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Swift urged passengers to greet the stringent new security requirements with “patience and cooperation...
...city elections two years ago, the Cambridge City Council unanimously passed what City Manager Robert W. Healy dubbed “the most stringent ordinance in the history of the U.S. on asbestos...
Though a few unobtrusive additions to the book cropped up, only the most stringent purist would object; this production was very true to the exceptional material...
...rate of deterioration is slowing, very clearly? something of a positive nature seems to be developing?there is considerable evidence to suggest we are approaching a stability." And not least, the defensive "As a consequence of the policy actions of the FOMC, some of the stringent financial conditions evident late last year have been eased?most anticipate at least a slight strengthening of real activity later this year." And of course the long-term prospects are as rosy as ever - the last words of his prepared remarks were "solid economic growth over time that benefits...
...arrivals were wreaking on the indigenous Muslim society and the physical environment, the government drew a radical line in the sand. All resorts were confined to uninhabited islands. (Foreigners could visit towns, but not stay.) Only one development would be allowed per island, and each had to meet a stringent set of environmental standards, such as importing all building materials and providing all water, power and waste disposal. The result was eco-tourism before the term existed. "Eco-tourism is one of those buzzwords," says Moosa Zameer Hassan, a government environmental analyst. "It's really sustainable tourism...