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government

英 ['gʌv(ə)n,m(ə)nt; 'gʌvəm(ə)nt] 美['ɡʌvɚnmənt]

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But carrots got their biggest boost during the two world wars when food shortages forced people to eat them and governments told everyone how healthy carrots were.

Yet I, too, have resisted the idea that food shortages could bring down not only individual governments but also our global civilization.

When governments lose their control on power, law and order begin to disintegrate.

What government has not yet found is the political will to put that understanding into full practice with a sequence of smart schooling that provides the early foundation.

The combined effects of those trends and the political tensions they generate point to the breakdown of governments and societies.

States fail when national governments can no longer provide personal security, food security and basic social services such as education and health care.

As demand for food rises faster than supplies are growing, the resulting food-price inflation puts severe stress on the governments of many countries.

With surging obesity levels putting increasing strain on public health systems, governments around the world have begun to toy with the idea of taxing sugar as well.

The food industry has, in general, been firmly opposed to such direct government action.

Many oil producers built up huge reserve funds when prices were high, so when prices fall they will draw on their reserves to support government spending and subsidies ( ' , 补贴) for their consumers.

In an editorial released Monday in the American Journal of Public Health, Katherine Record and Bryn Austin made their case for government regulation of the fashion industry.

Government legislation about models' weight.

Yet each is an independent land, with its own government, trade, and customs.

They are paid by the government.

The Tunisian government said Monday that 45 people have been killed after gunmen attacked a town near the border with Libya.

They have good connections in the government.

Lack of government support.

Do you really need the rich people? Wouldn't it work to have the government invest in the nerds? No, it would not.

Considering that the government's standards are not nearly ambitious enough, the picture is clear: by not cooking at home, we're not eating the right things, and the consequences are hard to overstate.

The question of whether our government should promote science and technology or the liberal arts in higher education isn't an either/or proposition(命题),although the current emphasis on preparing young Americans for STEM（science, technology, engineering, maths）-related fields can make it seem that way.

The ma~or concern about the sharing economy is how the government regulates it.

The only industries swelling their payrolls are health care, utilities and the federal government.

The government now backs up the domestic car industry, lending it money and overseeing its turnaround plans

The author of this report seems to be against too much government interference in the economy.

against too much government interference in the economy

Familiar consumer products are being adopted by businesses, government and the armed forces.

businesses and governments are already dealing with the impact this increase will have on everything from food and water to infrastructure (基础设施) and jobs.

They are owned by individuals and by private businesses and corporations, lending institutions, direct mailing and telemarketing firms, credit bureaus, credit card companies, and government agencies at the local, state, and federal level.

We're asking the customers to specify what they want," said Craig Prusher, the chain's vice president of government relations.

Then I went into local government because I found I was more interested in the administrative side.

She thinks that she may have to contact the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and asked that government agency to inspect the department.

Follow government regulations strictly

Before Barbara had children, she worked as an architect for the government, designing government housing.

She's been offered an excellent job with the government

"The government built the bridge directly from the airport to the Songdo International Business district.

But with that policy now being abolished, this holiday incentive is no longer necessary, the government says.

Government is concentrated in capitals, so is the money.

More than three fourths of government expenses are used for this purpose.

Officials of the Tunisian government are especially worried after dozens of tourists were killed in the attack in Tunisia last year.

The British government has called for more men to consider a career in nursing.

The chief duty of every government is to protect persons and property.

The government built the bridge directly from the airport to the Songdo International Business district.

The government pays about $900 for old ones to be discarded and advertising on the new vehicles helps cover repayments.

The health secretary said that the government already has plans to attract a more varied workforce into nursing.

The Interior and Defense ministries said that the Tunisian government has closed its two border crossings with Libya because of the attack.

The Italian Culture ministry says it is unaware of any government efforts to pressure UNESCO.

The Tunisian government said Monday that 45 people have been killed after gunmen attacked a town near the border with Libya.

Years ago, the government made money by selling public lands, but most of the best public lands have now been sold.

