Too often translation is discussed in terms of loss.
It was to be the tip of the iceberg in terms of loss.
The proposal also increases the penalties in terms of loss of license and suspension for repeat offenders.
"Cambodia after Angkor is customarily understood in terms of loss, retreat and absence; a dark age," he said.
The capsized ship disaster appeared to be the largest of its kind in terms of loss of life this year.
Comcast also reported much stronger results than recent years in terms of loss of customers for video services.
But events in recent weeks convinced police of the need to act to prevent an atrocity which could have eclipsed 9/11 in terms of loss of life.
"We've survived the worst onslaught of destruction that's ever taken place in the United States in terms of loss of housing," she said.
"It's about 1 trillion shillings [£255m] in terms of loss to the economy, [with] investigations of accidents, post-trauma care, families you have to look after".
Kahneman and his longtime collaborator, Amos Tversky, explained these contradictory responses in terms of loss aversion, or the fact that losses hurt more than gains feel good.
Of the twenty 20 biggest famines of the 20th century, in terms of loss of life, just one (Ethiopia 1983-85) occurred in Africa.
