These steps include the decision by the Japanese central bank to double the country's money supply and buy long-term government bonds to try to keep interest rates low.

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These steps include reviewing the history of a loan to ensure that collection notices went out on time, as well as checking that the lender made the required attempts to reduce the monthly payment and the borrower was sufficiently behind to warrant foreclosure.

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These steps include the completion of a new strategic weapons treaty with Russia, a rebalancing of US nuclear policy towards a reduction in the potential use of nuclear weapons and their development, and a commitment to ask the US Senate to ratify the treaty banning nuclear tests.

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These efforts include steps to improve corporate governance and banking practices, overhaul the legal frameworks, and strengthen prudential regulation and supervision of financial institutions.

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Residents of the small shelter in East Jakarta will be hoping that these steps come to include helping those who have already paid a hefty price for the abuse they say they endured abroad.

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These were likely to include "further steps to conserve salt" to ensure the Highways Agency and local authorities could keep roads open.

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If NRDC is worried about bad outcomes, they could easily push for smart fixes to these policies, rather than categorically rejecting legislation that might include critical steps forward, including expanded transmission access to renewable energy zones, a vehicle electrification push, or the promotion of advanced, non-grain biofuels.

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These companies are fighting a growing trend by governments and non-profits that expect CSR to include real substantive steps, and not just marketing ploys and window dressing.

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