Even large relative increases in their cash income may not be very significant in absolute terms.
At this time, they are not yet a significant force to influence policies in terms of how to run the country.
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More significant in practical terms, Ecuador though not winning the sovereign access it wanted gets navigation rights on the Amazon and its tributaries within Peru, and can set up two trading centres there.
Although these percentage differences may not sound large, they are significant and big in terms of avoidable cancer deaths, say the researchers.
So the positive impact in terms of confidence that you would get from a significant deal we will not have achieved.
Clearly, 20mSv is an unusual dose and not to be recommended, but it's not a significant dose for an individual or in public health terms.
They are, instead, most suited to fostering a climate in which that radical restructuring can be forestalled and a significant Soviet threat maintained, if not strengthened in relative terms.
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"Greece's significant and reinforced ability to renegotiate the terms of its loan deal must not be wasted, " Mr. Tsipras said.
And in terms of the broader region, again, I think the suggestion that we have not taken significant actions that have been helpful towards a process of positive change in the region I think would be mistaken.
"There is a real danger if it does not go ahead there will be very significant costs to the police both in terms of time and finances and that we will have an inferior response to the serious organised crime that we face, " he said.
"Recruiting students without the academic ability to complete the course is not in universities' interests as it risks compromising their reputation, causes significant additional work in terms of supporting potentially poorly performing students, " Ms Dandridge added.
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It said the trust was in "significant breach" of the terms of its authorisation and was concerned that the hospital board had not dealt adequately with the range of issues the trust had faced over the years.
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