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71Extreme Measures — Infobox Film name = Extreme Measures image size= 175px caption = original film poster imdb id = 0116259 producer = Simian Films director = Michael Apted writer = Tony Gilroy starring = Hugh Grant Gene Hackman music = Danny Elfman cinematography …
72Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures — The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures also known as the SPS Agreement is an international treaty of the World Trade Organization. It was negotiated during the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and …
73Singaporean measures against avian influenza — Singapore has taken a series of measures against avian influenza and the potential threat of a pandemic. Status As of October 17, 2005, there were no cases of H5N1 avian influenza detected in Singapore, either in humans or poultry. Threat A major …
74use (or take) a sledgehammer to crack a nut — informal use disproportionately drastic measures to deal with a simple problem. → nut …
75drastic times call for drastic measures — When faced with a difficult situation, it is sometimes necessary to take actions which in normal circumstances would appear extreme …
76emergency measures — Acts performed in an emergency. 38 Am J1st Negl § 41. Legislation enacted in an emergency; laws necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety. 28 Am J Rev ed Init & R § 10. Statutes which, because of the… …
77Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
78HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
79environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
80The United States of America — The United States of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America BOUNDARIES AND AREA On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …
