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1 The maturity analysis of commercial assets is one of the disclosure changes brought about by the directive ; another is the inclusion on the face of the balance sheet by way of memorandum of contingent liabilities and commitments .
2 The second factor was the change in the Ministry of Defence 's decision-making processes brought about by the increasing complexity of Defence issues .
3 Another seldom-mentioned change in the Polish standard of living is the increase in dollar purchasing-power brought about by the newly stable zloty .
4 One is the change in product mix brought about by the changing relative price of products which have had microelectronics incorporated into them .
5 The relaxation of east-west tensions brought about by the ending of the cold war has meant that the fear of nuclear war has receded from public consciousness .
6 The extension of Community legislation brought about by the creation of the SEM is likely to intensify conflicts between member states on these issues .
7 Next month we will look at the packaging revolution brought about by the advent of self service , and the requirements of extensive pre-packaging of food for this style of shopping .
8 Although the farmers frequently made considerable profits , wages did not rise to correspond with the price increases brought about by the wars .
9 Improved road access brought about by the M-1 has led to a doubling of urban development in Northamptonshire — and the same again for Buckinghamshire .
10 The great demand for executive talent brought about by the wealth of opportunities created under the post-war Pax Americana soon exhausted the supply .
11 How could she admit that she had reached her conclusion not by logic or reasoning but by sheer gut feeling brought about by the love she felt for him ?
12 Bus ‘ deregulation ’ means the introduction of competition in the provision of local bus services brought about by the Transport Act 1985 .
13 structural changes to the social and health services brought about by the NHS and Community Care Act and changes to GP contracts are monitored to ensure that they do not adversely affect older people ;
14 The erosion is believed to have been caused by a combination of : i ) the relative rise in sea level brought about by the slow sinking of southeastern England ; ii ) an actual rise in sea level locally since the 1970s ; and iii ) the reduction of saltmarshes due to human-made sea defences .
15 The major saving from the line-out system came from the enhanced production stability brought about by the release from the inflexibility of line-working the system brought .
16 The factor k is a parameter of the motor and depends on the ratio of the magnet flux linking the phase winding to the flux linkages brought about by the winding current .
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