currently
unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Department of the Interior; activities in the atoll are currently conducted by the US Air Force
www.exxun.com/WakeIsland/d_gv.html
currents
... of the Baltic Sea from October to June; clockwise warm-water gyre (broad, circular system of currents) in the northern Atlantic, counterclockwise warm-water gyre in the southern Atlantic; the ocean floor ...
www.exxun.com/AtlanticOcean/b_mp.html
currents
... counterclockwise gyre (broad, circular system of currents) in the southern Indian Ocean; unique reversal of surface currents in the northern Indian Ocean; low atmospheric pressure over southwest Asia from hot, rising, summer ...
www.exxun.com/IndianOcean/b_mp.html
currents
surface currents in the northern Pacific are dominated by a clockwise, warm-water gyre (broad circular system of currents) and in the southern Pacific by a counterclockwise, cool-water gyre; in the ...
www.exxun.com/PacificOcean/b_mp.html
currents
hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew
www.exxun.com/WesternSahara/b_mp.html
curtail
... for most of the next 30 years when international reaction to flawed elections forced him to curtail his term in 1996. Since then, regular competitive elections have been held in which opposition ...
www.exxun.com/DominicanRepublic/a_fg.html
curtailed
... center; anti-money-laundering legislation does not meet international standards and was weakened further when know-your-customer requirements were curtailed in 2008; few investigations or prosecutions of money-laundering activities (2008
www.exxun.com/Belarus/i_ti.html
curtailed
... in the deaths of more than 5 million people from violence, famine, and disease. Foreign businesses curtailed operations due to uncertainty about the outcome of the conflict, lack of infrastructure, and the ...
www.exxun.com/Congo_DemocraticRepublic/e_ec.html
curtailing
... national poverty line. Other ongoing challenges include increasing government revenues, negotiating further assistance from international donors, curtailing drug trafficking and rampant crime, and narrowing the trade deficit. Given Guatemala's large expatriate ...
www.exxun.com/Guatemala/e_ec.html
curtailing
... ushered in a decade that saw a dramatic turnaround in the economy and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity. Nevertheless, the president's increasing reliance on authoritarian measures and an economic slump ...
www.exxun.com/Peru/a_fg.html
curtailment
... seeks to gradually lessen its dependence on agriculture while developing its mineral and petroleum reserves. Current concerns include terrorism by Islamic militants, economic stagnation, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization
www.exxun.com/Uzbekistan/a_fg.html
curtain
landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zambia; in full flood (February-April) the massive Victoria Falls on the river forms the world's largest curtain of falling water
www.exxun.com/Zimbabwe/b_mp.html
CUS
... Sandinista labor unions including: Autonomous Nicaraguan Workers Central or CTN-A, Confederation of Labor Unification or CUS, Independent General Confederation of Labor or CGT-I, and Labor Action and Unity Central or ...
www.exxun.com/Nicaragua/d_gv.html
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