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The Scottish and Newcastle brewery have blamed the unpredictable weather for the drop in their profits for the year 2007. Statistics show last years net profits of 76 million had dropped by 9% in the first six months of this year compared to the same period the previous year. The wet weather has been prominent througho...
Scottish and Newcastles profits in 2007 were 65.9 million
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id_6501
The Scottish and Newcastle brewery have blamed the unpredictable weather for the drop in their profits for the year 2007. Statistics show last years net profits of 76 million had dropped by 9% in the first six months of this year compared to the same period the previous year. The wet weather has been prominent througho...
The original Fosters line profits for 2007 are 38 million
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id_6502
The Scottish and Newcastle brewery have blamed the unpredictable weather for the drop in their profits for the year 2007. Statistics show last years net profits of 76 million had dropped by 9% in the first six months of this year compared to the same period the previous year. The wet weather has been prominent througho...
Fosters profits from 2006 and 2007 are lower than the profits Scottish and Newcastle breweries made in 2006
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id_6503
The Scottish and Newcastle brewery have blamed the unpredictable weather for the drop in their profits for the year 2007. Statistics show last years net profits of 76 million had dropped by 9% in the first six months of this year compared to the same period the previous year. The wet weather has been prominent througho...
The breweries are suffering profit decrease due to long periods of bad weather
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id_6504
The Search for Colour We seldom reflect on the artificial colour of modern merchandise. A blue car is blue; a red chair, red; a green bicycle, green. But why does it have colour? because its surface contains pigment. If this was originally dissolved in a carrier liquid to transfer the colour, it is known as a dye, but ...
Kermes are bigger than cochineals.
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id_6505
The Search for Colour We seldom reflect on the artificial colour of modern merchandise. A blue car is blue; a red chair, red; a green bicycle, green. But why does it have colour? because its surface contains pigment. If this was originally dissolved in a carrier liquid to transfer the colour, it is known as a dye, but ...
Cochineals are still a valuable crop.
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id_6506
The Search for Colour We seldom reflect on the artificial colour of modern merchandise. A blue car is blue; a red chair, red; a green bicycle, green. But why does it have colour? because its surface contains pigment. If this was originally dissolved in a carrier liquid to transfer the colour, it is known as a dye, but ...
Kermes were easy to collect.
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id_6507
The Search for Colour We seldom reflect on the artificial colour of modern merchandise. A blue car is blue; a red chair, red; a green bicycle, green. But why does it have colour? because its surface contains pigment. If this was originally dissolved in a carrier liquid to transfer the colour, it is known as a dye, but ...
Kermes produce better pigment than cochineals.
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id_6508
The Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence The question of whether we are alone in the Universe has haunted humanity for centuries, but we may now stand poised on the brink of the answer to that question, as we search for radio signals from other intelligent civilisations. This search, often known by the acronym SET...
If a signal from outer space is received, it will be important to respond promptly.
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id_6509
The Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence The question of whether we are alone in the Universe has haunted humanity for centuries, but we may now stand poised on the brink of the answer to that question, as we search for radio signals from other intelligent civilisations. This search, often known by the acronym SET...
SETI scientists are trying to find a life form that resembles humans in many ways.
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id_6510
The Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence The question of whether we are alone in the Universe has haunted humanity for centuries, but we may now stand poised on the brink of the answer to that question, as we search for radio signals from other intelligent civilisations. This search, often known by the acronym SET...
So far SETI scientists have picked up radio signals from several stars.
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id_6511
The Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence The question of whether we are alone in the Universe has haunted humanity for centuries, but we may now stand poised on the brink of the answer to that question, as we search for radio signals from other intelligent civilisations. This search, often known by the acronym SET...
The NASA project attracted criticism from some members of Congress.
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id_6512
The Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence The question of whether we are alone in the Universe has haunted humanity for centuries, but we may now stand poised on the brink of the answer to that question, as we search for radio signals from other intelligent civilisations. This search, often known by the acronym SET...
