The regions that we identified as important for conservation based on the highest rates of change coincide with relatively less densely populated areas on the eastern side of the Andes (GPW version 3, Gridded Population of the World; http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw/index.jsp; Fig. S12), suggesting an opportunity for conservation limited by relatively modest conflict with human needs.
His modest means conflict with the image he portrayed to investors.
Sri Lanka's ethnic civil war was still relatively new, and its body count modest, but the conflict intrigued us for its apparent exceptionalism — it was not a Cold War proxy conflict, as were so many others at the time — and because of its hell-bent duelling sectarianisms.
In towns like Bridgewater, with a population of about 960 people mainly of modest means, these tax conflicts can take on a tinge of David versus Goliath.
People we spoke to in LRA-affected areas emphasize an underlying truth of conflict: even modest amounts of violence can create lasting ripple effects that go far beyond the immediate horror of abduction, murder, and pillaging.
So far President Obama has steadfastly resisted even a modest involvement in the conflict, and there was no sign on Monday that a decision to use American force was imminent.
As the party gained respectability and enjoyed some modest success, there was conflict between the "old guard" and reformers who wanted to overhaul the party in the wake of the changes in eastern Europe and to break all remaining ties with the Official IRA.
Moreover, by situating my reviewed literature and subsequent comparison of findings with global understandings of inclusive education and post-conflict reconstruction, modest transferability is possible.
Overall, compared with the efficacy seen in treatment of viral infections such as Hepatitis C, the in vivo effects of IFNα in HIV-1 infected patients were modest at best, with conflicting results for negative outcomes such as toxicity, antiretroviral treatment failure and progression of HIV-1 disease.
Overall, participants experienced a modest amount of decisional conflict.
