Sentences with phrase «of dwindling resources»

What I do believe, is that we are extremely wasteful of dwindling resources and are polluting our planet at an alarming rate... More kids are suffering with asthma that ever before.

Even super-weapons have hard - counters, so the winning fight tends to be less about smart thinking and more about committing to using last of your dwindling resources to build a force that you hope the other player hasn't anticipated.

He says the district has little choice because of its 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.

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.

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

«The replacement costs are just too high during this time of dwindling resources,» said Dr. Kurelja.

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 demand.

Not exact matches

As the world's population explodes and resources dwindle, dozens of recently launched North American startups are betting that edible insects will be part of the future of food.

Amid rising energy demands and dwindling resources, renewable energy is one of the country's top three stated priorities and one of the fastest growing sectors of the national economy.

Their revenue from financing of natural resources companies is dwindling.

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.

I refer to the large spectrum of challenges that we now associate with ecology — world population, food supply, pollution, dwindling supplies of nonrenewable natural resources, and so on.

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?

We're already at war over oil, a dwindling resource, instead of spending time looking for other renewable energy sources.

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.

Today the population of a planet already struggling with dwindling resources and severely iniquitous and overstretched food systems reaches seven billion.

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.

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.

«This is a government that has the interest of workers at heart, the very reason we stoically refused to retrench any civil servant despite dwindling resources we met and worsened by the recession,» he said.

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

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.

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

The result, he hopes, is a seamless operation that will mobilise (a dwindling number) of activists and scarce resources, far outstripping Tory prowess.

Year after year, as the rivers and streams have dwindled, the state's Department of Water Resources, which requires permits, has continued to issue them, allowing new groundwater wells, and not counting their withdrawals as part of a single system.

He has warned of potentially destabilizing and costly food shortages, populations outstripping dwindling natural resources, water tables falling precipitously and glaciers retreating, bringing drought and floods.

Malnutrition, overcrowding, a dwindling resource base, the raids of jealous trade partners — any or all of these reasons may have contributed to the city's demise.

«But over time the making money part really dwindled, and it's become a mission,» a way to change the global standard of living with ubiquitous energy and access to resources such as raw minerals from asteroids, helium - 3 from the moon, or oxygen, water and other lunar materials for space - or Mars - based habitats.

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.

«As newsrooms confront dwindling resources and an increasingly competitive information environment, the breadth and depth of science coverage has declined.

Gas hydrates — a mixture of ice and methane — are found only under high pressure and at cold temperatures, and they are expected to make up a significant portion of the energy mix once existing oil fields dwindle, says David Scott, manager of the Northern Resources Development Program for Natural Resources Canada.

«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.

The Pentagon itself has described climate change as an «immediate» risk and major threat multiplier, one that could cause crops to fail, spark mass migrations and increase conflict for dwindling water resources (to say nothing of the threat sea level rise poses to U.S. naval bases around the world).

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.

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.

The dwindling number of school places, the increasing size of classes and the continued budget cuts that are stretching resources to breaking point are all important factors which limit our teachers» ability to provide the proper safeguarding for vulnerable children.

But even if it is not end goal of the Common Core State Standards to invade students» privacy or impose curricular directives, there is a question of how to implement the new standards when North Carolina's public education system will continue to face dwindling resources over the next two years, at least.

As the pressure to expand charter schools continues to mount, and the budgetary health of local districts continues to decline, teachers, administrators, parents, and activists on both sides of the charter school divide are facing off over a dwindling resource: money.

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.

The Sidonia carries the last of ever - evolving humanity and continues to fight the Gaunts with its dwindling resources.

Short clips examine her personal philosophy, leadership of Kenya's Green Belt Movement, and her ability to empower rural women to mobilize around Kenya's issues of dwindling natural resources, widespread poverty and oppressive government practices.

Surviving without electricity and dwindling sustainable resources, the organization was forced to rely on dedicated foster families to care for many of their dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens until the power was restored.

There are so many disparate systems and events to keep track of, so many needy survivors griping over dwindling resources, that it becomes almost depressing to play.

Each of these elements works together to create a game wherein gamers experience not just the material aspect of poverty, but also the pace of it, the intense need to quickly figure something out, the dwindling of wealth and resources faster than you expected, and faster than you can handle.

The real life / death consequences of infection, illness, loss of moral, dwindling resources and conflict creates a realistic gritty survival game, with the odds stacked against you.

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.