• The underlying changes in the climatic system could not be reversed over any time scale relevant for decision-makers, limiting the efficacy of traditional recovery measures.

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  • Foreign Secretary William Hague has insisted Nato's decision to scale down joint patrols with Afghan forces will have a "minimal" impact on UK strategy.

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  • Voters had indicated their frustration with Blunt, whose term was marred by budget battles and a controversial decision to scale back the state's Medicaid program.

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  • An oversupply of solar panels in the global market and a tariff recently set by the U.S. government prompted the decision to scale back production, Suntech said.

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  • The decision to scale back on partners was a conscious one, says distributor Sony Pictures Entertainment: Rather than jam the film with product placements, the company looked for fewer brands that would make a larger commitment to the movie: Rather than just paying for screen time, brands like Sony, Omega watches, Heineken and Ford Motor have agreed to help fund the marketing blizzard for the new movie.

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  • And on the same scale, where should the decision-making process be in the new company?

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  • First Minister Carwyn Jones expressed his disappointment that there was a drop in funding, but welcomed the decision to limit the scale of the cuts.

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  • Academics say the decision is economically illogical because small-scale safety improvements offer best value for money on the sort of financial analysis demanded by the Treasury.

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  • He said Jersey needed someone dedicated to the task following the decision by the UK Coalition government to scale back the Ministry of Justice, which is responsible for relations with Jersey.

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  • In 2003 Schneider decided to invest in a fleet-wide "tactical planning simulator" that would use software algorithms to mimic the decision making of human dispatchers on an inhumanly large scale.

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  • Dr. Margaret Chan, the U.N. agency's director-general, said the decision to raise the alert on the 6-point scale indicated that all countries should "immediately" activate pandemic preparedness plans.

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  • Friday's letters appear to be the first large-scale effort by members of the Senate to influence the president's decision.

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  • While this decision is certainly tempered by the needs of the company, the scale up approach will help enterprises accurately prepare for their current Big Data needs by buying limited hardware and add more racks in a cost-effective manner as data needs increase.

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  • "There are some very tough decisions in there that we wouldn't normally want to make but the scale of government cuts we are having to deal with mean some of these decision are required to have a secure future for the city, " he said.

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  • These suggestions are the building blocks to a well-defined decision-making process, something every startup needs to achieve sustainable growth at scale.

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  • Explaining his decision to hand McCormick the maximum possible sentence, the judge focused on the scale of the fraud and its potentially deadly consequences.

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  • Even when engaging anchor customer decision-makers, most small businesses lack the resources to deliver at the scale and schedule required to take full advantage of what can be a one-time opportunity.

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  • With mergers and scale come problems such as duplication (two chief executives and treasuries, say), more bureaucratic decision-making and unco-ordinated purchasing (of, for instance, reinsurance) by different parts of the business.

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  • Even small scale consumers, exploring the possibility of adopting solar solutions give pause when talking about finally making a decision on the matter, preferring instead to kick the can a little further down the road.

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  • Unions have condemned Peugeot's decision to shut up shop, with Amicus general secretary Derek Simpson insisting that lay-offs on this scale would be "inconceivable" in France where workers enjoy stronger labour laws.

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