Alien civilisations may be able to help the human race to overcome serious problems.
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id_6513
The Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence The question of whether we are alone in the Universe has haunted humanity for centuries, but we may now stand poised on the brink of the answer to that question, as we search for radio signals from other intelligent civilisations. This search, often known by the acronym SET...
The Americans and Australians have co-operated on joint research projects.
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id_6514
The Search for the Anti-aging Pill. In government laboratories and elsewhere, scientists are seeking a drug able to prolong life and youthful vigor. Studies of caloric restriction are showing the way As researchers on aging noted recently, no treatment on the market today has been proved to slow human aging the build-u...
Studies show drugs available today can delay the process of growing old.
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id_6515
The Search for the Anti-aging Pill. In government laboratories and elsewhere, scientists are seeking a drug able to prolong life and youthful vigor. Studies of caloric restriction are showing the way As researchers on aging noted recently, no treatment on the market today has been proved to slow human aging the build-u...
There is scientific evidence that eating fewer calories may extend human life.
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id_6516
The Search for the Anti-aging Pill. In government laboratories and elsewhere, scientists are seeking a drug able to prolong life and youthful vigor. Studies of caloric restriction are showing the way As researchers on aging noted recently, no treatment on the market today has been proved to slow human aging the build-u...
Not many people are likely to find a caloric-restricted diet attractive.
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id_6517
The Search for the Anti-aging Pill. In government laboratories and elsewhere, scientists are seeking a drug able to prolong life and youthful vigor. Studies of caloric restriction are showing the way As researchers on aging noted recently, no treatment on the market today has been proved to slow human aging the build-u...
Diet-related diseases are common in older people.
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id_6518
The Search for the Anti-aging Pill. In government laboratories and elsewhere, scientists are seeking a drug able to prolong life and youthful vigor. Studies of caloric restriction are showing the way As researchers on aging noted recently, no treatment on the market today has been proved to slow human aging the build-u...
In experiments, rats who ate what they wanted led shorter liver than rats on a low-calorie diet.
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id_6519
The Secrets of Persuasion A. Our mother may have told you the secret to getting what you ask for was to say please. The reality is rather more surprising. Adam Dudding talks to a psychologist who has made a life's work from the science of persuasion. Some scientists peer at things through high-powered microscopes. Othe...
Elder generation of New Zealand is easily attracted by extra service of restaurants by principle of reciprocity.
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id_6520
The Secrets of Persuasion A. Our mother may have told you the secret to getting what you ask for was to say please. The reality is rather more surprising. Adam Dudding talks to a psychologist who has made a life's work from the science of persuasion. Some scientists peer at things through high-powered microscopes. Othe...
In New Zealand, people tend to give tips to attendants after being served a chocolate.
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id_6521
The Secrets of Persuasion A. Our mother may have told you the secret to getting what you ask for was to say please. The reality is rather more surprising. Adam Dudding talks to a psychologist who has made a life's work from the science of persuasion. Some scientists peer at things through high-powered microscopes. Othe...
Principle of persuasion has different types in different countries.
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id_6522
The Secrets of Persuasion A. Our mother may have told you the secret to getting what you ask for was to say please. The reality is rather more surprising. Adam Dudding talks to a psychologist who has made a life's work from the science of persuasion. Some scientists peer at things through high-powered microscopes. Othe...
Robert Cialdini experienced "principles of influence" himself in realisticlife.
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id_6523
The Shop and Save Grocery is south of Greenwood Pharmacy. Rebecca's house is northeast of Greenwood Pharmacy.
Rebecca's house is west of the Shop and Save Grocery.
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id_6524
The Silk Road, stretching from China to the Mediterranean Sea, was not one road, but a network of trade routes. Originating in the ancient Chinese capital of Changan, the overland routes crossed modern-day India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Syria and Iran en-route to various Mediterranean ports, from where the goods...
Boats were not used in trade along the silk road prior to the fifteenth century AD.
