apprehend
... in persons in 2007; while some significant initial advances were noted, the government's capacity to apprehend, convict, or imprison traffickers remained weak; the government lacks sufficient financial, technical, and human resources ...
www.exxun.com/Congo_DemocraticRepublic/i_ti.html
apprehend
South Africa has placed military along the border to apprehend the thousands of Zimbabweans fleeing economic dysfunction and political persecution; as of January 2007, South Africa also supports large numbers of refugees ...
www.exxun.com/SouthAfrica/i_ti.html
apprehended
... People's Republic of (North) Korea (DPRK), many of them diplomatic employees of the government, were apprehended abroad while trafficking in narcotics, including two in Turkey in December 2004; police investigations in ...
www.exxun.com/Korea_North/i_ti.html
apprentice
... years of age for the Naval Service); enlistees 16 years of age can be recruited for apprentice specialist positions; maximum obligation 12 years; 17-35 years of age for the Reserve Defense Forces ...
www.exxun.com/Ireland/h_ml.html
approach
This uninhabited volcanic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers and is difficult to approach. It was discovered in 1739 by a French naval officer after whom the island was named. No ...
www.exxun.com/BouvetIsland/a_fg.html
approach
strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea and southern approach to Turkish Straits; a peninsular country, possessing an archipelago of about 2,000 islands
www.exxun.com/Greece/b_mp.html
approach
... debt remains above 100% of GDP, and the fiscal deficit - 1.5% of GDP in 2007 - could approach 3% in 2009 as political pressure to stimulate the economy and the costs of servicing ...
www.exxun.com/Italy/e_ec.html
approach
the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism
www.exxun.com/SouthGeorgiaSouthSandwichIs/b_mp.html
approach
... brought some policy reversals. Currently, the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party has a more statist economic approach, which seeks to reduce poverty by steering investment to disadvantaged areas, developing small and medium ...
www.exxun.com/SriLanka/e_ec.html
approach
... lessened over the past decade with increasing privatization, simplification of the tax structure, and a prudent approach to debt. Progressive social policies also have helped raise living conditions in Tunisia relative to ...
www.exxun.com/Tunisia/e_ec.html
approach
... ex-Communist regime in power and a tribally based social structure, Turkmenistan has taken a cautious approach to economic reform, hoping to use gas and cotton sales to sustain its inefficient economy ...
www.exxun.com/Turkmenistan/e_ec.html
approach
... Security Council, a founding member of NATO, and of the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy; it currently is weighing the degree of its integration with continental Europe ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedKingdom/a_fg.html
approach
... All operations on the island were suspended and all personnel evacuated in August 2006 with the approach of super typhoon Ioke (category 5), which struck the island with sustained winds of 250 ...
www.exxun.com/WakeIsland/a_fg.html