Sentences with phrase «high consequence area»

The Bismarck route also would have crossed an area considered by federal pipeline regulators as a «high consequence area,» which is an area determined to have the most significant adverse consequences in the event of a pipeline spill.

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While the research in this area is still only suggestive and probably does not apply to the high - demand markets, it corresponds to what has been noted in relation to the lack of growth in overall religious programming as a consequence of paid - time programming and other syndication characteristics for religious programming.

So strongly did they want to join the union, the Romanian government set about establish a high - level anti-corruption task force - and as a consequence, the country is now improving in this area.

Robert Halfon held a debate on the oil industry in the House today, focusing on the harmful consequences of high petrol prices for many Britons, and especially those in rural areas.

The mean 24 - h integrated glucagon area response was 127 ± 63 and 525 ± 136 ng · h / L (127 ± 63 and 525 ± 136 pg · h / mL) as a consequence of the control and high - protein diets, respectively, which represented a 4-fold difference (P < 0.01).

The medication I'm going to prescribe you will help delay the consequences of having diabetes for about 10 years, but after that, you will develop some or all of these symptoms: loss of your eye sight, loss of the use or actual loss of your legs and / or feet, loss of sensation in your hands, high blood pressure which could result in stroke or heart attack, pain in different areas of your body...» I kind of stopped hearing from that point.

SAAS is also examining the unintended consequences of high stakes testing for students with disabilities in areas such as placement in the least restrictive environment, graduation rates and discipline.

The consequences are already hitting classrooms; many schools are currently struggling to build a skilled, empowered, diverse teaching workforce — especially when it comes to high - need areas like STEM and special education.

The area was faulted about 1.8 million years ago as sea level fell, exposing the older shelf, and the consequence of that was the creation of a high ridge along the shelf edge that became the site of coral growth.

It's a piece that reveals, as has been the case for decades, that the ice factor (and thus the sea level factor) are areas of high consequence and durable uncertainty.

An observed consequence of higher water vapor concentrations is the increased frequency of intense precipitation events, mainly over land areas.

The slightly steeper temperature increase in the northern hemisphere is an entirely predictable consequence of the higher proportion of land to sea surface area north of the equator.

Although the intended goal of carding and TAVIS was to create and collect databases of populations in high crime areas, who also happen to be largely racialized, the unintended consequence is we now have a record of these same interactions by the police.

One of the unintended consequences of predictive policing technology may be the erosion of Fourth Amendment protections for individuals in those high crime areas.

City drivers deal with more cars than drivers in rural area and by consequence will see higher premiums due simply to the volume of cars on the road.

However, as a consequence of young mothers being required to work, infants may be placed in child care at a very early age, and mothers often require a patchwork of solutions, some of which may be substandard.40 Quality child care and early childhood education are extremely important for the promotion of cognitive and socioemotional development of infants and toddlers.41 Yet, child care may cost as much as housing in most areas of the United States, 25 % of the budget of a family with 2 children, and infant care can cost as much as college.42 Many working families benefit from the dependent care tax credit for the cost of child care, allowing those families to place their children in a certified or higher - quality environment.43 However, working families who do not have sufficient income to pay taxes are not able to realize this support for their children, because the credit is not refundable or paid to families before taxation.44 Therefore, some of the most at - risk children who might benefit from high - quality early childhood education are not eligible for financial support.

Consequences can be profound in the areas of social, emotional, and cognitive impairment; adoption of high - risk behaviors; disease, disability, and social problems, and early death.

Such measures have unintended consequences though, and these include diminishing the value (in terms of cash flow) of investment properties, reducing the pool of buyers in high - demand areas, and possible infringement of property rights.