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id_6525
The Silk Road, stretching from China to the Mediterranean Sea, was not one road, but a network of trade routes. Originating in the ancient Chinese capital of Changan, the overland routes crossed modern-day India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Syria and Iran en-route to various Mediterranean ports, from where the goods...
Two main factors led to the Silk Road falling into disuse after the fifteenth century AD.
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id_6526
The Silk Road, stretching from China to the Mediterranean Sea, was not one road, but a network of trade routes. Originating in the ancient Chinese capital of Changan, the overland routes crossed modern-day India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Syria and Iran en-route to various Mediterranean ports, from where the goods...
The Silk Roads historical significance goes beyond its function as a commerce route.
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id_6527
The Silk Road, stretching from China to the Mediterranean Sea, was not one road, but a network of trade routes. Originating in the ancient Chinese capital of Changan, the overland routes crossed modern-day India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Syria and Iran en-route to various Mediterranean ports, from where the goods...
In addition to bringing commodities such as wool and glass to Asia, the Silk Road spread papermaking techniques from West to East.
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id_6528
The Silk Road, stretching from China to the Mediterranean Sea, was not one road, but a network of trade routes. Originating in the ancient Chinese capital of Changan, the overland routes crossed modern-day India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Syria and Iran en-route to various Mediterranean ports, from where the goods...
The Silk Road has never been longer than 6,000km in length.
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id_6529
The Socratic method is a form of philosophical questioning named after the Greek philosopher Socrates. It takes place as a dialogue between Socrates and another individual and attempts to investigate difficult concepts such as justice and ethics. In this dialogue, Socrates partner puts forward an opinion or a thesis. S...
Socrates was the first person to use this method of questioning.
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id_6530
The Socratic method is a form of philosophical questioning named after the Greek philosopher Socrates. It takes place as a dialogue between Socrates and another individual and attempts to investigate difficult concepts such as justice and ethics. In this dialogue, Socrates partner puts forward an opinion or a thesis. S...
As described in the passage, the Socratic method involved corrupting the youth and heresy.
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id_6531
The Socratic method is a form of philosophical questioning named after the Greek philosopher Socrates. It takes place as a dialogue between Socrates and another individual and attempts to investigate difficult concepts such as justice and ethics. In this dialogue, Socrates partner puts forward an opinion or a thesis. S...
Socrates chose not to escape from prison because he was afraid his enemies would find him again.
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id_6532
The Socratic method is a form of philosophical questioning named after the Greek philosopher Socrates. It takes place as a dialogue between Socrates and another individual and attempts to investigate difficult concepts such as justice and ethics. In this dialogue, Socrates partner puts forward an opinion or a thesis. S...
Socrates was able to define concepts such as justice and ethics himself.
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id_6533
The Socratic method is a form of philosophical questioning named after the Greek philosopher Socrates. It takes place as a dialogue between Socrates and another individual and attempts to investigate difficult concepts such as justice and ethics. In this dialogue, Socrates partner puts forward an opinion or a thesis. S...
The Socratic method questions the wisdom of the person forming the opinions.
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id_6534
The Spice of Life! When thinking of the most popular restaurant dish in the UK, the answer chicken tikka masala does not spring readily to mind. But it is indeed the answer, often now referred to as a true British national dish. It may even have been invented by Indian immigrants in Scotland, who roasted chicken chunks...
The ingredients of masala are fairly standardised.
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id_6535
The Spice of Life! When thinking of the most popular restaurant dish in the UK, the answer chicken tikka masala does not spring readily to mind. But it is indeed the answer, often now referred to as a true British national dish. It may even have been invented by Indian immigrants in Scotland, who roasted chicken chunks...
Seed-based spices can be easily stored.
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id_6536
The Spice of Life! When thinking of the most popular restaurant dish in the UK, the answer chicken tikka masala does not spring readily to mind. But it is indeed the answer, often now referred to as a true British national dish. It may even have been invented by Indian immigrants in Scotland, who roasted chicken chunks...
Vietnam consumes a lot of pepper.
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id_6537
The Spice of Life! When thinking of the most popular restaurant dish in the UK, the answer chicken tikka masala does not spring readily to mind. But it is indeed the answer, often now referred to as a true British national dish. It may even have been invented by Indian immigrants in Scotland, who roasted chicken chunks...
The demand for spices led to greater exploration.
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id_6538
The Statute on workplace safety requires that an employer should ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all full and part time employees, and also those not in direct employment who may be affected by acts or omissions at work. However, it is also the duty of employees to...
If a workplace visitor is hurt due to an act of negligence by an employee then the employee may be held solely responsible.
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id_6539
The Statute on workplace safety requires that an employer should ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all full and part time employees, and also those not in direct employment who may be affected by acts or omissions at work. However, it is also the duty of employees to...
An employer has responsibility for the safety of visitors to his factory.
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id_6540
The Statute on workplace safety requires that an employer should ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all full and part time employees, and also those not in direct employment who may be affected by acts or omissions at work. However, it is also the duty of employees to...
Employees have negligible responsibility for workplace health and safety.
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id_6541
The Study of Chimpanzee Culture After studying the similarities between chimpanzees and humans for years, researchers have recognised these resemblances run much deeper than anyone first thought in the latest decade. For instance, the nut cracking observed in the Tai Forest is not a simple chimpanzee behaviour, but a s...
For decades, researchers have investigated chimpanzees by data obtained from both unobserved and observed approaches.
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id_6542
The Study of Chimpanzee Culture After studying the similarities between chimpanzees and humans for years, researchers have recognised these resemblances run much deeper than anyone first thought in the latest decade. For instance, the nut cracking observed in the Tai Forest is not a simple chimpanzee behaviour, but a s...
Even Toshisada Nishida and Jane Goodalls beginning studies observed many surprising features of civilised behaviours among chimpanzees.
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id_6543
The Study of Chimpanzee Culture After studying the similarities between chimpanzees and humans for years, researchers have recognised these resemblances run much deeper than anyone first thought in the latest decade. For instance, the nut cracking observed in the Tai Forest is not a simple chimpanzee behaviour, but a s...
The research found that scientists can make chimpanzees possess the same complex culture as human beings.
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id_6544
The Study of Chimpanzee Culture After studying the similarities between chimpanzees and humans for years, researchers have recognised these resemblances run much deeper than anyone first thought in the latest decade. For instance, the nut cracking observed in the Tai Forest is not a simple chimpanzee behaviour, but a s...
Humans and apes lived together long time ago and shared most of their genetic substance.
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id_6545
The Study of Chimpanzee Culture After studying the similarities between chimpanzees and humans for years, researchers have recognised these resemblances run much deeper than anyone first thought in the latest decade. For instance, the nut cracking observed in the Tai Forest is not a simple chimpanzee behaviour, but a s...
Chimpanzees, like humans, have the ability to deliver cultural behaviours mostly from genetic inheritance.
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id_6546
The Tea Palace, a popular shop in Londons West End, opened its doors in 1880. Nowadays over an estimated one million consumers pass through its doors every year. The shop, commonly known as the palace, imports products from all over the world. A major attraction for tourists, the palace has continued to make tea in the...
The Tea Palace makes its tea at the customers table.
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id_6547
The Tea Palace, a popular shop in Londons West End, opened its doors in 1880. Nowadays over an estimated one million consumers pass through its doors every year. The shop, commonly known as the palace, imports products from all over the world. A major attraction for tourists, the palace has continued to make tea in the...
The Tea Palace imports items from all over the globe.
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id_6548
The Tea Palace, a popular shop in Londons West End, opened its doors in 1880. Nowadays over an estimated one million consumers pass through its doors every year. The shop, commonly known as the palace, imports products from all over the world. A major attraction for tourists, the palace has continued to make tea in the...
