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Smoother is one of the widely used approaches to eliminate or to weaken the stochastic error from sampling data.

Even though the storm had begun to weaken, it was expected to remain a powerful hurricane as it passed the Outer Banks.

He suggested: "We have to see it as a strategy to weaken and break the economic system that allows cartels to make huge profits. "

Of course, it's been a while since there was any pressure on the yuan to weaken against the dollar.

The Federal Reserve's regional beige book survey found the economy continued to weaken as discounts failed to revive consumer spending.

With global and domestic economic growth both continuing to weaken, China's profit outlook for this year is likely to be at least as bad.

These companies decided to invest in farming a few months before the property market began to weaken sharply.

Let us ask ourselves the question: If Chinese exports were to weaken, could domestic demand make up the difference?

But the Bank of Japan, after intervening directly to weaken the yen in September, has struck upon a more benign response.

Economic and social circumstances continued to weaken its power to influence events, and yet it remained a player in the game.

The slumping dollar means that even as the yuan has strengthened against the greenback, it has continued to weaken against other currencies.

He was also unable to quell concerns that the U. S. government is deliberately trying to weaken the dollar to boost exports.

At first he thought this was because he had allowed his will to weaken, the concentrated power of his mind to grow slack.

The rise indicated deep skepticism that the law would pass and that Beijing would retaliate further by trying to weaken the yuan.

But it had shown "breathtaking legal obfuscation" by its efforts to weaken international standards "absolutely prohibiting" torture.

He released a statement suggesting that both militants battling the Pakistani troops and coalition forces are now trying to weaken Pakistan.

Consumer advocates charge that the GOP is trying to weaken the agency's powers at the behest of the financial-services lobby.

"The lobbying community is not done . . . We will be fighting any attempt to weaken the bill, " he said.

With the dollar likely to weaken against the renminbi over the medium term, the last thing Beijing wants to do is buy more US securities.

Forecasters expected the storm to weaken as it continued to move south over cooler waters.

And he lashed out at foreign powers which, he said, were scheming to weaken Russia.

Face, an important element in Chinese politeness principles, tends to weaken in Zhoushan business people's business communication.

But the lobbyists are all ready there trying to weaken the regulations after the legislation has just passed.

But text messaging, micro-blogging on ''Twitter'' and watching YouTube were all likely to weaken ''working memory''.

President George H. W. Bush continued to support Gorbachev, not wanting to weaken or undermine America's trusted friend in the Kremlin.

The adjective "social" has been used to weaken science's claim to truth and certainty.

Consider the case of Israel, which in the face of the economic crisis engaged in massive foreign currency intervention to weaken the shekel.

Drouet heightened her opinion on this and allied subjects in such a manner as to weaken her power of resisting their influence.

The Japanese are so far the only rich country to intervene directly in the markets to weaken their currency.

Printing more dollars, or cutting U. S. interest rates, tends to weaken the dollar and makes U. S. exports more attractive.

"Wage stagnation was an important trigger of the crisis and continues to weaken recovery in many economies" , added Mr.

Poland, which is trying to weaken its dependence on Russian energy in part by developing nuclear power, reacted cautiously.

He does not specify which US agency is implementing policies to weaken the dollar, but his words are likely to be seized on by Fed critics.

The finance minister, Yoshihiko Noda, said he expected the actions to weaken the yen and improve the economy.

The Bank of Japan, unilaterally and with help from G-7 peers, has intervened to weaken the yen.

And a collective effect of attempts to weaken currencies is to diminish confidence in fiat currencies as a whole.

The finance minister, Yoshihiko Noda, said he expects the actions to weaken the yen and improve the economy.

Ever since, New Delhi has distrusted Beijing's military assistance to its arch-rival, viewing it as a strategy to weaken India.

"We will never seek to weaken our currency as a tool to gain competitive advantage or to grow the economy. "

Only recently, at the behest of distant authorities in Washington, DC, has this sense of propinquity seemed to weaken.

Instead, the wrangling is only providing more evidence of Washington's political sclerosis as the economy continues to weaken.

But the internet and the spread of satellite-navigation technologyare beginning to weaken the state's control of cartographical detail.

In fact, as the body begins to weaken, the light of consciousness can shine more easily.

