meaning
... in their secessionist aspirations and overlapping border claims; the undemarcated former British administrative line has little meaning as a political separation to rival clans within Ethiopia's Ogaden and southern Somalia's ...
www.exxun.com/Somalia/i_ti.html
meaningful
... than providing them protection; the government made little progress to increase prosecutions for trafficking in a meaningful way in 2007; workers complaining of working conditions or non-payment of wages were sometimes ...
www.exxun.com/Qatar/i_ti.html
means
... 1994 as the country's first president, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means. Government restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion remain in ...
www.exxun.com/Belarus/a_fg.html
means
... dispensed herbicide to treat over 130,000 hectares but aggressive replanting on the part of coca growers means Colombia remains a key producer; a significant portion of narcotics proceeds are either laundered or ...
www.exxun.com/Colombia/i_ti.html
means
... foreign aid overwhelmingly from New Zealand. In the 1980s and 1990s, the country lived beyond its means, maintaining a bloated public service and accumulating a large foreign debt. Subsequent reforms, including the ...
www.exxun.com/CookIslands/e_ec.html
means
... competition. France's leaders remain committed to a capitalism in which they maintain social equity by means of laws, tax policies, and social spending that reduce income disparity and the impact of ...
www.exxun.com/France/e_ec.html
means
... its manufacturing potential. The policy changed the corporate tax code to favor domestic industry as a means to reduce the influence of foreign investment and foreign personnel. The government has engaged in ...
www.exxun.com/Kazakhstan/e_ec.html
means
... 1 note: legislators from outlying rural districts are chosen on a plurality basis while districts located in more populous towns and cities elect multiple legislators by means of a proportion-based formula
www.exxun.com/Panama/d_gv.html
means
deforestation; water pollution; inadequate means for waste disposal pose health risks for many urban residents; loss of wetlands
www.exxun.com/Paraguay/b_mp.html
means
... through the Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten. No significant agriculture and limited local fishing means that almost all food must be imported. Energy resources and manufactured goods are also imported ...
www.exxun.com/SaintMartin/e_ec.html
means
... pragmatic, focusing on controlling inflation, maintaining a budget surplus, and using state-owned enterprises to deliver basic services to low-income areas as a means to increase job growth and household income
www.exxun.com/SouthAfrica/e_ec.html
means
... form: none conventional short form: Tuvalu local long form: none local short form: Tuvalu former: Ellice Islands note: "Tuvalu" means "group of eight," referring to the country's eight traditionally inhabited islands
www.exxun.com/Tuvalu/d_gv.html
means
... the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus; East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land are also included only as a means of depicting the entire area occupied by Israel in 1967
www.exxun.com/WestBank/b_mp.html
Meantime
... Mauritania since the August 2008 coup. Oil prospects, while initially promising, have largely failed to materialize. Meantime the government emphasizes reduction of poverty, improvement of health and education, and promoting privatization of ...
www.exxun.com/Mauritania/e_ec.html
