But will rapid development exact an excessively high toll on human rights?

Similarly, violent conflicts continue to take a toll that is far too high.

Of paramount concern is the high toll of innocent civilian casualties caused by the ongoing violence, including terrorist and insurgent activity.

The high food and fuel prices that prevailed until recently have taken a heavy toll on the finances of many African economies.

Its toll surpasses understanding.

He noted that, while the death toll was not as high as in Asia, there were significant economic and social effects on the region.

This takes an enormous toll.

Hala Droubi offers another toll

Among other problems, the US relies heavily on drones and bombers, leading to a high civilian death toll, which is inflaming public attitudes against the US.

Despite its many successes since 1990, and the high popularity of the current president (Socialist Michelle Bachelet, Chile s first female chief executive), time is taking a toll.

Latest reports put the death toll at 88.

Failure to do so contributed to the toll.

The death toll is expected to exceed 15,000.

Prolonged controversies over the terms and conditions of assistance and the absurdly high interest rate initially set on official loans exacted a heavy toll on countries already under stress.

Low estimates put the death toll at 1 million.

Death toll and damage Chinese sources usually indicate the death toll of the Yangtze River overflow at about 145,000, with flood damage affecting around 28.5 million, while most Western sources give a far higher death toll of between 3.7 and 4 million people.

The death toll figure of 242,419 came from the Chinese Seismological Service in 1988, while some sources have estimated the death toll to be at 650,000.

WillOuda Death toll 14 15 deaths and 120 injuries Gaza

And others put the toll at over 635 so far

But overfishing is taking a socio economic and environmental toll.

The enormous death toll is only part of the burden.

The high food and fuel prices that prevailed until recently have taken a heavy toll on the finances of many African economies. Now they face a second blow from the global recession.

The creation of seed monopolies, and with them crushing debts to a new species of moneylender the agents of the seed and chemical companies has taken a high human toll as well.

But, despite this significant progress, the toll of HIV AIDS remains excruciating.

Domestic terrorism in Pakistan has taken a heavy human and economic toll.

On Twitter, Ebaa Rezeq breaks down the toll on the Palestinian side

According to the Observatory, the death toll in Syria has crossed 40,000.

Another area of concern to my Government is the road related death toll during festival periods, which has been particularly high during the new year festival and the traditional Thai new year festival in April.

Violence, displacement, human rights abuses, and poverty had clearly taken a huge toll.

In an update, Zeinobia stated that the death toll has increased to 15.

Alongside the mounting death toll, a massacre is being perpetrated against Syria's heritage.

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HIV AIDS and tuberculosis, alongside malaria, continue to take a massive, deadly toll.

Of course, earthquakes and all the natural phenomena floods, tornadoes, etc. take their toll.

The death toll is expected to rise, since 96 are in a critical condition.

The death toll reached a peak of 7,000 in the week of 17 September.

Moreover, the international economic crisis and tight energy supplies have taken a toll on confidence, as have tensions over the nationalization of pension funds and conflicts with soy producers, who oppose an increase in their already high taxes.

Weakness in the job market takes a huge toll on economic and personal well being.

The Nobel laureate economist William Vickrey argued tirelessly in favor of privately financed toll roads.

But then, bad government can also contribute to the toll exacted by a natural disaster.

You want to donate money to a charity that is working to reduce the toll.

Conflicts take a terrible human toll, while restoring peace and supporting reconstruction is extremely expensive.