The National Hurricane Center anticipated that Celia would continue to weaken as it tracked north and west across the Pacific Ocean.

The rallies appear to be part of a new strategy by Thaksin supporters to weaken the Abhisit government that came to power in December.

Some economists had expected growth in Chinese exports to weaken last month in an early sign of a possible double-dip recession in the West.

Some have accused the Fed of trying to weaken the dollar to spur U. S. exports.

Economic data in the US continues to weaken, but it is still too early to confirm whether the US is in recession.

It seems as if demand may have started to weaken even before the tax credit expired .

The yen hovers at a 15-year high despite efforts by the Bank of Japan to weaken it by buying up dollars.

Housing markets in southern China started to weaken at the beginning of the year and the process has spread.

Others may be tempted to argue, like the Swiss, that they have technical reasons to weaken their currencies.

As we have previously noted, unilateral efforts by Japanese officials to weaken the yen have had only a short-lived impact.

The Swiss government is worried enough that it has tried to weaken the currency in international markets.

It proceeded to weaken the currency by greatly expanding the money supply and promising to take "further measures" if necessary.

With its unique blend of pronutri-lignin*, this newspaper may help to weaken the appearance of fine lines.

Economic activity continues to weaken, with declining confidence, and an appreciating currency lowering export competitiveness.

Meanwhile, UBS's financial woes continue to weaken the bank's position.

In fact, the substance of the building of democracy is to weaken until eliminate the privileges and privilege groups existing in reality.

It also tends to weaken the currency and increase inflation.

The conference, they said, has worked through the U. N. system to weaken religious freedom protections.

Japan has spent $24bn on unsterilised intervention trying to weaken the yen.

Now, Japan, feeling under pressure to weaken its currency, turned around and bought dollars, most likely in the form of Treasurys.

Second, the leadership's assessment mechanism should be perfected to weaken the encouragement system for the local to pursue GDP too much.

Every central bank with a large holding of American debt is worried about capital losses if the dollar continues to weaken.

Commodity markets potentially affected by swine flu continued to weaken yesterday with prices for animal feed, such as soya meal, falling.

This dispute has rumbled on since the late 1980s, when Airbus first started to weaken America's dominance of the commercial aircraft market.

Then the article analyzed a typical case of food supply chain Bullwhip Effect and proposed some countermeasures to weaken it.

These two factors combine to weaken the American role as a principle agent of democratic change in the region.

"These numbers will help to weaken the sense of stability that has recently emerged in the US housing market. "

Japan has intervened in the world's currency market to weaken the yen, after it rose to a 15-year high against the U. S. dollar.

With his fondness for conspiracy theories, Mr Putin decided America's goal was to weaken Russia at any cost.

Saying the economy is continuing to weaken, the U. S. central bank Tuesday cut short-term interest rates to nearly zero.

And it was a disaster for the FARC and its sympathisers in Latin America who hoped to use the hostage issue to weaken Mr Uribe.

In it, it's alleged the Pakistani government asked for American help to weaken the Pakistani army, which it was feared might stage a coup.

It permits a few enlightened individuals to weaken the iron grip and will of reactionary forces which hold and abuse power.

Beijing is already under intense domestic pressure, which it has so far largely resisted, to weaken the currency in order to boost exports.

Intervention to weaken the yen would carry a cost in terms of irritating Japan's main trading partners.

But US property prices continued to weaken, down 2. 2 per cent in February on the Case-Schiller measure.

The objective of the invention is in that an isolation area is provided to weaken the forest fire spreading in advance.

But fears of intervention by Japanese authorities to weaken the yen has limited its upside so far.

This constraint, at least, is starting to weaken.

But the main effect of the new law is to weaken the president's chief critic in the media.

deplete, drain, exhaust, impoverish, enervate , , , , These verbs all mean to weaken severely by removing something essential.

The storm is expected to be the speed of 20 km per hour to move east-northeast direction and strength continue to weaken.

Economic activity continues to weaken with declining confidence, and the appreciating currency is lowering export competitiveness.

The aim is to weaken and change the old states of the Middle East and North Africa to make way for integration.

Mr. Mandelson denied attempting to weaken the existing mechanisms for retaliating against dumping and unfair subsidies by other countries.

The patient, however, must first undergo radiation and chemotherapy to weaken the original immune system -- an exhausting experience.

