Pipeline failures and other accidents may cause minor interruptions to energy supplies.

Inequality has been falling.

The Dutch responded by sourcing new salt supplies from Spanish America where colonists were more than happy to trade.

Sector coverage Some water utilities provide only water supply services, while sewerage is under the responsibility of a different entity.

A much larger share was lost productivity.

With fewer victims, crime will pay less.

Due to accelerating industrialization and urbanization, agricultural land is shrinking.

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Allegedly, it would also affect Egypt's electricity supply by 25 to 40 percent, while the dam is being built .

Fewer Africans working in rich countries will automatically translate into less money circulating in African countries.

Slower growth means less revenue, and a faster downward spiral.

Her hopes that he is still alive are dwindling.

As their legitimacy and funding diminish, so does their effectiveness.

China s growing interest in the Middle East also decreases the likelihood of an American withdrawal.

It is a procedure in which elastic bands are applied onto an internal hemorrhoid at least 1 cm above the dentate line to cut off its blood supply.

(a) Sub Saharan Africa In light of the NEPAD strategy and the UNIDO sponsored African Productive Capacity Initiative (APCI) as its industrial component, UNIDO programmes will aim to boost regional integration and cooperation by facilitating trade, and to improve market access, focusing on the subregional sectoral priorities.

With little leverage, Iran s leaders would then have two options.

Demand for loans was low, leaving it short of revenue.

Typically one of the largest appliances connected to a commercial power system is the HVAC unit, and ensuring this unit is adequately supplied is an important consideration in commercial power systems.

But it is a mistake to dismiss America's declining attractiveness so lightly.

The fall of the Soviet empire, naturally, reduced Americans' security interest in Europe.

But Ahmadinejad s unpopularity does not necessarily weaken his chances of being re elected.

Sarkozy believes in the efficiency of markets and will shy away from state intervention in the economy.

In the past, when a stay at home wife went to work, the chance that her marriage would dissolve increased.

Several factors have diminished investors willingness to extend long term credit.

Moreover, the capacity of Mexico s security machinery appears diminished.

With time for a two state solution quickly running out, a speedy settlement is in everyone's best interest.

With fewer trades, the information content of prices is arguably reduced.

The US current account deficit has been narrowing in recent quarters, thanks to export growth.

Moreover, with less government support, rural credit has often become prohibitively expensive.

And the traditional notion of saving for bequests has waned.

And policymakers have moved to a risky credit easing policy as QE s effectiveness has waned.

The improved resilience may be seen in fewer bank failures and more consistent credit provision.

If water supply is the responsibility of a department that is integrated in the administration of a city, town or municipality, there is a risk that tariff revenues are diverted for other purposes.

When structural barriers to employment have diminished, unemployment benefits should revert to their old norms.

Given Russia s economic fundamentals, Putin s diminished popularity might appear surprising.

When there are few copies of an allele, the effect of genetic drift is larger, and when there are many copies the effect is smaller.

The South Caucasus Pipeline, also stretching through the territory of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, became operational at the end of 2006 and offers additional gas supplies to the European market from the Shah Deniz gas field.

Indeed, a part of the observed warming is due to less reflection, as snow and ice cover has shrunk.

A reduced Chinese appetite for reserves would be reflected in an appreciation of its currency and a reduction in its trade surplus.

Water supplies are increasingly under stress in large parts of the world, especially in the world s arid regions.

The sharp drop in retail sales in the United States and Europe means fewer orders for the goods produced in Chinese factories.

While several provincial satraps have been cut down to size, new, aspiring ones have garnered significant support.

With little incentive to manufacture structured investment vehicles, few Spanish banks created them, thereby avoiding excessive leverage.

Perhaps most revealingly, while Kennedy s aura among women has dimmed, his wife s reputation has grown.