It is urgent for governments to increase the cost of using fossil fuels to an appropriate level to lessen the catastrophic effects of climate change.

In an email statement from the state's Office of Customer Focused Government, which is examining the possibility of outsourcing, spokeswoman Michelle R.

He had lost confidence in the Tennessee state government.

Direct subsidies to research and development have been adopted by some governments but are a poor substitute for a carbon price: they do only part of the job, leaving in place market incentives to over-use fossil fuels and thereby add to the stock of atmospheric greenhouse gases without regard to the collateral ( ' , 附带的) costs.

So recently, I’ve looked at young people’s drinking and it’s obviously a major concern to government at the moment.

Whether this is right, and if so where and when the ecological axe will fall, is hard to determine with any precision—which is why governments and financial institutions are only beginning to bring such risks into their economic calculations.

To show the urgent need for the government to take action.

Powerful opposition to government's stimulus efforts.

But now, as then, powerful forces are ideologically opposed to the whole idea of government action on a sufficient scale to jump-start the economy.

Assist the city government in reforming schools.

Now Fred, you went to university in Canada?( ' , 9 ) A recent International Labour Organization report says the deterioration of real wages around the world calls into question the true extent of an economic recovery, especially if government rescue packages are phased out too early.

As U.S.banks recovered with the help of the American government and the American taxpayer, president Obama held meetings with top bank executives, telling them it’s time to return the favor.

This year's electronics show featured the presence of many officials from the federal government.

The government has moved reluctantly into a sensible public health policy, but with such obvious over- cautiousness that any political credit due belongs to the opposition.

That is why government has historically intervened, banning advertising, imposing health warnings and punitive ( ' , 惩罚性的) duties.

Parliament has in fact already authorised the government to tame the tobacco trade.

In November 2013, after an unnecessary round of additional consultation, health minister Jane Ellison said the government was minded to proceed after all.

In addition to many senior officials from the Federal Trade and Federal Communications commissions, this year's list of policy makers also includes appearances from Transportation Curran, the Accenture analyst, said that increased government interest in the show makes sense as technology becomes a larger part of our lives.

But that isn't why the government—under pressure from cancer charities, health workers and the Labour party—has agreed to legislate for standardised packaging.

They argue that governments should persuade us into making better decisions - such as saving more in our pension plans - by changing the default options.

Per-capita local government spendingIn other words, communities with high levels of per-capita income growth, high percentages of two-parent families, and high local government spending—which may stand for good schools— are the most likely to help poor children relive Horatio Alger's rags-to-riches story.

It is the government's responsibility to persuade people into making environment-friendly decisions.

In the UK, new studies are in development and social scientists are regularly spotted in British government offices.

A lot of the government advertising has been about individual responsibility, but actually understanding that drinking is very much about the social activity and finding ways to help young people get home safely and not end up in hospital is one of the th

A recent International Labour Organization report says the deterioration of real wages around the world calls into question the true extent of an economic recovery, especially if government rescue packages are phased out too early.

All the universities are owned by the government, so there is the ministry of Education in charge of creating the curriculum for the universities and so there's not much room for flexibility.

An example of these is work sharing with government subsidies.

And to get at the contents of a single iPhone, the government says it needs a court order and Apple's help to write new code; in earlier versions of the iPhone, ones that were created before Apple found religion on 热衷于 privacy, the Fbi might have been abl

Apple argues that it is fighting to preserve a principle that most of us who are addicted to our smartphones can defend: Weaken a single iPhone so that its contents can be viewed by the American government and you risk weakening all iPhones for any govern

But Smith counters that if you factor in the hidden cost of government corn subsidies, environment degradation, and decreased human heath and animal welfare, grass-fed is the more cost-effective model.

Curran, the Accenture analyst, said that increased government interest in the show makes sense as technology becomes a larger part of our lives.

For this reason, community interventions and government job programs that offer summer and vacation work are not only economically beneficial but also help to stimulate the adolescent's sense of worth.

