The school committee joined their side late last year, figuring an investment trust would likely pay out better yields than a land trust that has to deal with erosion control and other improvements, in addition to the litigation that would restart if the settlement isn't improved.

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Erosion-control practices and drought-resistant crop hybrids are just two examples of ways in which modern agriculture attempts to mitigate the impacts of severe drought.

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For the people of Europe, would the financial benefits of this kind of federation outweigh the perceived erosion of their control over the destinies of their respective nations?

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They can also help control erosion and stabilize shorelines.

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It supports processes that we all often take for granted, such as air quality, climate regulation, water purification, parasite and disease control, pollination and the prevention of erosion.

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But the squeeze on private enterprise means the further erosion of one of the few means that Cubans in Cuba had left for exerting control over their own destinies.

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In both cases, the erosion of the Israeli and American achievements is due to waning political will to maintain military control.

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They met with local and state leaders to discuss gun control legislation, mental health identification and treatment, and "concerns for the erosion of our societal values such that we are increasingly desensitized to violence, " according to Newtown First Selectman Pat Llodra.

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The couple met with local and state leaders to discuss gun control legislation, mental health identification and treatment, and "concerns for the erosion of our societal values such that we are increasingly desensitized to violence, " according to Newtown First Selectman Pat Llodra.

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