Sentences with phrase «of a growing population mean»

Together, the two fuels accounted for 73 per cent of the country's energy in 2012 and the ever - rising needs of a growing population mean this figure is unlikely to change any time soon.

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Although the growing share of the elderly population means that demand for this segment of telehealth will grow, the increasing capabilities of remote patient monitoring devices, like fitness trackers and smartwatches, and mHealth apps will likely cause many of these designated devices to fold into the other segments of telehealth.

The growing population combined with the evolving tech industry means a steady supply of promising engineers, designers and entrepreneurs.

Of the other MINTs: Indonesia is in a stable recovery, but the importance of commodities like coal and palm oil means it will not return to previous growth levels soon; Nigeria's economy remains overdependent on oil, though Phylaktis sees its «fast - growing population and labor force feeding faster economic growth over the medium term»; and while «Turkey has a lot of potential,» Lau says, «its political and economic management is questionable and casts a shadow over the economy.&raquOf the other MINTs: Indonesia is in a stable recovery, but the importance of commodities like coal and palm oil means it will not return to previous growth levels soon; Nigeria's economy remains overdependent on oil, though Phylaktis sees its «fast - growing population and labor force feeding faster economic growth over the medium term»; and while «Turkey has a lot of potential,» Lau says, «its political and economic management is questionable and casts a shadow over the economy.&raquof commodities like coal and palm oil means it will not return to previous growth levels soon; Nigeria's economy remains overdependent on oil, though Phylaktis sees its «fast - growing population and labor force feeding faster economic growth over the medium term»; and while «Turkey has a lot of potential,» Lau says, «its political and economic management is questionable and casts a shadow over the economy.&raquof potential,» Lau says, «its political and economic management is questionable and casts a shadow over the economy.»

Second, because I teach at a very large secular state university, one of the largest in the nation in one of the largest states, with a growing multicultural population, I am constantly required to think about religion (and what my own Christian faith means) in a pluralistic setting.

But the momentum of population growth caused by high birthrates in the recent past means that the population will grow to a peak of about 1.2 billion or more before it begins to fall.

Mr Gilbert said China's population of 1.4 billion and its growing middle class meant the opportunity was vast.

WSJ points out that a shrinking demographic of children ultimately means a smaller workforce to support our country's growing elderly population.

Women in their 80s and 90s are the fastest growing segment of the aging population which means that many of us wives could easily hit our 50th wedding anniversaries and beyond.

In Africa alone, the continent with the highest fertility rate and lowest use of modern contraceptives, 26 countries will double their population by 2050, according to the U.N. «Fundamentally if you're looking at World Population Day, it is at heart a women's rights issue,» said Roger - Mark DeSouza director of population, environmental security and resilience at the non-partisan policy Wilson Center, based in Washington, D.C. World Population Day is meant to draw attention to the challenges we face with a human population that is constantly growing.

Encroaching agriculture — from beef to soya production — to feed a growing and more affluent human population means that, at the current rates, the number of 10,000 km2 landscapes in the Amazon that fall below the species loss threshold of 43 % forest cover will almost double by just 2030.

Its author, Charles Kerpelman, says the number of storms and other potentially disastrous events has probably remained constant, but the world's growing population means the chances of large numbers of people being killed, or of serious economic damage, have increased.

Worldwide, between 1971 and 2010, production of meat tripled to around 600 billion pounds while global population grew by 81 percent, meaning that we are eating a lot more meat than our grandparents.

This means the Nottingham group can transfer these tiny bits of genetic information from the wild relatives into wheat on a large scale creating a step change in the search for new varieties of wheat that will cope with disease and climate change and help feed a growing population.

Rapid population growth, coupled with economic growth, means that the region's influence will grow in coming decades, the authors of the 500 - page tome predict.

«The great majority of the rural population who grow maize — rain - fed agriculture — for their own consumption are the poorest of the poor and lack the means to invest in the very expensive and risky migration venture.»

But that is probably just because they are being reported more often, says Means: Florida has one of the fastest growing populations in the US.

Unfortunately this means there's little genetic diversity flowing into the fledgling wild wolf population, which compromises the ability of the 58 wolves in Arizona and New Mexico to grow healthily and sustainably.

This is wonderful news for those searching for an Asian - Canadian single whose cultural background matches their own — the growing population means a better chance than ever to fulfil dreams of lasting love.

While there has been an overall rise in the number of trainees this year, a growing student population and changes in the curriculum mean numbers have fallen short of targets, with only three subjects: History, English and PE, reaching its set goals.

Growing population As the RIBA report points out, a booming UK population has meant that 250,000 more school places are needed now than in 2000, 90 per cent of them at primary level.

In her May 13, 1999, testimony before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Feistritzer acknowledged that the term alternative teacher certification can mean many different things, «from emergency certification to very sophisticated and well - designed programs that address the professional preparation needs of the growing population of individuals who already have at least a baccalaureate degree and considerable life experience and want to become teachers.»

While the percentage of Latinx students is high and growing, less than 8 percent of the nation's teachers identify as such.5 The recent increase in the Latinx population means that the teacher diversity gap — as measured by subtracting the percentage of teachers6 of a certain race or ethnicity from the percentage of students7 of that same race or ethnicity — is largest for Latinx students.

However, strong population growth in developing countries, especially sub-Saharan Africa, has meant that the number of people relying on biomass for cooking has grown by 400 million people, despite growing awareness of the associated health risks and decades of programmes targeting access to modern cooking.

Of course, growing populations and strengthening economies will also lead to an increase in consumption rates, which means that a family's carbon legacy in these developing countries will grow toward the levels of Western countrieOf course, growing populations and strengthening economies will also lead to an increase in consumption rates, which means that a family's carbon legacy in these developing countries will grow toward the levels of Western countrieof Western countries.

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In his interim report Ross Garnaut acknowledges the fact that population growth, in both fast - growing developing countries like China and mature economies like Australia, will mean higher rates of growth of greenhouse gas emissions.

Do you mean effectively ruining our econmy and plunging the population into a nightmare of eternal power cuts because their dogma means they want to cut carbon but won't buld grown up power stations to replace the coal / nuclear versions?

In the words of lead author Andrew Stevens, a growing population means «more properties exposed to flooding and more people to report flooding.»

Over 13 % of the Canadian population is over 65, meaning elder abuse will be a growing concern.

More efficient machines means we can grow more food for a growing population (which of course increases the growth of the population).

For lawyers, that means they need to make sure that they can meet the needs of all potential clients — and that includes the rapidly growing Spanish - speaking population.

But a growing population means more cars on the road and, ultimately, a higher risk of getting involved in an auto accident.

That means adoption of these voice - powered devices has grown to 47.3 million U.S. adults in two years — or 20 percent of U.S. adult population.

A growing working age population — forecast to increase by nearly 5 per cent between 2015 and 2020 — coupled with rising labour force participation rates means employers will have a growing pool of labour to choose from.

This, coupled with population growth and a growing emphasis on dental care in general, means that dental assistants can expect a lot of job opportunity now and in the future.

From June 2013 to June 2014, the state's population grew by 1.59 percent, meaning the state ranked fourth in the nation in terms of overall population growth.