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lack and access
The presence or lack of access by road or trail has a direct and controlling influence on all phases of forest management and utilization such as: ( A )
However 1. 4 billion people still live without clean drinking water and 2. 6 billion of the world ’ s population lack access to proper sanitation.
In areas that lack access to the grid, battery size can be reduced by including a generator to recharge the batteries during extended fogs or other low-power conditions.
: The electorate may be poorly informed about issues or candidates due to lack of freedom of the press, lack of objectivity in the press due to state or corporate control, or lack of access to news and political media.
Exploitation has been hampered by lack of power and access roads.
In the 1980s Guyana Airways Corporation's domestic operations started to deteriorate for a number of reasons, not least among them the unrealistically low fares it was required to charge and the lack of access to foreign exchange for imported aircraft parts and other requirements.
The " Battle of the Braes " involved a demonstration against lack of access to land and the serving of eviction notices.
This can inhibit people's willingness to access treatment due to a lack of confidentiality and anonymity.
Higher education is an imperfect meritocratic screening system for various reasons, such as lack of uniform standards worldwide, lack of scope ( not all occupations and processes are included ), and lack of access ( some talented people never have an opportunity to participate because of the expense, most especially in developing countries ).
These included a small internal market, limited physical infrastructure, costly access to seaports, a historical lack of energy production, and the openness of Paraguay's economy to the more industrialized economies of Brazil and Argentina.
In the UK, the Labour Party was influenced by the British social reformer William Beveridge, who had identified five " Giant Evils " afflicting the working class of the pre-war period: " want " ( poverty ), disease, " ignorance " ( lack of access to education ), " squalor " ( poor housing ), and " idleness " ( unemployment ).
by the limited fixed-line infrastructure and a lack of competition in the access and backbone network,
Also, English education facilities presented hurdles for the general populace through fees and lack of access.
Access to safe drinking water has improved over the last decades in almost every part of the world, but approximately one billion people still lack access to safe water and over 2. 5 billion lack access to adequate sanitation.
The association assesses countries based on their per capita income, lack of access to private capital markets, and policy performance in implementing pro-growth and anti-poverty economic or social reforms.
Economic opportunities for the new freedmen were limited by a lack of surplus farming land, no access to credit, and an economy built on agriculture rather than manufacturing.
Central government funding of local road maintenance effectively ended in 1991, and the breakdown of repair vehicles because of a lack of spare parts threatened to close access to some remote areas.

lack and foreign
Thus, although the agenda of external assistance in the economic sphere are cumulative, and many of the policies suggested for nations in the earlier stages remain relevant, the basic purpose of American economic policy during the later stages of development should be to assure that movement into a stage of self-sustaining growth is not prevented by lack of foreign exchange.
Low productivity and competitiveness on the European and world markets alike due to inadequate R & D funding and a lack of a clearly defined development policy remain a significant obstacle for foreign investment and economic growth.
" Despite having the quote presented to a notable organisation, it has also appeared in books such as " The Most Stupid Words Ever Spoken " as it is deemed by some Westerners as a prime example of a lack of understanding of foreign culinary traditions in the Western world.
The economy of the Cook Islands, as in many other South Pacific island nations, is hindered by the isolation of the country from foreign markets, lack of natural resources, periodic devastation from natural disasters, and inadequate infrastructure.
The dramatic drop of the price of oil in 1985 and 1986, and consequent lack of foreign exchange reserves in following years to purchase grain profoundly influenced actions of the Soviet leadership.
Key concerns were the question of long-term safe disposal and storage of radioactive waste, the potential local and regional environmental consequences of the plant ’ s operation, the lack of financial clarity about the project, and issues of foreign technological dependence.
While outside aid or even troops can be helpful, lack of clear limits, in terms of either a realistic plan for victory or exit strategy, may find the foreign helper " taking over " the local war, and being sucked into a lengthy commitment, thus providing the guerrillas with valuable propaganda opportunities as the toll of dead foreigners mounts.
Critics point to the apparent lack of commitment by foreign manufactures to any one country site or to the creation of permanent infrastructure and employment.
Hungary's strategic position in Europe and its relative high lack of natural resources also have dictated a traditional reliance on foreign trade.
Although Hungary enjoyed one of the most liberal and economically advanced economies of the former Eastern bloc, both agriculture and industry began to suffer from a lack of investment in the 1970s, and Hungary's net foreign debt rose significantly — from $ 1 billion in 1973 to $ 15 billion in 1993 — due largely to consumer subsidies and unprofitable state enterprises.
The lack of sufficient domestic or foreign investment funding precluded by 1939 the level of industrial development necessary for creating modern armed forces for successful self-defense ; because of its strategic and tactical priorities, the ruling establishment had not primarily prepared the country for a major war on the western front.
This large return of Afghans may have helped the nation's economy but the country still remains one of the poorest in the world due to the decades of war, lack of foreign investment, ongoing government corruption and the Pakistani-backed Taliban insurgency.
Some restrictions preclude the South African market from following international trends, the local is restricted to local investment opportunities in terms of exchange control, the lack of regulated structures restricts the amount of exposure which the South African retirement fund industry has to hedge fund strategies and foreign investors are put off investing directly into South African hedge funds by adverse taxes and other obstacles.
The equipment of the LAF is outdated due to lack of funds, political bickering and until recently the presence of foreign forces.
Moreover, lack of foreign exchange to purchase spare parts and oil for electricity generation left many factories idle.
This change was an attempt to redress a major imperfection in the Soviet foreign trade regime: the lack of contact between Soviet end users and suppliers and their foreign partners.
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 had already granted U. S. citizenship to all persons born in the United States, as long as those persons were not subject to a foreign power ; the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment added this principle into the Constitution to prevent the Supreme Court from ruling the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to be unconstitutional for lack of congressional authority to enact such a law and to prevent a future Congress from altering it by a mere majority vote.
Bush also contrasted his military service to Clinton's lack thereof, and criticized Clinton's lack of foreign policy expertise.
The importance of language in Swiss hip hop can also create tension, however: Although the members of the Italian speaking group Stoffunita live in Switzerland and consider it their home, their choice of language combined with their lack of Swiss citizenship earmark them as " Secondo ", a term used to indicate people of foreign descent born in Switzerland.
The Argentine territories, held back by their closed economies, lack of any activity closely linked to foreign trade, and the scant amounts of labour and capital they consequently received, fell far behind those of other areas of the colonial world that participated in foreign trade.

