Why are we treating Afghanistan almost like an afterthought, interesting and important but not as urgent a question as health care?
Besides, there are always issues more urgent in a thriving business, (though none more important).
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But right now, advocates say they're gearing up for a more urgent fight to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment that would kill gay marriage in Massachusetts altogether.
Yet such an agreement, which the conventional wisdom deemed highly significant and urgent just a few months ago, now appears superfluous (or in any event no big deal).
The disease has caused immense concern since the WHO issued an urgent warning a few weeks ago that travellers should postpone non-essential trips to both Hong Kong and southern China.
On September 3rd the government said it would postpone public-works projects not deemed to be urgent, a step which should help stabilise the rupiah, but which is likely to slow the economy.
And those who believe government has a responsibility to meet these urgent challenges have a great stake in bringing our deficits under control -- because if we don't, we won't be able to meet our most basic obligations to one another.
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Vaccinating a healthy baby may not seem as urgent as treating a sick patient, but the long-term costs of not doing so are incalculable.
"While this rescue attempt turned out to be a false alarm, and we must all be grateful for that, it highlights the urgent requirement for a properly regulated regime to be put in place by the Scottish Executive, " he said.
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But the placing of a bug can be authorised in urgent cases simply by a senior policeman.
What they came up with was an organization with a clear strategy, where everyone is urgent and aligned toward a common goal, and where execution of those strategies flowed smoothly with all of the management processes you would expect in place.
In a very real sense, during a credit crisis, fiscal stimulus answers an urgent public need for a safe place to store money, and at the same time is able to offer employment to those who are desperate to work.
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The situation facing new veterans is urgent and literally a matter of life and death.
There is an urgent need for a recovery and renewal in the church, Dolan said.
Which underscores why the drug industry is on an urgent hunt for a savior.
Even Jacques Chirac of France, who speaks publicly of the urgent necessity for a deal, might privately prefer a failure.
After the urgent question, a motion to amend standing orders in relation to private bills and miscellaneous amendments was passed.
Mr Bhatara said the assessment was urgent to prevent a culture of revenge among the children or relatives of terror suspects.
Previously urgent cases like a broken bone or an inflamed appendix were squeezed in between surgeries that had been scheduled for months.
We look forward to seeing urgent proposals for a proportionate system that properly balances the aim of public protection with privacy rights.
Secretary Leavitt's initiative underscores the urgent need for a system where evidence-based information is used in a meaningful way to improve health care.
In 2011, it was the slowest service in the country for attending less urgent calls with a response rate of 74.3% from 17, 591 calls.
And, as America's labour markets become ever more tightly stretched, any further fall in unemployment provides an increasingly urgent signal for a tighter monetary policy.
Marines in Afghanistan have said there is urgent need for a weapon that is small and powerful enough to protect them from insurgents planting roadside bombs.
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Afghan feminists and there are such brave souls say challenging this may not be the most urgent task in a society where imposing change from outside can often backfire.
Latest figures show in December they succeeded in responding to only 56.1% of the most urgent (Category A) calls within eight minutes compared to a target of 65%.
It has postponed about 100 non-urgent operations over a month.
Hence, also, the urgent need for a coherent detainee policy.
Speaking during the second reading debate, the chair of the European Parliament's International Trade Committee, Vital Moreira, said there was an urgent need for a "smooth transition from one legal system to another".
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