They may never achieve that aim, since the Iranian leaders have no compunction in increasing the hardships of a population already subject to the brutal repression of a harsh theocracy.
A drought in northern Afghanistan also helped bring numbers down, although it has also increased the hardship for farmers.
It is wonderful that Cameron wants to tackle the underlying, long-term causes of poverty, but it will sound like warm words if he increases the hardship of the working poor in the here and now.
Notice that it may not be based on hardship to the applicant or to U.S. citizen children, although arguably, the hardship to the children may increase the hardship to the US citizen or resident spouse or even parent.
The EU common position distances itself from the use of coercive measures which might increase the hardship of the people of Cuba.
In the crisis unemployment and hardship have deepened, increasing the bill for welfare.
Finally, in October 1997, the government increased the special rural hardship allowances from two levels to three levels.
Therefore the unpredictable timing of hospital care and immediate need for large funds associated with such an event could increase the risk of hardship financing.
The recurring nature of outpatient expenditures related to a chronic illness could cause depletion of savings and attrition of goodwill of others to give interest-free loans and thus increase the need for hardship financing.
The factors that increased the likelihood of hardship included if income was negatively impacted by CKD (OR: 4.80, 95% CI: 2.17-10.62) and concessional status (i.e. receiving government support) (OR: 3.09, 95% CI: 1.38-6.91).