For this scheme to work, the government must provide wage subsidies to compensate for lost pay due to the shorter hours.

Health and environmental advocates have long urged U.S.government agencies to tighten the use of some of the 11 chemicals the report cites and called for more studies on their long-term effects.

Here's where there needs to be a much wider public conversation that extends beyond government agencies and scientific communities to include students, hobbyists, and anyone who may potentially stand to be affected by the use of CubeSat technology.

If Apple alters the security model of future iPhones so that even its own engineers' "reasonable assistance" will not be able to crack a given device when compelled by the government, a precedent set in this case might lose its lasting force.

If you want something to be done, then their staff do not have so much incentive to help you because he's a worker for the government.

In France, the government has banned supermarkets from throwing away edible foods and imposed harsh penalties on businesses that fail to comply with the regulations.

In other words, communities with high levels of per-capita income growth, high percentages of two-parent families, and high local government spending — which may stand for good schools — are the most likely to help poor children relive Horatio Alger's rag

In the 1980s, the government cut spending.

In the mid-19th century, the US government adopted a policy of Americanising Indian children by removing them from their homes and culture.

Note that Apple's public opposition to the government's request is itself a hindrance to mass government intrusion.

Once armed with a method for gaining access to iPhones, the government could ask to use it proactively, before a suspected terrorist attack—leaving Apple in a bind as to whether to comply or risk an attack and suffer a public-relations nightmare.

One major cause of this problem is the confusion over food expiration labels, which are currently not regulated by the government.

One of the things that businesses and indeed government organizations often fail to do is to really see what is happening from the consumer's perspective.

So it's extremely welcome that some government coalitions have started looking into potentially cutting the working week to four days.

So recently, I've looked at young people's drinking and it's obviously a major concern to government at the moment.

Staff from the Norwegian government have carried out conservation work on 10 of the churches over the past two years.

That is why government has historically intervened, banning advertising, imposing health warnings and punitive duties.

The battle between Apple and law enforcement officials over unlocking a terrorist's smartphone is the culmination of a slow turning of the tables between the technology industry and the United States government.

The Department for Education's guidance says schools can charge only for board and lodging if the trip is part of the syllabus, and that students receiving government aid are exempt from these costs.

The government has moved reluctantly into a sensible public health policy, but with such obvious over-cautiousness that any political credit due belongs to the opposition.

The insect, Tutaabsoluta, has destroyed 80% of farms in Kaduna, Nigeria's largest tomato-producing state, leading the government there to declare a state of emergency.

The Tanzanian government has once again started mining the lake for soda ash, used for making chemicals, glass and detergents.

This week the Italian government passed legislation that aimed to dramatically reduce the amount of food wasted in the country.

We have had plenty of debates in Congress and the media over whether the government should have a backdoor, and this is an end run (迂回战术) around that—here they come with an order to create that backdoor.

with so much stuff in space, and a limited area around our planet, the government wants to reduce the chances of a collision.

A great American, James Madison, referred to: "the capacity of mankind for self-government."

According to US government reports, emissions (排放) from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.

Another reason for corn's rise: the government encourages farmers to grow corn instead of rice to improve water quality.

As early as 1966, biologists asked the government to consider reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone park.

Believing in such a world, many governments have put an end to some of the very necessary regulations on cross-border flows of capital, labour and goods, with poor results.

But such Ninos come with months of warning, and so much is known about how they happen that governments can prepare.

From the governments' point of view, a primary goal of laws requiring extended producer responsibility is to transfer both the cost and the physical responsibility of waste management from the government and tax-payers back to the producers.

Governments could relieve their financial pressure.

Governments' incentive to require producers to take responsibility for the packaging they produce is usually based on money.

Governments of poor countries need more aid.

Guide government agencies to follow the characters in Shakespeare's plays.

Had the governments and scientists not worked together, aids-related deaths would not have fallen since their highest in 2005.

However, once I worked with statewide and local government, I realized that a better fit for me would be public policy, and now I am in the process of changing my area.

