Such measures appear to be more protective than curative.
Such measures appear to be bringing down TB in Wales, where no cull is taking place.
But far from ending protests, such measures appear to be prompting them.
Both measures appear to be part of a larger project: to encourage the harshest approaches to law enforcement.
Various measures appear to encourage having more babies, from flexible working hours to removing the stigma from illegitimacy.
Such measures appear to have done little to quell the protests, prompting officials to try new tactics.
For the time being, however, such measures appear to be having limited effect, and more measures are likely to follow.
In addition to the financial penalty, so-called "remedial measures" appear to be slightly more intrusive than anticipated on 6 August.
However, many of the flagship measures appear to benefit those who already have assets, earn good salaries or are making profits already.
The measures appear to be part of a concerted government effort to stem a tide of critical media coverage over Bin Laden.
Murdoch is in London, and more drastic measures appear to be under consideration, possibly including the option of selling or splitting off News Corporation's British newspaper division, which owns the Sun, the Times, and the Sunday Times.
