Sentences with phrase «activity as threats»

It is risible to define either activity as a threat to the rule of law.

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Bitcoin does not present a threat to economic activity by disrupting traditional channels of commerce; rather, it could serve as a boon....

What constitutes sexual harassment in the workplace varies, but as theAAUW notes, it includes behaviors like «unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, direct or indirect threats or bribes for sexual activity, sexual innuendos and comments, sexually suggestive jokes, unwelcome touching or brushing against a person,» among others.

The current unrest is consistent with a reactivation of the magmatic system after 412 years and, hence, with an increase in the threat from volcanic activity to the caldera's population of almost 360,000 people, as well as to the three million residents of Naples immediately outside its eastern margin.

The consequences from the shooting have reverberated far beyond school, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, Fla., as schools around the nation closed Friday, or canceled activities after receiving threats.

The FBI remains focused on efforts to counter transnational criminal threats originating from the western hemisphere — in particular, in three critical areas of criminal activity known as the source zone (where the activity originates), the transit zone (the areas through which the activity passes), and the retail zone (the activity's ultimate destination).

They believe that it is in fact a threat to the security of the Russian nation as it would allow for widespread money laundering and other illicit activities a safe haven to take place.

Prior to the meetings scheduled for today and tomorrow, vice president of Germany's Bundesbank, Claudia Buch, stated that «the role of crypto tokens in money laundering and criminal activity must also be closely examined,» but also that she doesn't «see a threat for financial stability at the moment as the speculations are generally not financed with loans and the relevant markets are rather small.»

These outreaches have garnered the most attention from the government, which at times has identified Christian missionary activity as a security threat.

Specifically, they are prone to see religious tribalism as a threat to the orderly progress of civil society, and to see religion itself as a force that should govern a small — and it is hoped private — area of human activity.

Western nations led by the U.S. favored a united church front to protect a purportedly Christian civilization from the communist threat (think, for example, of the ecumenical activities of John Foster Dulles, secretary of state under Eisenhower), while countries under Soviet control supported the participation of their chiefly Orthodox churches in the ecumenical movement as an Eastern counterpoise.

The parable of the rivet popper is particularly applicable to the threat of human activity to the cycles of nature such as the nitrogen cycle or the carbon cycle, which are part of the life - support systems of nature.

For evangelicals who are wary of government, I suppose you do not turn to the police when you are under threat; you do not drive on public roads; you do not participate in any regulated activities such as banking or stock trading.

The Vegan Society does not encourage any illegal activity, threats of violence or any abusive behaviour or language towards anyone and we encourage vegan activists to share their messages peacefully and as positively as possible.

@Admin: you have revealed my real life identity and now I must cease my super heroe activities as a consequence for fear of threat to my family by the Evil Professor and his cronies!

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Those risk behaviors included some of the largest threats to health for young people, such as excessive drinking, smokeless tobacco use, unsafe sexual activity, physical violence, and unsafe use of motor vehicles.

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Threat to elections is defined as any activity, event or actions that are intended to have adverse effect on election staff, facilities or equipment as opposed to security risk, defined as those events or circumstances which exist in the operational environment but are not purposely directed towards election interests.

To keep a close liaison and coordination with state security elements for the activities — the use of armed escort as much as possible and maintaining strong security training and awareness for the personnel; careful selection of all election related sites and the maintenance of security for polling staff, electoral materials and equipment and situational awareness through a well - developed public information strategy to support election operation and ensure timely distribution of security information / advisories; identify hotspots (fragile security locations) in coordination with the Security Agencies and the most likely threats in each constituency and provide a clear order of priority for concerted efforts to be made to mitigate and manage these concerns and to allow resources to be targeted for maximum effect.

Since 2012, the Russian authorities have intensified a crackdown on freedom of expression, selectively casting certain kinds of criticism of the government as threats to state security and public stability and introducing significant restrictions to online expression and invasive surveillance of online activity.

As a criminologist, the spread of Fulani herdsmen in virtually all the nook and cranny of the country portend security threats going by their activities in the last decade.