It is not yet clear who would administer the scheme, but the UK government is looking at introducing it on a voluntary basis.

It was not until I became involved in student government that I gained the confidence to handle projects that I created with the help of asucr office of the president.

It will be sold to the city government.

Secret codes keep messages private。banks, companies, and government agencies use secret codes in doing business, especially when information is sent by computer.

She had asked the government for permission to move the books to a safe place, but they refused.

Some were political in nature, criticizing the church and government.

That is happening in the UK and singapore, where government-provided driverless vehicles are being launched.

That's the message from a group of members of the UK government who have been examining how social media firms like Linkedin gather and use social media data.

The Athenians benefited spiritually from the government.

The Athenians looked on the government as a business.

The author is cautious about self-government.

The Chinese ministry of agriculture finds that between 2005—when the government started a soil-testing program that/which gives specific fertilizer recommendations to farmers—and 2011, fertilizer use dropped by 7.7 million tons.

The essential belief of the first free government in the world was liberty for all men who could control themselves and would take responsibility for the state.

The government built a cycle lane on the road but it is hardly used.

The government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly.

The government spent nearly 30 years coming up with a plan to reintroduce the wolves.

The governments argue that this will help foreigners better join the society and promote understanding across cultures.

The provincial government and its partners offer many programs to help students find summer jobs.

The responsibility of e-waste treatment should be extended from governments to producers.

They conduct between 30 and 40 workshops annually, focusing on half a dozen different plays, mostly for corporations, but also for government agencies.

To decrease the amount of rubbish and to protect the environment, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials.

Warnings from the UK government against unsafe websites.

What the people wanted was a government which would provide a comfortable life for them; and with this as the primary object, ideas of freedom and self-reliance and responsibility were neglected to the point of disappearing.

What is the real relationship between education and economic development? We have to suspect that continuing economic growth promotes the development of education even when governments don’t force it.

Thus, in his view, diverse aspects of culture, such as the structure of families, forms of marriage, categories of kinship, ownership of property, forms of government, technology, and systems of food production, all changed as societies evolved.

When Hoffa’s Teamsters were in their prime in 1960, only one in ten American government workers belonged to a union; now 36% do.

Now the company is suddenly claiming that the 2002 agreement is invalid because of the 2006 legislation, and that only the federal government has regulatory power over nuclear issues.

Some powers do belong exclusively to the federal government,and control of citizenship and the borders is among them.

During the late 1990s，national spending on social sciences and the humanities as a percentage of all research and development funds-including government, higher education, non-profit and corporate—varied from around 4% to 25%; in most European nations, it is about 15%.

But on the more important matter of the Constitution,the decision was an 8-0 defeat for the federal government and the states.

In 2010, leading congressional Democrats and Republicans sent letters to the AAAS asking that it identify actions that could be taken by “federal, state and local governments, universities, foundations, educators, individual benefactors and others” to “maintain national excellence in humanities and social scientific scholarship and education”.

Because representative government presupposes an informed citizenry, the report supports full literacy; stresses the study of history and government, particularly American history and American government; and encourages the use of new digital technologies.

Driving her point home, she continued: “It’s increasingly apparent that the absence of purpose, of a moral language within government, media or business could become one of the most dangerous foals for capitalism and freedom“.

Under the law, using a fashion model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mass could result in a $85,000 fine and six months in prison.

This type of integrity requires well-enforced laws in government transparency, such as records of official meetings, rules on lobbying, and information about each elected leader’s source of wealth.

The basic compact underlying representative government, wrote Chief Justice John Roberts for the court,” assumes that public officials will hear from their constituents and act on their concerns.

Part of the issue is that the government did not anticipate the steep increase in airline travel , so the TSA is now rushing to get new screeners on the line.

If connections can be bought, a basic premise of democratic society—that all are equal in treatment by government—is undermined.

But the ruling reinforces the need for citizens and their elected representatives, not the courts, to ensure equality of access to government.

