Word: concerningly
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...disasters. At the same time, we are seeing many microfinance institutions (MFIs) scaling back expansion plans and, in some cases, raising interest rates as a result of the credit-spread increase and the rising cost of borrowing. Certainly, no one is taking their existing funding relationships for granted. My concern is that we have only begun to see the effect of the triple threat of finance, fuel and food issues on microfinance...
...government to attain energy efficiency, despite military priorities in oil abroad. “The Pentagon emerged in February as the federal leader in getting the U.S. off oil,” he said. “It’s not to do with the general concern of standing watching over general pipelines. It’s more about fuel logistics.” He noted that half of the casualties in current military conflicts are due to convoys that transport oil. “There is a lot of cost in blood and treasure to moving this fuel...
...plunge, financial aid becomes more and more crucial. Neither prospective students nor current students should ever find themselves unable to meet the asking price. Moreover, our university’s exceptional financial-aid programs have become part of its unique identity in the national collegiate collage. No on-campus concern can ever be tall enough to touch financial aid on its pedestal; in fact, we should be prepared to cut down some concerns to expand aid further. This external necessity is worth any internal cost.The crux of our message is still this: We are bitterly disappointed by these cuts...
...first concern is that it’s not a hasty reworking of the curriculum but well thought-out,” said classics concentrator Paul T. Mumma ’09, who is the department’s senior class representative and attended yesterday’s meeting...
...recent years he's had to fend off dissidents within his party and coalition, and as a result, he's been reluctant to promote anyone else to the national stage. The Chavista rebels complain that the theatrics of revolution have superseded the obligations of governing in Venezuela. That concern is a big reason why the PSUV lost last week in large urban centers like Caracas and Maracaibo. In those areas, Chávez, to his credit, has spent billions on long-overdue social projects. But violent crime has nonetheless reached horrific levels, basic services like trash collection seem to have...