There was a flurry of activity — along with threats and ultimatums — on Monday at the state Capitol, but there were no agreements on major issues as the session draws to a scheduled close on Wednesday.

http://ghanapoliticsonline.com Speaking to The Informer on strict condition of anonymity, a key - member of the former President John Agyekum Kufuor - led Ashanti faction of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), who labeled as sickening, the activities of the group (LMVC), has asked Ghanaians to treat the threats on the EC by it convener, David Asante, with all the contempt it deserved.

Confirming the incident, the Chairman of Anioma - Isu community Mr. Festus Nwachukwu, condemned the activities of Fulani herdsmen in Umuifi Anioma - Isu community, describing it as a threat to the agricultural revolution of the state government.

I view Mr. Sorrell's activity as one the most serious threats to civil liberties that we've seen in the state of Vermont in its history.

Schneiderman himself says he engaged in role - playing in some of his sexual activities, but denies any non-consensual behavior, as well as threats, alcoholism, and drug use.

«The proliferation of illicit arms in the country, the existence of numerous land and chieftaincy disputes, the prevalence of terrorist activities in some neighboring countries of our regions all serve as triggers for violence and therefore pose real threats to the 2016 general elections,» he outlined.

Marine biodiversity is in jeopardy from human activities such as acidification from carbon emissions, posing an existential threat to many marine animals, Wiens said.

And for aquatic species, whose threats often come from activities taking place on land far from where they live, land use management may prove just as important as protecting their habitat.

At the same time, it's more critical than ever to study it, as solar activity can pose significant threats to our technologically driven society.»

Even the seemingly pristine Galápagos Islands, one of the most biologically rich and diverse ecosystems on the planet, face increasing threats as a result of climate change, water pollution, invasive plants and animals and other challenges related to human activities.

If this forebrain - midbrain threat circuit is mediated by both geographical - temporal and psychological distance, as predicted by theorists (4, 5), we would then expect subject - specific differences in psychological indices of threat to be correlated with PAG activity.

Brain activity in fearful humans occurs in the cognitively advanced prefrontal cortex when the threat is far away but switches to the midbrain as the threat draws near.

As hypothesized, distal threat elicited increased vmPFC activity during the chase phase.

We tested a prediction that detection of distal threat would elicit activity in brain regions associated with value - based and complex decision making, such as the anterior cingulate and ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC), whereas proximal threat would engage low - level midbrain regions implicated in reflexive escape behavior (i.e., PAG).

«With coral reefs facing a myriad of threats,» said Kimberly Puglise, an oceanographer with NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, «the finding of extensive reefs off Maui provides managers with a unique opportunity to ensure that future activities in the region, such as cable laying, dredging dump sites, and deep sewer outfalls, do not irreparably damage these reefs.»

Retaliatory persecution by pastoralists, depletion of wild prey, habitat degradation, poorly planned developmental activities, extractive industries such as mining, and poaching pose the main threats to the species» survival.

She also oversaw NNSA and the Defense Department's Cooperative Threat Reduction activities as senior program examiner for the Office of Management and Budget from 2004 to 2007.

Of course, to confirm them as a major health threat, a larger study would need to be performed, but I think it's safe to say that the jeans were not designed for strenuous activity.

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Secondly, quercetin acts as a natural anti-histamine; it decreases the pro-inflammatory activity of mast cells in response to falsely identified «threats».

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We can't be sure exactly how mycotoxins cause chronic inflammation, but given how toxic and carcinogenic they are, in the kidneys, the liver, the brain, or wherever, it's likely that your immune system treats them as a direct threat and increases its activity to destroy them.

Security systems can now also be integrated with fire alarms and other electrical systems, meaning they too can be monitored remotely 24 hours a day; adding value and protecting buildings from wider threats than just criminal activity, such as flooding or fire.

To be awarded a certificate, children must prove their knowledge of whales and the threats they face by answering some quiz questions, and also participate in an activity to protect them such as participating in a litter clean or organizing an awareness raising event.

The current role of educating children about healthy eating and physical activity has been placed almost entirely upon parents and the potential for schools to help drive these learning outcomes has been largely ignored or is seen as an invasive threat from the nanny state.

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Single - family home prices is on the rise again, yet incremental increases such as we are now seeing merely keep step with the economy, presenting no real threat to your investment plan nor a compelling reason to curtail your commercial real estate activities as a residential property investor.