The Tea Palace is a major attraction for tourists.
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id_6549
The Tea Palace, a popular shop in Londons West End, opened its doors in 1880. Nowadays over an estimated one million consumers pass through its doors every year. The shop, commonly known as the palace, imports products from all over the world. A major attraction for tourists, the palace has continued to make tea in the...
The Tea Palace receives half a million people every six months.
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id_6550
The Times University Guide is an annually published table placing the universities in the UK in order of their standard of education. Whilst the first place on the table is traditionally represented by either Oxford or Cambridge, there is much rivalry between other institutions to achieve a high-ranking place on the li...
The number of students completing the course is a weakness for institutions.
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id_6551
The Times University Guide is an annually published table placing the universities in the UK in order of their standard of education. Whilst the first place on the table is traditionally represented by either Oxford or Cambridge, there is much rivalry between other institutions to achieve a high-ranking place on the li...
The Guardian University Guide is based on average entry requirements
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id_6552
The Times University Guide is an annually published table placing the universities in the UK in order of their standard of education. Whilst the first place on the table is traditionally represented by either Oxford or Cambridge, there is much rivalry between other institutions to achieve a high-ranking place on the li...
The Times University Guide relies only on information from student surveys.
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id_6553
The Times University Guide is an annually published table placing the universities in the UK in order of their standard of education. Whilst the first place on the table is traditionally represented by either Oxford or Cambridge, there is much rivalry between other institutions to achieve a high-ranking place on the li...
The first place position is usually Oxford or Cambridge.
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id_6554
The Triumph of Unreason? Neoclassical economics is built on the assumption that humans are rational beings who have a clear idea of their best interests and strive to extract maximum benefit (or utility, in economist-speak) from any situation. Neoclassical economics assumes that the process of decision-making is ration...
The prefrontal cortex of the human brain is linked to monetary loss and the viewing of upsetting pictures.
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id_6555
The Triumph of Unreason? Neoclassical economics is built on the assumption that humans are rational beings who have a clear idea of their best interests and strive to extract maximum benefit (or utility, in economist-speak) from any situation. Neoclassical economics assumes that the process of decision-making is ration...
The more active the nucleus accumens was, the stronger the desire of people for the product in question became.
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id_6556
The Triumph of Unreason? Neoclassical economics is built on the assumption that humans are rational beings who have a clear idea of their best interests and strive to extract maximum benefit (or utility, in economist-speak) from any situation. Neoclassical economics assumes that the process of decision-making is ration...
Animals are urged by emotion to strive for an optimal outcomes or extract maximum utility from any situation.
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id_6557
The Triumph of Unreason? Neoclassical economics is built on the assumption that humans are rational beings who have a clear idea of their best interests and strive to extract maximum benefit (or utility, in economist-speak) from any situation. Neoclassical economics assumes that the process of decision-making is ration...
The belief of neoclassical economics does not accord with the increasing evidence that humans make use of the emotions to make decisions.
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id_6558
The Triumph of Unreason? Neoclassical economics is built on the assumption that humans are rational beings who have a clear idea of their best interests and strive to extract maximum benefit (or utility, in economist-speak) from any situation. Neoclassical economics assumes that the process of decision-making is ration...
George Loewenstein thinks that modern ways of shopping tend to allow people to accumulate their debts.
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id_6559
The True Cost of Food. For more than forty years the cost of food has been rising. It has now reached a point where a growing number of people believe that it is far too high, and that bringing it down will be one of the great challenges of the twenty first century. That cost, however, is not in immediate cash. In the ...
The taste of food has deteriorated in recent years.
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id_6560
The True Cost of Food. For more than forty years the cost of food has been rising. It has now reached a point where a growing number of people believe that it is far too high, and that bringing it down will be one of the great challenges of the twenty first century. That cost, however, is not in immediate cash. In the ...
Several species of wildlife in the British countryside are declining.
