Sentences with phrase «dwindling resource in»

Staffing isn't the only dwindling resource in the classroom — so are classroom supplies.

The Chinese would like to say something about interesting times at this juncture but practicality dictates it would take something truly extreme to climb out of this one considering our dwindling resources in defence.

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While future global conflicts will undoubtedly be over territory and dwindling limited natural resources, there is no way to justify waging war in the name of some deity (not that there ever has been).

We as a nation might (at least in principle) face dwindling common resources by creating rational and fair modes of common control, of mutual sharing and of gradually effective methods of redistribution — or we can react to the same trend by trying to commandeer those scant resources, by fighting with our rivals and by imposing an authoritarian discipline.

Given the present ecological realities of rising consumption and dwindling natural resources, can we be content with a situation in which 1 / 16th of the world's people use up at least 1/3 of the world's nonrenewable raw materials?

If generous amounts of financial support were allocated to help fledgling pastoral ministries, and — bearing in mind that financial resources, while necessary, are neither the only nor the most important means at the Church's disposal — if these issues really and truly became the focus of our petitionary prayers, I believe that many congregations would be overflowing rather than dwindling.

in our diverse world of dwindling natural resources, there is already so much division... religion is just one (big) thing that divides humanity.

Human demands for food and power are increasing faster than the resources, which are, in fact, dwindling.

WRAP CEO Liz Goodwin, who is also a 12.3 Champion added: «In a world of dwindling resources and population increases, future generations are set to face challenges in supplying demanIn a world of dwindling resources and population increases, future generations are set to face challenges in supplying demanin supplying demand.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has said, in view of the dwindling revenue from oil, Nigeria must embrace other sectors so as to garner resources to address the critical needs of the people.

In his stump speeches, Cuomo often rails against the countless layers of bureaucracy that are draining the state's dwindling resources.

It is important to stress that school construction, school feeding, and calisthenics training are ongoing in Osun, despite dwindling resources and unjustified criticism leveled against Aregbesola's education programme.

When it got to the turn of the Council of Elders, the regional chair spoke, Hon Hackman spoke, I spoke and I spoke on the economy, but you don't talk about the economy by starting with the resource location;... I started by talking about how poorly this economy has been managed that we have gone from GHS9.4 bn debt to GHS110bn debt at the time, and how growth, without oil, was 1.9 bn and had dwindled to about 4 % etc.,... And I said something which I've said in this room: that Ghana is not poor and that the resource base of this country is found in five regions and I mentioned the regions specifically because I was making a strong economic argument.

Buhari said that government would continue to give maximum support to universities» education in spite of dwindling resources.

This is certainly not sustainable, especially in the face of current dwindling resources.»

The county has the in - house resources to perform maintenance, allowing the city to spend its dwindling parks resources to better maintain the numerous neighborhood parks.

In the years since he took his stance on HIV, he has seen his resources dwindle, but he has also been cut loose from the strings that come with public funding.

WAR ON BUGS Attempts 50 years ago to conquer disease - carrying Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (larvae shown) in the United States failed, largely due to dwindling resources and America's resistance to pesticides in a post — Silent Spring world.

Experts say the conflict is just one sign of rising tensions over water use as supplies of the vital resource dwindle and shift with changes in climate.

«On a planet with a population growing at exponential rates and resources dwindling, we're almost in a state of emergency on a timeline measured in decades,» Trent said.

In the new study, Taylor examines how breeding forest fragmentation relates to the shape and strength of density - dependence or how dwindling resources limit bird population.

This could mean less fish in the sea for food and less arable land for crops, as well as many more conflicts in the world to control dwindling resources.

Set in a near future when water has become the most precious and dwindling resource on the planet, one that dictates everything from the macro of political policy to the detailed micro of interpersonal family and romantic relationships.

The film takes place in a world where technology has allowed people to become small in order to save dwindling resources.

It will result in half of all life being eliminated, but the tradeoff is the other half getting to live without worrying about dwindling resources.

As usual, the dwindling resources have left industry bigwigs scrambling for the next bankable formula, and in a rare twist, one such formula involves ditching fresh faces for weathered ones.

The pioneering program combines face - to - face and distance - learning techniques and draws on CLG's experiences in West Clermont and in a second district in Grand Rapids, Michigan, that is working to reverse high dropout rates, raise flagging test scores, and make the best possible use of dwindling resources.

Parents, advocates, educators, and providers who help children develop into active learners can face daunting challenges, especially in an environment of dwindling resources.

Parents, advocates, educators, and providers who help children develop into active learners can face daunting challenges — especially in an environment of dwindling resources.

In the years since, dwindling state funding forced school districts across North Carolina to improvise, shifting classroom teacher resources to fund enhancement teachers.

I don't know what teachers she is observing, but the teachers I see in the schools today are the best and brightest I've ever seen — and are doing heroic work in spite of the most difficult conditions we've ever faced as a profession: meager resources; dwindling budgetary support; a narrowing of the curriculum leading to cuts to music, art and PE; withering attacks from Rhee, Kopp, Gates and Duncan and friends; an obsession with standardized testing; and much more.

There's also a tactical strategy in setting up bases which serve a number of purposes, from resupplying dwindling items to mining for valuable resources.

Players will work cooperatively to build a story, all while managing the dwindling resources necessary to manipulate events in their favor.

Set in 2047, in a world where global mega corporations have taken over governments and companies fight it out in a battle for dwindling resources.

Companies with dwindling access to water resources are resorting to paying farmers for what water they have left, or more, drilling their own water wells, digging ponds next to streams or trucking in water from places as far way as Pennsylvania, according to CNN Money.

Our species is the most successful ever, still growing in numbers and absorbing more and more natural resources for its industrial metabolism, which is largely based on fossil fuels and other dwindling stocks.

I hope that in 50 years time as Australians swelter in debilitating heatwaves, battle fierce bushfires, fight over dwindling water resources, lament the loss of unique species and tell stories recalling the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef, they will be reminded of the names of those who refused to act in the face of overwhelming evidence of what lay ahead.

UNECE: The Third workshop on water and climate change in transboundary basins: Making adaptation work will bring together more than 140 participants from all over the world on 25 and 26 April 2012 in Geneva to discuss how to prevent conflict in transboundary basins over dwindling water resources by cooperating at the transboundary level in [continue reading...]

Living under the constant threat of assassination, Francisco Pineda was awarded the Goldman Prize in 2011 for courageously leading a citizens» movement that stopped a gold mine owned by OceanaGold (formerly Pacific Rim) from destroying El Salvador's dwindling water resources and the livelihoods of rural communities throughout the country.

This path logically leads to further dwindling resources which will in turn concentrate the country's natural resources and therefore much of its wealth in the hands of a few.

Perhaps by focusing on what really matters to Americans — a high quality of life including the basics in food and shelter, strong relationships with others, rewarding experiences and good health, we'll drastically reduce our consumption of fossil fuels and other dwindling resources.

Water is always a problem in California, a state that lurches from drought to drought and suffers constant bickering between cities, farmers, fishers, and everyone else over the dwindling resource.

Much of the blame for this can, of course, be attributed to lax regulations; in the U.S., the first (and last) major wave of national legislation addressing ocean and coastal conservation was enacted in the 1970s, with the enactment of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) and Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), amongst others.In recent years, we've seen coastal states taking the initiative in forming regional partnerships aimed at protecting and promoting their dwindling oceanic and coastal resources.

Depleting fossil fuel reserves, depleting mineral reserves, widespread devastation of eco systems, depletion of biodiversity, acidification of oceans, dwindling fresh water resources, food production to food demand ratio becoming more acute, and of course the primary driver for all of the above continued increase in the world's population.

At a time of scarce and dwindling resources to support access to justice, it is essential that we direct those resources in the ways that will have the greatest impact.

As states across the nation struggle with dwindling fiscal resources the right that Gideon secured is in jeopardy....

While resources dwindle, caseloads in governmental law offices continue to swell.