Therefore, Chinese architecture is mainly in horizontal development, as to weaken the highlight of the individual architecture greatly.

The patient, however, must first undergo radiation and chemotherapy to weaken the original immune system -- an exhausting experience.

Therefore, Chinese architecture is mainly in horizontal development, as to weaken the highlight of the individual architecture greatly.

After its landfall, the topography caused the storm intensity to weaken and its moving velocity to quicken.

There were many suggestions that Tokyo announced the scheme as part of its strategy to weaken the yen.

Second, the domestic economy by increasing downward pressure on the impact of tourist spending is expected to weaken the residents.

Gradually, the snake's poison began to weaken.

IBM and Oracle, two industry giants, threw their weight behind the Linux operating system, in part to weaken their rival Microsoft.

Central bank buying, which has supported the euro in recent months, could also be set to weaken.

Currencies of countries with falling interest rates tend to weaken against those of countries with steady or rising rates.

Those would tend to weaken the dollar and sterling against the euro, making life for Irish exporters more difficult again.

Those would tend to weaken the dollar and sterling against the euro, making life for Irish exporters more difficult again.

But the ECB has a point when holding back from direct interventions or rate cuts designed to weaken its own money.

I received attacks, people I know lied to defend the interests of the oil companies, and tried to weaken my position.

Russia has long called for a multi-polar world, aiming to weaken American influence.

Mr. Leuchtmann says the Swiss have the advantage of wanting to weaken their currency, which can be done through printing money.

Zoellick, however, was careful not to judge Japan and other nations which have stepped into markets to weaken their currencies.

Other emerging economies had to choose between allowing their currencies to weaken or their reserves to fall.

Early skirmishes are beginning as Japan and Switzerland try to weaken their exchange rates.

Options traders say one-month risk reversals stand near three-year lows for yen calls, indicating a bias for the yen to weaken.

Achieving that requires passing amendments to strengthen the bill's weak areas and defeating efforts to weaken its strong parts.

Achieving that requires passing amendments to strengthen the bill's weak areas and defeating efforts to weaken its strong parts.

But it also looks clear that Beijing will act if growth looks likely to weaken dramatically.

But by overreaching itself, the summit looks likely to weaken the politicians' efforts.

Once it hits land, Morakot is expected to weaken to tropical storm strength, the Central Weather Bureau reported.

Japan's decision this week to weaken the yen was not a vote of confidence in the multilateral approach.

In the absence of effective monetary policy offsets, one would expect aggregate demand to weaken, possibly sharply.

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The paper gives out solutions to weaken error influence of base stations stand in non horizontal plane on location error.

It intervened in foreign-exchange markets to weaken a currency that had hit its highest level since it was floated in 1985.

Was his intervention a tactical feint, to weaken his Republican opponents?

It intervened in foreign-exchange markets to weaken a currency that had hit its highest level since it was floated in 1985.

Was his intervention a tactical feint, to weaken his Republican opponents?

Its strategic relevance, even in the transatlantic partnership, is destined to weaken further.

As growth prospects continue to weaken, they will have no choice.

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To weaken the effect of the primary field and reduce the blind zone of exploration, the transmitting waveform needs to record.

As the dollar continues to weaken, concerns are mounting in much of Asia over another descending currency: the Chinese yuan.

Surrounded by all levels of infiltration and mobile space and the feeling to weaken the original garden Spaces are trivial.

To weaken his hold on the army, the new government kicked the five-star general upstairs by making him Secretary of State.

The chief step needed to prevent this situation recurring is to weaken China's incentive to accumulate reserves.

Thus, it seems sure to weaken both the legitimacy and effectiveness of fragile democracies.

The chief step needed to prevent this situation recurring is to weaken China's incentive to accumulate reserves.

UMNO has been scheming to weaken the opposition, which won five out of 13 states in March 2008 elections that stunned the ruling coalition.

We must also continue to have the confidence to target climate change and not allow the downturn to weaken this commitment.

Both are liable to weaken the resolve to pursue change that will be disruptive in the short term, but harder if deferred.

Many models say the factors that give rise to the Indian monsoon are likely to weaken.

The Yuan Dynastygovernment attempts by this to weaken newly conquers the local city the defense capability.

