As we begin another countdown to looming federal funding reductions, decision makers in Washington are looking for creative ways to avert the impact of potentially devastating cuts.
The annual insurance premium was the maximum cost that the country would be willing to pay annually to avert the impact of a pandemic, and includes all costs associated with vaccination including research and development, purchase, additional stockpiles, administration, and adverse effects.
A comprehensive set of goals and strategies must be developed with input by all of the various stakeholders -- parents, teachers, corporate and education leaders, and the general public -- if we are to avert the negative impact of the shortage.
This amount reflects the growing severity and frequency of natural disasters, as well as the need for immediate action to avert the worst impact of crises to come.
The establishment of linkages between habitats is of great importance to avert the detrimental impacts of land fragmentation and climate change on biodiversity.
Gore said there was a "tremendous push" for heads of government to formally ink the accord, to keep up momentum for the deal struck by nearly 200 countries in December and to avert the worst impacts of climate change on vulnerable nations.
FROM Prime Minister Tony Blair down to the most modest of tour operators, a single sentence has become the mantra of Britain's effort to avert the worsening economic impact of the foot-and-mouth epidemic: Britain is open for business.
The event was, in essence, the Climate Summit of Money, and the question being posed was how to finance the clean-energy transition that Paris promised — a transition that scientists and economists agree must happen quickly if the world is to avert the worst economic impacts of climate change — within the strictures of fiduciary duty.
But in language and timing, the leaders of Congress's two chambers left the unmistakable impression that they want a deal at least large enough to avert the worst economic impacts of a sudden rise in income, payroll, capital gains, dividend, interest and estate tax rates that would affect virtually every American family, working or not.
"Scale" is the operative word being used by these companies and environmental NGOs when discussing the commitment needed by governments and the private sector in order to limit the global temperature increase to no more than 2 degrees Celsius -- the temperature threshold scientists say the world must not cross in order to avert the most severe impacts of climate change.
Given the multiple challenges that threaten to further dampen economic activity of the nation, it is imperative to continue to monitor future trends in health inequalities in order to avert the potential impacts on Japan's health security.
