Afterwards, the president asserted that the reduction of the government deficit in 2011 from a record 8% to 6%, whatever the level of growth, was "a major objective" for the country.

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The objective of all government policy should be to increase the wealth and well-being of the citizens of the country.

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"The primary objective of adding 75, 000 firefighters is raising the staffing level of fire departments throughout the country to four firefighters per unit, " Buckman testified before the committee.

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In July, NATO offered further support for Afghan President Hamid Karzai's objective of taking on greater responsibility for the country's security by 2014.

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To get in and out of the country without hurting anyone was the first objective.

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Our main objective is to educate U.S. environmental scientists on the demographics of their own country, to improve coverage of these issues in their teaching, and to actively advocate development of a sane U.S. population policy.

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But patients need objective information if they are to take charge of their medical destinies and, incidentally, improve the country's health care with it.

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Objective of this Consultation was to provide orientation to the legislators about the challenges and issues of basic education and literacy in the country, and seek their support for increased attention and priority to the achievement of EFA goals by 2015.

UNESCO: EDUCATION