The failure of the German bond-market could be a wake-up-call to European leaders to take more drastic action to prevent the crisis.
The fact that such an idea is even up for consideration should be a major wake-up call -- a reminder that climate change is real and happening now.
"This is not some gentle wake-up call - it's the same global alarm that's been screaming at us since 2008, " said Hannah Stoddart, Oxfam's head of economic justice policy, regarding the FAO data.
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With the help from the Grameen Foundation and a not-for-profit called OpenMind he staffed up a small call-center where mobile phone owners can call up and ask about weather, history, science, whatever they want.
Staff members made sure that all patients who made a sick visit the day before got a follow-up call within twenty-four hours, that every test ordered was reviewed, that every unexpected problem was addressed.
In my own opinion, I truly believe that the country has had a huge wake-up call as regards to the have-now pay later attitude that many people have adopted as the norm.
The fact that ILOVEYOU was seemingly unaffected by most companies' front-line defenses should serve as a wake-up call to businesses that in the ever-mutating world of computer viruses, security software must constantly be updated with the latest technology.
Online shoppers complain that Chinese e-tailers require a follow-up phone call or letter to arrange a bank transfer - or a trip to the store to write a check.
This is a tragic wake-up call and begs for habitat restoration and non-violence, as well as more and more projects like that developed by NASA to find synthetic alternatives to meat.
The Conservatives' assembly leader Andrew RT Davies said Helvetic's decision was "a wake-up call for a Welsh government who are hell-bent on using taxpayer money to fund the purchase of the airport, without presenting a convincing case for how they will make the acquisition work for the Welsh public".
Gorilla day begins for me with a 4:30 a.m. wake-up call at the Serena Hotel, then a two-hour drive to the Volcanoes National Park, where gorillas live on the Rwanda-Congo-Uganda border.
The fact that whistleblowers from abroad are seeking effective enforcement mechanisms outside their home countries should be a wake-up call to policymakers and legislators in other countries that anti-corruption efforts are greatly assisted by whistleblower information and resources.
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But even if the effect on philanthropy and the causes it supports is a modest one, the change should serve as a wake-up call for those who want to preserve a healthy and well-funded range of non-profits, from soup kitchens to colleges.
Such a wake-up call will bring a greater understanding of what it means to be Cuban-American and what it means to be American -- and a much-needed appreciation for the freedoms we often take for granted in this country.
But the goal merely proved a wake-up call for Fulham, who reasserted control over proceedings and then stretched their lead as a 15-pass move ended with Gera applying a first-time finish to Kelly's cutback.
"If ever there was a wake-up call for business leaders in the West, this is it, " said David Michael, co-author of the report.
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Rosenthal and his triple-digit fastball were playoff sensations out of the bullpen following a late-season call-up last season.
But a whole variety of factors - the call-up of certain types of reservists, the chartering of commercial shipping, the reported movement of pre-positioned equipment both to and within the Gulf region - all suggests that if war comes, it could begin with far fewer signs of obvious preparation than many people have argued.
That a reasonably significant cohort of the European high-yield market is coming up for its first-call this year has some effect on secondary market liquidity.
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Others see Ghana's failure to qualify for the Nations Cup as a wake-up call.
He said it was a wake-up call "to give proper protection to our precious sea life".
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The Flash Crash of 2010 was the wake-up call for ordinary investors that these new markets.
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It was 4 o'clock in the morning and my wake-up call was in two hours.
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Anna Dixon, director of policy at the King's Fund, hopes it acts as a wake-up call.
And primed for a renaissance under the gentle wake-up call of French entrepreneur Arnaud de Lummen.
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And with our recent wake-up call fresh in our minds, the sooner the better.
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"The Great Recession was a wake-up call" for regulators to act, Ms. Born said Tuesday.
When he asked for references in a follow-up call, they were shocked, maybe even insulted.
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