The part of the system dealing with approaches from the east is working, but not for western landings.
The relative poverty of the east is often blamed for this discrepancy, though it probably tells only half the story.
EU, meanwhile, the prospect of enlargement to the east is increasing the pressure for reform of the common agricultural policy.
Although the overall birth rate in the east is low, highly educated women do not have fewer babies, as in the west.
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To the east is American-occupied Iraq, to the north is Turkey, an American ally, and to the south is Jordan, another one.
And the east is already providing models for coping with demographic decline.
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Consider: The Marcellus Region in the East is best known for shale gas plays and the natural gas liquids that spinoff from those searches, or ethane, propane and butane.
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Yet the alarming truth, Mr Mishra concludes, is that the East is on course to make many of the same mistakes that the West has made in its time.
Part of the problem has been that, whereas water west of the Mississippi belongs to the user, who can sell or barter it (see article), water to the east is generally public property.
In the Antarctic, the new findings confirm the trend of other recent studies - that the West is losing mass to the oceans whereas the ice sheet in the East is either getting thicker or remaining stable.
Of course peace in the Middle East is the -- is something which concerns primarily the Israelis and the Palestinians.
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The Middle East is the birthplace of Christianity and is home to around 12 million Christians.
The Middle East is the likeliest place to see the author's much-touted water wars.
The President revealed that the Middle East is the primary target of his foreign policy agenda.
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"Bringing peace to the Middle East is the most important thing to me, " Milchan says, suddenly serious.
Because we know that peace in the Middle East is the basis of peace in the world.
The largest Christian population in the Middle East is the Egyptian community of Copts - Christians descended from the ancient Egyptians.
The Middle East is the region where philanthropists are the most averse to talking about their philanthropy, scoring just 5.4 out of a possible 25 points.
The Big East is the big loser here.
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In an age where we tend rather arrogantly to see Christianity as a phenomenon of the developed world - the faith that colonising Europeans took to the territories they conquered - it's worth remembering that the Middle East is the cradle of that faith.
It is also where the Silk Road ended in the East and is home to the famed army of terracotta soldiers that belonged to the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang.
The Beau Rivage, built as the Bellagio of the East, is the cream of the crop and has the largest and nicest poker room on the coast.
The Middle East is still the crucible of Islam: so much that affects American diplomacy around the rest of the world, from Pakistan to Indonesia, Nigeria, and even the suburbs of Paris, has its starting point here.
The lure of Italy, Spain, the Alps and the Middle East is seen throughout the exhibition.
While new free trade agreements are a dead issue until at least 2009 (Congress will get in the way), the Middle East is increasingly becoming the U.S. export and investment destination.
Excluding online or browser based gaming, the console market in the Middle East is by far the more dominant gaming platform with PC game sales representing less than 15% of overall sales.
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Singapore, for instance, is a bit of the East that is rich enough to be in the first world but does not want to be part of the West.
The Middle East is home not just to the largest oil reserves, but also those that are cheapest to extract.
The Big East is not included below because the data source grouped the Big East football schools in a different category from the Big East basketball schools.
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