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Today, we have the fewest cases of polio, in fewer countries, than ever before.
But it took only a couple of days for the public to learn that Trump had saved far fewer jobs than he had claimed.
Although fewer people in developing countries live to the age at which cancer is most prevalent, inadequate nutrition and environmental exposures to viruses and toxins, combined with a paucity of diagnostic and treatment options, increase cancer’s incidence and lethality.
Some suggest that the US constitution provided fewer constraints on the president in the conduct of foreign policy, because the requisite checks and balances were to be provided by the powers of the time - Britain and France.
Will the world of cognitive surplus make it easier for us to be environmentally responsible, guided also by the inclusion of externalities in the prices of physical goods, so that we end up “consuming” fewer physical things and spend more on virtual value?
Unfortunately, Merkel seems to have decided on the second option, because it entails fewer domestic political risks.
And, when cancer treatment is needed, its toxic punch hits cancer cells selectively, with far fewer damaging side effects.
Nor – and here he has reversed himself since 2007 – is “putting boots on the ground” likely to cause fewer civilian casualties than drone strikes.
Despite the Asian and Russian fiascos, the general view among the international financial clerisy is that the IMF needs more, not fewer functions.
Iran’s youthful population – a product of the massive post-revolution baby boom – is increasingly frustrated and depressed; not surprisingly, young Iranians are having fewer children than ever.
Now, countries can get into business with fewer letters and add letters more parsimoniously.
Because natural-gas combustion produces fewer greenhouse gases than other hydrocarbons, such as coal or oil, it can be a bridge to a less carbon-intensive future.
While the war in Afghanistan may have resulted in fewer American deaths and injuries than previous US wars, the human cost remains substantial – especially after factoring in Afghan deaths and injuries.
Together, these policies would reduce sovereign debt, lower interest rates, ameliorate tax pressures, enable countries to increase competitiveness with fewer sacrifices to living standards, and provide Europe with a road map to prosperity.
My household uses CFLs, and I enjoy knowing that I am causing fewer CO2 emissions and spending less money.
Should we ban private cars wherever public transport is available to move us from A to B with fewer CO2 emissions?
With entire sessions lost to opposition disruptions, and with frequent adjournments depriving legislators of time for deliberation, the MPs elected in May 2009 passed fewer bills and spent fewer hours in debate than any of their predecessors.
But a gender gap will also have to be closed: worldwide, about 200 million fewer women than men have mobile phones or Internet access.
Mousavi ran as a reformist who said he would strive for greater freedom of the press, more rights for women, and fewer restrictions on the private lives of Iranians.
Manufacturing conglomerates such as Hyundai, LG, and Samsung have morphed into highly productive global giants whose growth creates fewer high-quality jobs at home than before.
On balance, however, throughout much of the world, people live longer, work much fewer hours, and lead generally healthier lives.
For those organizing the protests against the current French test series, it is difficult, even impossible, to admit the basic truth that their short-term aim contradicts what must be their long-term objective: a world in which there are fewer nuclear weapon states and in which national sovereignty is curtailed.
Though the developing world had 1.7 billion more people than in 1991, 209 million fewer were starving.
(By contrast, in the US, Trump received more than two million fewer votes than his opponent, and George W. Bush lost the popular vote to Al Gore in 2000 by more than a half-million.)
He promised "20,000 fewer bureaucrats, 20,000 extra police."
That tide is turning because of increased mothers' literacy, better health care, and improved medical technologies, families are having fewer children, with much more education invested in each child.
An exhaustive search of official and unofficial sources turned up fewer that 150 names of individuals arrested for endangering state security in 1998-2002, a "transparency rate" of less than 5%.
An earthquake that devastates Pakistan garners fewer headlines, so the developed world gives a lot less.
When Arab societies are asked to accept reduced subsidies, fewer government jobs, and less from the state in general, they will demand a larger share in the decision-making process.
Today, TB is among the world’s leading causes of death, killing approximately 1.6 million people in 2017, which was only slightly fewer than the year before.
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