China's workforce.

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  • Although the law enforcement agency does not offer public analysis of its figures, the high check rate occurs amid debate in Washington over new gun control measures mainly in response to December's school shooting in Connecticut.

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  • These latter measures are a response to the 2008-2009 financial crisis, but right now, given the very high levels of unemployment in parts of Europe, it is crucial that there be no further additions to the regulatory burden.

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  • The list is part of a package of measures adopted by the EU in response to the attacks on New York and Washington.

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  • The EEA suggests that the best way to tackle the threats posed by invasive species was through a "combination of preventative measures, early detection and rapid response to incursions, with permanent management only as the last option".

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  • Almost any significant progress Italy has made in recent decades toward overhauling its economy has been achieved despite its politicians, whether structural adjustments required under EU obligations or measures introduced by technocratic governments in response to specific crises.

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  • On unveiling the package of measures in the government's response to the Stafford Hospital public inquiry, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he was confident the changes would ensure problems on such a scale would not slip under the radar again.

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  • The government's response is a mix of short-term protectionist measures combined with modest steps towards more constructive longer-term policy changes.

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  • If this is in a certain area not the case, then we have an argument to take measures to lower or to increase the response time.

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  • It will focus on security measures, pricing and registration verification, in response to the feedback received.

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  • So with a request, consequently expect a tumultuous response by the citizenry as they will bridle at the measures imposed on them to receive the capital.

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  • Bank of Ireland said the issue arose following the installation of anti-fraud measures, which resulted in the normal system response of an automatic refund failing for these particular transactions.

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  • Though it is unclear whether the government will take any actions in response to the report, China has in the past taken measures to block foreign Internet companies.

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  • They touted the package as a comprehensive response to Newtown that also addresses mental health and school security measures, including the creation of a new council to establish school safety standards and the expansion of circumstances when someone's mental history disqualifies him or her from obtaining a gun permit or other gun credentials.

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  • In response, government officials have had to drop rhetorical opposition to strong measures to clean up the air.

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  • The Lib Dems have attacked Labour's response to the downturn, saying ministers have wasted billions on ineffectual measures like the VAT better spent on boosting public housing and transport.

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  • They touted the package as a comprehensive response to Newtown that also addresses mental health and school-security measures, including the creation of a new council to establish school-safety standards and the expansion of circumstances when someone's mental-health history disqualifies him or her from obtaining a gun permit or other gun credentials.

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  • In response to this looming epidemic, it is critical that Americans take preventive measures to protect their eyesight.

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  • In response, an Inland Revenue spokesperson told BBC News Online that such emergency measures were short lived and the system was now on an even keel.

    BBC: Inland Revenue office

  • Eleven measures needed to cut costs were passed at a meeting earlier in response to a drop in funding from central government.

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  • European leaders are pledging to do all necessary measures to safeguard their monetary union, and as they escalate their response, there are four important areas under discussion here.

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  • Pope Benedict spoke out against the abuse and was a driving force for Vatican measures aimed at cracking down on it, but the pope's response took more than a decade to develop and many victims of sexual abuse say the push for reform remains incomplete.

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  • In response, banks such as Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and HBOS have all announced measures to increase lending to small firms.

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  • However, he said instead of having measures imposed on it, Northern Ireland should take its own actions in order to make a response which was finely-tuned to address NI's needs.

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  • In response, the state government has made two of the three local Pardhi sub-tribes eligible for positive-discrimination measures.

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