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id_6561
The True Cost of Food. For more than forty years the cost of food has been rising. It has now reached a point where a growing number of people believe that it is far too high, and that bringing it down will be one of the great challenges of the twenty first century. That cost, however, is not in immediate cash. In the ...
The financial costs of environmental damage are widely recognized.
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id_6562
The True Cost of Food. For more than forty years the cost of food has been rising. It has now reached a point where a growing number of people believe that it is far too high, and that bringing it down will be one of the great challenges of the twenty first century. That cost, however, is not in immediate cash. In the ...
One of the costs calculated by Professor Pretty was illness caused by food.
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id_6563
The Truth about the Environment For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting worse. They have developed a hit-list of our main fears: that natural resources are running out; that the population is ever growing, leaving less and less to eat; that species are becoming extinct in vast numbers, and that the pl...
Environmentalists take a pessimistic view of the world for a number of reasons.
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id_6564
The Truth about the Environment For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting worse. They have developed a hit-list of our main fears: that natural resources are running out; that the population is ever growing, leaving less and less to eat; that species are becoming extinct in vast numbers, and that the pl...
Data on the Earth's natural resources has only been collected since 1972.
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id_6565
The Truth about the Environment For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting worse. They have developed a hit-list of our main fears: that natural resources are running out; that the population is ever growing, leaving less and less to eat; that species are becoming extinct in vast numbers, and that the pl...
The number of starving people in the world has increased in recent years.
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id_6566
The Truth about the Environment For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting worse. They have developed a hit-list of our main fears: that natural resources are running out; that the population is ever growing, leaving less and less to eat; that species are becoming extinct in vast numbers, and that the pl...
Extinct species are being replaced by new species.
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id_6567
The Truth about the Environment For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting worse. They have developed a hit-list of our main fears: that natural resources are running out; that the population is ever growing, leaving less and less to eat; that species are becoming extinct in vast numbers, and that the pl...
Some pollution problems have been correctly linked to industrialisation.
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id_6568
The Truth about the Environment For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting worse. They have developed a hit-list of our main fears: that natural resources are running out; that the population is ever growing, leaving less and less to eat; that species are becoming extinct in vast numbers, and that the pl...
It would be best to attempt to slow down economic growth.
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id_6569
The UK has a target of cutting its carbon emissions by using renewabk sources to generate a third of its electricity by 2020. One option is to mvest heavily in building thousands of wind farms around the country. But a key technological issue that remams to be solved 1s how to efficiently store wind-power nuclear power...
Wind- powered electricity needs to be stored before being distributed to consumers.
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id_6570
The UK has a target of cutting its carbon emissions by using renewabk sources to generate a third of its electricity by 2020. One option is to mvest heavily in building thousands of wind farms around the country. But a key technological issue that remams to be solved 1s how to efficiently store wind-power nuclear power...
The UK has a target of cutting its carbon emissions by a third by 2020.
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id_6571
The UK has a target of cutting its carbon emissions by using renewabk sources to generate a third of its electricity by 2020. One option is to mvest heavily in building thousands of wind farms around the country. But a key technological issue that remams to be solved 1s how to efficiently store wind-power nuclear power...
Wind farms are a renewabke source of energy.
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id_6572
The UK has a target of cutting its carbon emissions by using renewabk sources to generate a third of its electricity by 2020. One option is to mvest heavily in building thousands of wind farms around the country. But a key technological issue that remams to be solved 1s how to efficiently store wind-power nuclear power...
The passage suggests that carbon capture technology reduces carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power stations.
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id_6573
The UK has a target of cutting its carbon emissions by using renewabk sources to generate a third of its electricity by 2020. One option is to mvest heavily in building thousands of wind farms around the country. But a key technological issue that remams to be solved 1s how to efficiently store wind-power nuclear power...
The passage proposes nuclear power as an alternative to electricity.