But it did so while holding its nose at the ethics of his conduct, which included accepting gifts such as a Rolex watch and a Ferrari automobile from a company seeking access to government.

"The federal government is giving responsibility for managing the bird to the same industries that are pushing it to extinction," says biologist Jay lininger.

"Whenever decisions are based on masses of data, you quickly get into a lot of ethical questions," notes Tan kiat How, chief executive of a singapore-based agency that is helping the government develop a voluntary code for the ethical use of ai.

A "southern"camp headed by French wants something different: "European economic government" within an inner core of euro-zone members.

Because representative government presupposes an informed citizenry, the report supports full literacy; stresses the study of history and government, particularly American history and American government; and encourages the use of new digital technologies

But are such government mandates even necessary?

But Ashe and others argued that the" threatened" tag gave the federal government flexibility to try out new, potentially less confrontational conservative approaches.

But it did so while holding its nose at the ethics of his conduct, which included accepting gifts such as a Rolex watch and a Ferrari Automobile from a company seeking access to government.

But it is not just down to the government.

But on the more important matter of the Constitution,the decision was an 8-0 defeat for the Administration's effort to upset the balance of power between the federal government and the states.

During the late 1990s, national spending on social sciences and the humanities as a percentage of all research and development funds-including government, higher education, non-profit and corporate-varied from around 4% to 25%; in most European nations, i

finally, figures close to the France government have murmured, euro-zone members should agree to some fiscal and social harmonization: e.g., curbing competition in corporate-tax rates or labour costs.

Good government rests on an understanding of the inherent worth of each individual.

He said that manufacturers of crisps and candies could play a central role in the Change for life campaign, the centrepiece of government efforts to boost healthy eating and fitness.

He said that manufacturers of crisps and candies could play a central role in the Change4 life campaign,the centrepiece of government efforts to boost healthy eating and fitness.

If there is a role for government, it should really be getting involved in providing common goods—making sure there is space for playing fields and the money to pave tennis and netball courts, and encouraging the provision of all these activities in schoo

In order to ensure that elite women have more such opportunities, they have proposed imposing government quotas.

Lansley has alarmed health campaigners by suggesting he wants industry rather than government to take the lead.

Last month, Howard Schmidt, the nation's cyber-czar, offered the federal government a proposal to make the Web a safer place—a "voluntary trusted identity" system that would be the high-tech equivalent of a physical key, a fingerprint and a photo ID card,

Part of the issue is that the government did not anticipate the steep increase in airline travel, so the TSA is now rushing to get new screeners on the line.

Some powers do belong exclusively to the federal government, and control of citizenship and the borders is among them.

The approach contrasts with one that would require an Internet driver's license issued by the government.

The comprehensive spending review offers an opportunity for the government to help rectify this.

The demands follow comments made last week by the health secretary, Andrew Lansley, who insisted the government could not force people to make healthy choices and promised to free businesses from public health regulations.

The federal government is giving responsibility for managing the bird to the same industries that are pushing it to extinction.

The number of women on corporate boards has been steadily increasing without government interference.

There are concerns that government, employers, and marketers might be able to access these data, thereby violating our privacy.

They argue that government action is necessary to curb Britain's addiction to unhealthy food and help halt spiraling rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

This type of integrity requires well-enforced laws in government transparency, such as records of official meetings, rules on lobbying, and information about each elected leader's source of wealth.

When Hoffa's Teamsters were in their prime in 1960, only one in ten American government workers belonged to a union; now 36% do.

When the government talks about infrastructure contributing to the economy the focus is usually on roads, railways, broadband and energy.

Whenever decisions are based on masses of data, "you quickly get into a lot of ethical questions," notes Tan kiat How, chief executive of a singapore-based agency that is helping the government develop a voluntary code for the ethical use of AI.

with the use of eye-tracking technology, Julia minson of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government concluded that eye contact can signal very different kinds of messages, depending on the situation While eye contact may be a sign of connection or trust in