Sentences with phrase «head of population in»

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If successful, could Zimbabwe's EcoCash overtake Kenya's M - Pesa — which, with a four - year head start has signed up two - thirds of the adult population in that country — as the world's gold standard for wireless financial services?

With a population of around 1.3 billion, and internet penetration approaching 30 % heading into 2016, India stands to have a TON of internet users and searches in the next few years.

So there are lots of those long - term factors, demographics, aging population, global competition that mean that long - term interest rates may not rise at the same level, but one can't help but feel that we have seen six, seven years and in some cases, 10 years now post global financial crisis of near - zero interest rates and it's just, I suspect, there are a lot of market practitioners have gotten used to that idea and haven't really gotten their heads around the fact that we are still seeing Fed governors suggesting we have got one more rate increase this year and potentially two or three coming out next year.

That is, what we can observe today (states and their populations become more and more profane or secular), and moreover it is predicted in the book of Revelation of the Bible that finally the whole world will worship the Arch-Blasphemer (the head of the Beast) or the Wicked.

The things I find most appalling about religion reach a new zenith in Islam --(i) a dulling down of individual thought and a dogmatic requirement to conform to the views of the masses; (ii) a stultifying ignorant education system in which anything inconsistent with the Qur» an is not just discouraged, but censored; (iii) the subjugation of women to the point of educating them to be nothing but mindless f * king, breeding machines for their insecure husbands; (iv) a political class that feeds off the religious - based ignorance it imposes on its populations; and (v) a general back - sliding against the rest of the planet because heads are buried in Dark Ages mythology.

A small expression of favor the laborer would be able to get through his head; it would be understood in the market - town by «the highly respected cultured public,» by all ballad - mongers, in short, by the 5 times 100,000 persons who dwelt in that market - town, which with respect to its population was even a very big city, but with respect to possessing understanding of and sense for the extraordinary was a very small market - town — but this thing of becoming the Emperor's son - in - law was far too much.

While it is true that 80 to 90 per cent of all births out of wedlock are to black teen - agers, and that half of all black children live in female - headed families, it is also the case that black males form the largest unemployed group in the total population, and are the lowest - paid of employed males.

What I mean under the first heading is that religious appeal is directed partly to excite that instinctive fear of the wrath of a tyrant which was inbred in the unhappy populations of the arbitrary empires of the ancient world, and in particular to excite that fear of an all - powerful arbitrary tyrant behind the unknown forces of nature.

No, virtually ever user group population that sees a rapid rise in usage heads for an asymptote or declines eventually, for a variety of reasons unrelated to your claim.

In 1977 Robert McNamara, as head of the World Bank, saw in population growth the «gravest issue» short of nuclear war and in a particularly prophetic statement lamented that the decisions that had led to this growth were «not in the exclusive control of a few governments but rather in the literally hundreds of millions of individual parents who will determine the outcome.&raquIn 1977 Robert McNamara, as head of the World Bank, saw in population growth the «gravest issue» short of nuclear war and in a particularly prophetic statement lamented that the decisions that had led to this growth were «not in the exclusive control of a few governments but rather in the literally hundreds of millions of individual parents who will determine the outcome.&raquin population growth the «gravest issue» short of nuclear war and in a particularly prophetic statement lamented that the decisions that had led to this growth were «not in the exclusive control of a few governments but rather in the literally hundreds of millions of individual parents who will determine the outcome.&raquin a particularly prophetic statement lamented that the decisions that had led to this growth were «not in the exclusive control of a few governments but rather in the literally hundreds of millions of individual parents who will determine the outcome.&raquin the exclusive control of a few governments but rather in the literally hundreds of millions of individual parents who will determine the outcome.&raquin the literally hundreds of millions of individual parents who will determine the outcome.»

Since the middle of the eighteenth century, the West's population has more than quadrupled while real income per head increased at least fivefold — an even faster rate than today's population growth in the Third World.

Citigroup's head of research Craig Woolford says Homebase is likely to experience weaker demand as population growth and GDP growth slow in the UK.

Despite its sparse population, the area provides the third highest economic contribution per head of all of Russia's federal districts, and is strategically placed to help TH True Milk grow its business in Asia.

However, if you are in the other 99.99 % of the population, you might want to check out these pictures of the red - hot red - head, who once had a threesome with Justin Bieber.

She was the founder and head of Bridges Academy, which serves a population of twice - exceptional students in grades 6 - 12, from 1994 - 2003 (bridges.edu).

Referrals to craniofacial centers for evaluation of deformational plagiocephaly and brachycephaly are increasing.8 This increase in deformations has been temporally linked to the Back to Sleep program advanced by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1992 that advises the avoidance of the prone sleeping position as a method of reducing the rates of sudden infant death syndrome.10,, 12,13 There is a delay in early gross motor milestones in children forced to sleep supine but these delays seem transient and have not been linked as yet to any longer term problems.14 Children who are encouraged to sleep on their backs and develop abnormal head shapes as a result are a different population than children who spontaneously restricted their movement in bed for one reason or another.

This report shows that, over the past 10 years, the UK has been second to Malta in the league table of fewest deaths per head of population.

So at the level of public space the polity as an «imaginary institution» (to misuse Castoriadis) more or less disappeared, leaving «society» as a sort of pre-biotic soup in which all that really mattered was the number of wealthy good Samaritans per head of population, or something of that sort.

Glance at any local authority budget proposal and I am sure you would find, under the heading «budget pressures», a nod the cost of an aging population, and the anticipated increase in social care clients on the next five years.

Albany observers are now betting against that scenario, suggesting it's more likely, given the population loss in Western New York, that two of three upstate Democrats — Reps. Brian Higgins, Kathy Hochul and Louise Slaughter — could end up in some kind of head - to - head contest, while retiring Rep. Maurice Hinchey's district (NY - 22) is obliterated to meet one half of New York's two - seat loss requirement.

Koo, the Chinese - born founder of a chain of Flushing drugstores and head of the Chinese Business Association, was busy building his own coalition in Flushing Monday, accepting the support of Korean Americans for Peter Koo, a group of leaders that represents one of the largest populations in the neighborhood.

Mr Cameron has also suggested that the number of MPs in the House of Commons be reduced, saying that with 646 MPs, the Westminster parliament has more representatives per head of the population than most similar - sized democracies.

In a 1984 interview, Air Force Gen. Curtis LeMay, head of the Strategic Air Command during the Korean War, claimed U.S. bombs «killed off 20 percent of the population» and «targeted everything that moved in North Korea.&raquIn a 1984 interview, Air Force Gen. Curtis LeMay, head of the Strategic Air Command during the Korean War, claimed U.S. bombs «killed off 20 percent of the population» and «targeted everything that moved in North Korea.&raquin North Korea.»

English hospitals are more productive than those in the devolved regions, despite often having fewer staff per head of the population.

When Equifax revealed in September that it had been the victim of an attack that exposed the names, addresses and social security numbers of nearly half the US population, critics pounced on the fact that its head of security had a music degree.

About 85 % of the target population was vaccinated, estimates Seth Berkley, who heads GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance in Geneva — enough to temper outbreaks but not prevent them.

Dr Sue Walker, Head of Applied Science at Chester zoo, said: «Zoos specialise in population management and have developed a wide range of innovative techniques to monitor the species under their care.

«Losing 1 % of an endangered population is pretty significant,» says corresponding author Denise McAloose, Head Pathologist at the Wildlife Conservation Society in The Bronx, New York.

According to James Hanken, a biologist at Harvard University who heads a task force on declining amphibian populations, «at least one - third to one - half of all living species of amphibian that have been examined in this regard are on their way down, and out.»

But demographers say that amount is woefully short of what the agency needs to finish preparations for the decennial head count of the U.S. population in 2020.

Ben G. Saroy, Head of Cendrawasih Bay National Park Authority, agreed, «Cendrawasih Bay, home to the biggest whale shark population in Indonesia, requires comprehensive information to manage this endangered species.

According to An Martel, head of the study and professor at the University of Ghent in Belgium, it is therefore not surprising that an afflicted population shrinks by more than 90 percent within just a few weeks and then disappears.

«Growing populations and economic development are exponentially increasing the demand for refrigeration and air conditioning,» says Helena Molin Valdés, head of the United Nations's (UN's) Climate & Clean Air Coalition Secretariat in Paris.

The greatest challenges the world faces: food security, climate change, loss of biodiversity, the aging population and disease can all ultimately be addressed through biology based research,» Mark Downs, head of the Society of Biology said in a statement.

The survey shows for example within the EU, there is a x5 variation in the number of kidney donors per country (per head of population).

«Action is urgently needed to understand risks better, improve the resilience of the global food system to weather - related shocks and to mitigate their impact on people,» said Tim Benton, a population ecologist at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, who heads the GFS program, in a statement.

That's Joel Cohen, head of the Laboratory of Populations at Rockefeller University in New York.

«Today, we have 700 to 750 individuals of the species,» says Martin, «but if action is not taken now, the white - headed duck could soon be outbred by the invading ruddy duck, and wiped out in Spain, the only Western European country with a viable population.»

In the 1970s, the population of white - headed ducks had shrunk to just 20 breeding pairs.

«We fear,» says Martin, «that if it is not stopped, the invading duck could wipe out the two main populations of the white - headed duck in the east and west Mediterranean.

The association with traumatic brain injuries was not as clear as for head injuries, which may be due to a smaller number of these events in the study population.

Border cells are relatively sparse, making up less than 10 % of the local cell population, but can be found in all layers of the medial entorhinal cortex as well as the adjacent parasubiculum, often intermingled with head - direction cells and grid cells.

That makes studying the genetics of specific indigenous groups vital for understanding risk factors that could be present in the broader Mexican population, says Xavier Soberón, head of Mexico's National Institute of Genomic Medicine (INMEGEN), who was not involved in the research.

If tigers in the western group remain isolated, «that population, if you ask me, looks like it's headed toward extinction,» says population geneticist Uma Ramakrishnan of the National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bangalore.

Anthropologists have found remains of one modern narrow - headed population, the Pericus, that lived in Baja, California, until going extinct in the 18th century.

Authors of the study titled «Genetic evidence of fragmented populations and inbreeding in the Colombian endemic Dahl's toad - headed turtle» are: Natalia Gallego - García and Susana Caballero of the Universidad de los Andes; Mario Vargas - Ramírez of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia; and Germán Forero - Medina of WCS and TSA.

The scientists have resolved a dispute over whether a small population of black - headed squirrel monkeys (Saimiri vanzolinii), which are found only in an isolated part of Brazil, is a sub-species of another species or its own species.

But the new study firmly establishes that some of these cells endure for many decades in some Medalists — offering clues to potential treatments for preserving and even restoring the crucial cell population, says George L. King, M.D., senior author on the paper, Joslin's chief scientific officer and head of the Dianne Nunnally Hoppes Laboratory for Diabetes Complications.

Further research is needed to elucidate the mechanisms that shape the spatial - temporal firing patterns during saccades, and the behavior of the SC population in more complex motor behaviors, like during head - free gaze shifts, curved double - step saccades, or electrical microstimulation.

Furthermore, morphological alterations of the skull due to adaptations to different food items [47] in the study population (see Material and methods) relative to the source populations (probably spillovers from harvest and fodder on farms), can not be ruled out as a source of the observed decrease in head length, but also can not explain the reversed trend in later years.