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id_6574
The UN World Food Programme warned of severe shortages of food and fuel in Nepal caused by the ongoing major disruptions in imports across its southern border with India, saying that the land-locked country could face extreme hardship if prices of basic food staples continue to soar.
Pulses and cooking oil have increased by more than 30 per cent since August and more than 50 per cent since last year and in remote areas.
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id_6575
The UN World Food Programme warned of severe shortages of food and fuel in Nepal caused by the ongoing major disruptions in imports across its southern border with India, saying that the land-locked country could face extreme hardship if prices of basic food staples continue to soar.
Free flow of food items across the border was to ensure proper availability of food in Nepal.
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id_6576
The UN World Food Programme warned of severe shortages of food and fuel in Nepal caused by the ongoing major disruptions in imports across its southern border with India, saying that the land-locked country could face extreme hardship if prices of basic food staples continue to soar.
Disruptions at the border have led to increase the cost of some basic staple food.
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id_6577
The UN World Food Programme warned of severe shortages of food and fuel in Nepal caused by the ongoing major disruptions in imports across its southern border with India, saying that the land-locked country could face extreme hardship if prices of basic food staples continue to soar.
Nepal totally depends on their imports with India.
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id_6578
The US and India have reached an agreement that takes into account Indias domestic concerns about food security. The resulting Bali package, which addresses trade facilitation, agriculture and the issues of least developed countries (LDCs), has restored some degree of faith in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Howeve...
The issue of intellectual property is a centuries-old problem.
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id_6579
The US and India have reached an agreement that takes into account Indias domestic concerns about food security. The resulting Bali package, which addresses trade facilitation, agriculture and the issues of least developed countries (LDCs), has restored some degree of faith in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Howeve...
The issues of least developed countries have been resolved in the Bali package.
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id_6580
The US and India have reached an agreement that takes into account Indias domestic concerns about food security. The resulting Bali package, which addresses trade facilitation, agriculture and the issues of least developed countries (LDCs), has restored some degree of faith in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Howeve...
The TPP and the TTIP together account for more than 50% of world trade.
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id_6581
The United Nations was established in 1945 and today includes nearly every recognized state, each of which has one vote in the General Assembly. The United Nations Security Council, charged with maintaining international peace and security, is comprised of five permanent members (the P5) the United States, the United K...
The passage asserts that some people believe that the veto should be granted to all countries with nuclear arsenals.
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id_6582
The United Nations was established in 1945 and today includes nearly every recognized state, each of which has one vote in the General Assembly. The United Nations Security Council, charged with maintaining international peace and security, is comprised of five permanent members (the P5) the United States, the United K...
The P5 cannot wield their veto if a resolution is backed by at least nine members of the Security Council.
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id_6583
The United Nations was established in 1945 and today includes nearly every recognized state, each of which has one vote in the General Assembly. The United Nations Security Council, charged with maintaining international peace and security, is comprised of five permanent members (the P5) the United States, the United K...
Some critics argue that veto power is subject to national interests.
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id_6584
The United Nations was established in 1945 and today includes nearly every recognized state, each of which has one vote in the General Assembly. The United Nations Security Council, charged with maintaining international peace and security, is comprised of five permanent members (the P5) the United States, the United K...
The United Nations Security Council was set up in 1945, with the objective of avoiding another world war.
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id_6585
The United Nations was established in 1945 and today includes nearly every recognized state, each of which has one vote in the General Assembly. The United Nations Security Council, charged with maintaining international peace and security, is comprised of five permanent members (the P5) the United States, the United K...
The P5 were granted veto power in recognition of their disproportionate contribution to global security.
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id_6586
The United Nations' Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species(CITES) recently reaffirmed a 1989 ban on trading ivory, despite calls from Tanzania and Zambia to lift it. Only 470,000 elephants remain in Africa today - compared to 1.3 million in 1979. While natural habitat loss was a significant factor in d...
Because their elephant populations are thriving, Tanzania and Zambia want to lift the ban on ivory trading.
