Consequently, true peace in the Middle East can only come from genuine amelioration of these factors.

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We believe that -- in the absence of tangible amelioration of Beijing's policies toward its people -- no such liberalization should be contemplated.

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"We need government bodies to accept certain civil engineering benefits, such as storm water amelioration, like the Germans, Austrians and Swiss do, " he told CNN.

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But even with a measure of success, it must know that the stories that will still predominate are more likely to be about imploding casualty departments and shoddy track maintenance than barely perceptible amelioration.

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But the environmental challenges of species protection and human poverty amelioration are only too real, with deforestation occurring at a rate of some 2% per year, at least between 2002 and 2005, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.

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