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We are concentrating more on the heavily-populated areas instead of those far-off districts.
Kathleen Wells, J.D.: Prince Abdul Ali Seraj: U.S. Weakening of Karzai Could Spell Disaster for Afghanistan J.D. Kathleen Wells 2010
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We are concentrating more on the heavily-populated areas instead of those far-off districts.
Kathleen Wells, J.D.: Prince Abdul Ali Seraj: U.S. Weakening of Karzai Could Spell Disaster for Afghanistan J.D. Kathleen Wells 2010
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Wildlife experts have found that the growth in new lowland and urban forests and green spaces has led to a surge in deer numbers, which has increased the rate of crashes and collisions on motorways and major roads in heavily-populated areas.
Scotland may cull deer in greater numbers to reduce road accidents 2011
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Eight humanitarian groups recently formed a new organization to curb the use of these deadly weapons in heavily-populated urban areas by governments and rebels.
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We are concentrating more on the heavily-populated areas instead of those far-off districts.
Kathleen Wells, J.D.: Prince Abdul Ali Seraj: U.S. Weakening of Karzai Could Spell Disaster for Afghanistan J.D. Kathleen Wells 2010
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So, our idea is if we can provide security to the populace, they will buy into GIROA and the Afghan National Security Forces and once we have that accomplished in the heavily-populated areas, we can move out into the less populated areas, said Captain Rothlisberger.
US-Led Alliance Concentrates on Afghan Population Centers 2011
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On Indonesia's more heavily-populated Java island, meanwhile, the volatile Mt. Merapi volcano continued to rumble with small eruptions throughout the day Friday but no immediate reports of deaths, after killing 33 people in a larger eruption Tuesday.
Toll From Indonesia Tsunami, Volcano Reaches 441 Yayu Yuniar 2010
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Hall's first resolution (H.Res. 34), passed last January during Israel's massive assault on the heavily-populated Palestinian enclave of the Gaza Strip, insisted that the high numbers of civilian casualties was not the result of yet another implementation of the Dahiya Doctrine -- the widely-known Israeli military policy of inflicting overwhelmingly disproportionate casualties on civilian populations in urban settings -- but a result of Hamas using "human shields."
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Hall's first resolution (H.Res. 34), passed last January during Israel's massive assault on the heavily-populated Palestinian enclave of the Gaza Strip, insisted that the high numbers of civilian casualties was not the result of yet another implementation of the Dahiya Doctrine -- the widely-known Israeli military policy of inflicting overwhelmingly disproportionate casualties on civilian populations in urban settings -- but a result of Hamas using "human shields."
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Despite the obvious dangers that our troops face in hostile areas -- whether in mountainous regions or heavily-populated cities, it seems that our own government exacerbates problems further by providing our troops with faulty or unsuitable equipment.
Hilary Kramer: We Must Keep Our Sons and Daughters Safe 2010
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