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id_6587
The United Nations' Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species(CITES) recently reaffirmed a 1989 ban on trading ivory, despite calls from Tanzania and Zambia to lift it. Only 470,000 elephants remain in Africa today - compared to 1.3 million in 1979. While natural habitat loss was a significant factor in d...
Increased demand from Japan and China is driving up the price of ivory.
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id_6588
The United Nations' Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species(CITES) recently reaffirmed a 1989 ban on trading ivory, despite calls from Tanzania and Zambia to lift it. Only 470,000 elephants remain in Africa today - compared to 1.3 million in 1979. While natural habitat loss was a significant factor in d...
Whether or not African elephants should be classified as endangered is debatable.
entailment
id_6589
The United Nations' Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species(CITES) recently reaffirmed a 1989 ban on trading ivory, despite calls from Tanzania and Zambia to lift it. Only 470,000 elephants remain in Africa today - compared to 1.3 million in 1979. While natural habitat loss was a significant factor in d...
Conservationists question the provenance of the ivory sold at one-off sales.
entailment
id_6590
The United Nations' Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species(CITES) recently reaffirmed a 1989 ban on trading ivory, despite calls from Tanzania and Zambia to lift it. Only 470,000 elephants remain in Africa today - compared to 1.3 million in 1979. While natural habitat loss was a significant factor in d...
No legal sales of Ivory have occurred since 1989.
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id_6591
The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world, the third most populated and the wealthiest. It is made up of 50 states, 48 of which occupy the central part of the North American continent. Its population of 281 million is multiracial as a result of waves of immigrants arriving from Europe, Afr...
The passage states that the main languages spoken in the United States are English and Spanish.
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id_6592
The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world, the third most populated and the wealthiest. It is made up of 50 states, 48 of which occupy the central part of the North American continent. Its population of 281 million is multiracial as a result of waves of immigrants arriving from Europe, Afr...
Its vast industrial output has made the United States the wealthiest nation on earth.
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id_6593
The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world, the third most populated and the wealthiest. It is made up of 50 states, 48 of which occupy the central part of the North American continent. Its population of 281 million is multiracial as a result of waves of immigrants arriving from Europe, Afr...
The currency used in the United States is the US dollar.
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id_6594
The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world, the third most populated and the wealthiest. It is made up of 50 states, 48 of which occupy the central part of the North American continent. Its population of 281 million is multiracial as a result of waves of immigrants arriving from Europe, Afr...
The worlds fourth most populous nation has a population of less than 281 million.
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id_6595
The United States released the following as part of a pamphlet titled If Your Baby Must Travel in Wartime, released during the Second World War: Have you been on a train lately? The railroads have a hard job to do these days, but one that they are doing well. But before you decide on a trip with a baby, you should real...
The pamphlet wishes to increase the number of passengers on trains.
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id_6596
The United States released the following as part of a pamphlet titled If Your Baby Must Travel in Wartime, released during the Second World War: Have you been on a train lately? The railroads have a hard job to do these days, but one that they are doing well. But before you decide on a trip with a baby, you should real...
Many go without eating for the duration of a train journey.
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id_6597
The United States released the following as part of a pamphlet titled If Your Baby Must Travel in Wartime, released during the Second World War: Have you been on a train lately? The railroads have a hard job to do these days, but one that they are doing well. But before you decide on a trip with a baby, you should real...
Many people queue for over an hour to get to the diner car.
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id_6598
The United States released the following as part of a pamphlet titled If Your Baby Must Travel in Wartime, released during the Second World War: Have you been on a train lately? The railroads have a hard job to do these days, but one that they are doing well. But before you decide on a trip with a baby, you should real...
A sailor rest against a seats back.
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id_6599
The United States released the following as part of a pamphlet titled If Your Baby Must Travel in Wartime, released during the Second World War: Have you been on a train lately? The railroads have a hard job to do these days, but one that they are doing well. But before you decide on a trip with a baby, you should real...
First World War passenger trains were exceptionally crowded.
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