Sentences with phrase «widespread consumption of»

The widespread consumption of gin was causing serious health and social problems, particularly in London (most famously depicted in Hogarth's «Gin Lane»).

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This, combined with widespread moral hazard, had inevitably to result in both tremendous misuse of capital and a sharp decline in the consumption share of GDP (as the household income share declined)-- both of which of course happened to a remarkable degree in China.

In 2005, when consumption hit the then - astonishing level of 40 % of GDP, there was a widespread conviction in policy - making circles that this was an unacceptably low level and that it left Chinese growth much too dependent on the trade surplus and on increases in domestic investment.

There are other points of great seriousness, as in the widespread production and advertising of alcoholic beverages and hence the encouragement given to their consumption, and in the doubtful validity of the production of implements of atomic destruction.

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Consumption of other packaged foods is similarly widespread: one study found that 80 - 90 % of children age 6 - 23 months in places like Dakar, Senegal, and Kathmandu Valley, Nepal ate a commercially - produced packaged food within the previous week.

First identified by William Jevons in 1865 — when he noticed more efficient engines increased rather than reduced coal use, as engines were put into more widespread use — the rebound effect for higher yields could see food prices drop, encouraging greater consumption, more food waste and even more conversion of habitats to farmland.

Magnesium deficiency is widespread because many of us have lifestyle factors that actively deplete our magnesium levels such as lack of sleep, excess stress, or alcohol / caffeine / sugar consumption.

The widespread of intolerance to dairy is an indicator that it consumption, or at least its over-consumption, can potentially be harmful.

This was a public health measure to increase the population - wide consumption of folic acid as a widespread tool for decreasing the risk of NTDs.

«According to the UK National Food Survey, average household consumption of tinned fruit declined during 1975 — 2000, suggesting tinned fruit consumption is less widespread than before», the researchers wrote.

In spite of widespread tradition and abundant scientific evidence on the health benefits of liver, conventional nutritionists and government agencies now warn against its consumption.

Many melon products are raging in popularity; the practice of drying cantaloupe seeds for consumption as a tasty snack is widespread in Central and South America, Asia and the Middle East.

The sentiment holds true now too — especially if you're a fan of sugar — as newly released historical documents show what can only be described as a widespread conspiracy by the sugar industry to downplay the link between sugar consumption and major health issues.

They make no mention of the widespread practice of insect consumption - a common mistake among modern investigators.

In the early 21st century, patterns of consumption and recreation similar to those of the United States became more widespread in Europe and especially in Eastern Europe following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The idiom has remained popular long after the strip's end, and the philosophy of «keeping up with the Joneses» has widespread effects on some societies, where conspicuous consumption occurs when people care about their standard of living in relation to their peers.

In some ways, the widespread adoption of digital reading has lead to an illusion that more consumers than ever before are reading, even if that doesn't necessarily translate into book consumption or publishing sales.

Editing is one of the most important parts of getting your book ready for publication and widespread consumption.

«Although Apple now holds the vast majority of tablet PC market share,» Jacobs added, «the plethora of other brands that have, or will soon be launching, their own tablets are sure to capitalize on what at this point appears to be widespread consumer demand for very thin and very light devices with exceptional battery life and a primary focus on portability and content consumption.»

Chinese activists called on the Chinese government to stop the routine and widespread criminality of the dog meat trade that slaughters up to 10 million dogs — including stolen pets — every year for human consumption.

Chinese activists are calling on the Chinese Government to stop the routine and widespread criminality of the dog meat trade that slaughters up to 10 million dogs — including stolen pets — every year for human consumption.

Penelope Umbrico is known for her photographic works exploring the relationship between modern technology and professional photography, the widespread availability and consumption of internet images, and for repurposing images from catalogs and websites like Flickr to reflect the fluidity and mutability of photography in the digital age.

And despite widespread skepticism, concern and even mistrust, I am certain the art market is deep and not under threat due to fundamental shifts in global patterns of consumption.

Widespread conversion of buildings to very low energy consumption, and even «zero» energy buildings, are part of the scenario.

But even more interesting was that, in a discussion with one of our guests who had welcomed the news, I learned - to my astonishment - that he was Chair of a local «Environmental Network» - whose website asserts, for example, that there is a «widespread consensus» that more CO2 will make the Earth «too hot for us», that «we are approaching crisis point» and «disaster» and that the opinions of sceptics are derived from media promotion «by those who stand to lose financially if energy consumption is reduced».

More than 80 Ukrainian energy efficiency stakeholders contributed to the findings in this report, which recommends the widespread rollout of residential building envelope refurbishments, installation of building energy control systems and meters, replacement of inefficient appliances and equipment (including motors), information campaigns to reduce wasteful energy consumption and other programmes across sectors.

The global conservation movement is little more than a century old and, throughout its life, has displayed a consistent and defining characteristic: a brave and worthy but often futile struggle against the forces of growing human consumption, typified by persistent and widespread declines in species» populations, habitats, and natural resources, and the rising specter of climate change.

I am not going to wade into the Paleo vs. Vegan debate in this post (and whatever countless versions of those diets exist in between), but it's important to note that there has been serious pushback against grain consumption in recent years, particularly in North America, and a widespread embrace of saturated fats and meat.