lack and media
Areas of concern included restrictions on freedom of speech, one-party control of public TV and radio, repression of independent media, unfair electoral regulations, a judiciary that is not fully independent, and lack of human and civil rights protection.
Although Secret Messages debuted at number four in the United Kingdom, it fell off the charts, failing to catch fire with a lack of hit singles in the U. K. ( though " Rock ' n ' Roll Is King " was a sizeable hit in UK, the US and Australia ) and a lukewarm media response.
Whether in political parties, places of residence, schools, media outlets, even workplaces, there is a lack of regular interaction across sectarian lines to facilitate the exchange of views and promote understanding.
Back to our times, in some cases people in media careers have been previously selected by ruling apparatus, and often openly declared their political beliefs, admitting a lack of impartiality.
However, whenever there was a significant lack of media coverage or concern with racial profiling, the amount of arrests and traffic stops for the African-American community would significantly rise again.
Advertising tends to be more limited on these media, because of reliance on subscription revenues ( in the case of satellite ) and smaller audience and fewer connections to advertisers ( in the case of Internet-only shows, which usually lack the full sales departments of terrestrial and satellite broadcasters ).
His aim, however, had been to find a via media between old and new ; his essential conservatism resulted in a lack of sympathy for the revolutionary attitude of the Reformers.
They were too young to become movie stars or date celebrities ; too skeletal to bag Victoria's Secret contracts ; and a lack of English didn't bode well for a broad media career ".
In 2007, the murder of Sophie Lancaster attracted media attention to the town and highlighted its urban blight and lack of amenities and regeneration.
During the following period, he was constantly criticized by his opponents and Western countries for an autocratic style of administration, lack of respect for democracy, misuse of state media for propaganda, corruption ( which is still prevalent today ) and the shady privatisation of national companies that occurred during his rule.
For many decades after his death, there was a perceived lack of effort from the Government of India, the national media and the Congress party regarding the commemoration of Patel's life and work.
In Japan, especially within conservative media outlets ( the most vocal ones being Sankei Shimbun and Bungei Shunju ), it is argued that countries which oppose commercial whaling altogether should not be in the IWC at all and allege that the anti-whaling side has subverted the purpose of the IWC by exploiting the ( lack of ) membership requirements.
During earlier media releases of the Dubai plans, the campus had come under scrutiny for its perceived lack of transparency in the planning stages, as well as issues regarding the labour used, as well as UAE laws restricting the conventional Canadian freedoms of female and homosexual members of staff.
Mass media have a terrible impact on people who lack guidance ".
Due to the lack of canonical homosexual relationships in source media at the time, some came to see slash fiction as being exclusively outside of canon.
Terre Haute is often portrayed negatively in the media, such as a 2003 Indianapolis Star article that called the city a " model of stagnation ," citing high unemployment rates, low retention rate of graduating students, odor from the town's industries, and general lack of culture.
During the constitutional referendum on creating a republic in 1999 Duffy in Australian media interviews was critical of the form of presidency being proposed, arguing in particular that the lack of security of tenure offered to the proposed office holder would seriously compromise the office holder's independence and ability to exercise their powers.
Mario Party 4 received a generally positive reaction from the media, although there were several complaints regarding a lack of originality and slow pacing during games.
Despite the lack of support from Karzai and the ambassador, the company received another $ 3. 9 million funded by the Pentagon to create a media team for anti-drug programs.
The alleged lack of authority of the Prime Minister was mocked by the media.
In general, politics is regarded as an acceptable subject to broach on almost every social occasion, and Greeks are often very vocal about their support ( or lack of it ) for certain policy proposals, or political parties themselves-this is perhaps reflected in what many consider the rather sensationalist media on both sides of the political spectrum ; although this is a feature of most European tabloids.

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