Second, the observed variability demonstrates that there is room for improvement, especially by reducing inputs, without harming stability or productivity.
It said the deployment could harm "the stability and security in the region".
With a general election not due until 2009, the results are unlikely to harm the stability of the national government.
But China also feared that pressing North Korea too far would make the regime more reckless and further harm regional stability.
The European Union called on Friday for the use of clearinghouses for some over-the-counter derivative trades to "ensure they do not harm financial stability".
Worshipers cannot make pilgrimages to tombs, so as "to avoid any group event that might harm social stability," according to the Xinhe government's Web site.
We all want to see positive headlines regarding the property market and house prices, and it's been long overdue (Help to Buy may harm financial stability, say MPs, 8 October).
"Derivatives markets play an important role in the economy, but the crisis has shown that they may harm financial stability," Charlie McCreevy, the European Union financial services commissioner, said in a statement Friday.
Prosecuting the guilty can harm political stability, as the prosecuted and their (often armed) followers become resentful about what they perceive as a politically motivated witch-hunt.
