Word: vitalism
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...spent removing phosphorus from agricultural runoff, restoring habitats and modifying development plans to reduce stress on the system, but there is no guarantee that even these efforts will bring back the Everglades. The unsettling prospect that the planet's richest nation may not have the wherewithal to restore a vital ecosystem underscores a theme that runs through the U.N. report and should guide development decisions in the coming years: it is far less expensive to halt destructive practices before an ecosystem collapses than it is to try to put things back together later...
...roles of the assistant have expanded and remain as vital as ever, says Porter University Professor Helen H. Vendler...
Often ignored is the vital task of filing, she says...
...afford to contribute to judicial campaigns. It charges that the "inevitable result" of such a system is to deprive Texans of their right to have cases decided by courts impartial in fact as well as appearance. Someone has to pay for the television ads and political consultants vital to a successful race, and since judges must raise money to win their seats and to retain them, Public Citizen notes, "no judge can break free of the appearance of being beholden to contributors...
...hours after her contractions began, Nereciana was racked by spasms and began complaining of violent abdominal pain. At first Joseph and neighbor Beatrice Nyirahabimana thought the severe contractions of first labor caused her pain. But after eight hours, it was clear that some vital force was leaving Nereciana. Joseph went to seek help. "I'm too weak," Nereciana said to Beatrice. "I'm dying, aren...