You need to essentially feed troops into the meat grinder to weaken the core of the Mongol horde power.

The formerly robust economy has begun to weaken.

"The public loves this law, " Tegen said. "There is no reason to weaken this law and put our workers at risk. "

The formerly robust economy has begun to weaken.

"The public loves this law, " Tegen said. "There is no reason to weaken this law and put our workers at risk. "

It was the first time since Aug. 4 that Japan has stepped into the market to weaken the yen.

But regulations will surely have to weaken to attract private money.

Apartment prices have started to weaken across China in recent months, including in Pudong.

Geithner's assessment of China's currency stance comes as Japan considers whether to take action to weaken the yen.

'When the market begins to weaken, shorts tend to gravitate toward the things that haven't gotten hit the most. '

Aim To weaken conditions on transformation formula of area and doubly integration.

When the telephone was invented, it did more to expand and strengthen strong ties than to weaken them.

If exports are falling, the currency should be expected to weaken.

If exports are falling, the currency should be expected to weaken.

Annie Tegen of Seattle, program manager for Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, said they oppose any effort to weaken smoking bans.

"We have never tried to weaken any ethnic language, " Zhang said.

Indeed, in rich countries unions continue to weaken, especially in the private sector.

The government should take measures to weaken the negative effects of it.

French politicians may try to weaken Canal Plus's grip over football.

our near-term technical bias on the S&P 500 index remains bearish as we look for it to weaken further.

Neither report does anything to weaken the case for acting to limit carbon emissions.

A white spot appears on the enamel where the tooth has started to weaken inside.

Markets will be on the lookout for signs that Switzerland's central bank the SNB will intervene to weaken the CHF.

A white spot appears on the enamel where the tooth has started to weaken inside.

Markets will be on the lookout for signs that Switzerland's central bank the SNB will intervene to weaken the CHF.

If America hoped that by knocking out Hizbullah, Israel would help America to weaken Iran, it will be disappointed.

Japan's intervention to weaken the yen last week also gives China cover to resist a higher renminbi.

S. futures declined, while Asian shares were little changed as Japan acted to weaken the yen.

Just last week, Brazil abruptly cut interest rates in an effort to weaken the real.

Within China, there is widespread suspicion that the award was orchestrated in some way by the Obama administration to weaken China.

The Japanese have been less explicit, but have intervened in some force to weaken the yen in the past couple of weeks.

But as Switzerland found this year, a single government's efforts to weaken its currency can prove futile.

The terrorists know they cannot defeat our troops, so they seek to weaken our nation's resolve.

The terrorists know they cannot defeat our troops, so they seek to weaken our nation's resolve.

In September, the Japanese intervened to weaken their currency.

Australian regulators are likely to set conditions in return for their approval in order to weaken Chinalco's strategic influence over Rio.

To widen your life without deepening it is only to weaken it.

Inflammation in the walls of the coronary arteries can cause them to weaken.

But events elsewhere in the global economy are conspiring to weaken the campaign.

The powers of son also in now encounter to weaken , have arisenscholar , peasant and handicraftsman flow .

In Gaza, Israel has engaged in a bloody effort to weaken Hamas.

Within China, domestic demand is starting to weaken slightly.

The First Empire of France convoked the Assembly of Jewish Notables to weaken national consciousness of Jews of France in 1806.

Within China, domestic demand is starting to weaken slightly.

The First Empire of France convoked the Assembly of Jewish Notables to weaken national consciousness of Jews of France in 1806.

Based on the occurring mechanism of slough rock burst, the mechanism to weaken shock with bolt support in coal roadway is analyzed.

Israel has intervened even more forcefully to weaken the shekel.

to weaken the ink which color light effects without gloss, color prints.

But the accused may seek to weaken his evidence by arguing that he has a chip on his shoulder.

Its top sustained winds are near 40 miles per hour and it's expected to weaken as it moves over land.

In 1982, he led a successful fight to defeat the Reagan administration's effort to weaken the Voting Rights Act.

By using GPZ isolation bearings to weaken the connection of steel gallery, the units of structure become more regular.

At a certain point in your life your body systems will begin to weaken.

At a certain point in your life your body systems will begin to weaken.

Don't allow time to weaken the wine of friendship, nor distance to disjoin the hands of remembrance.

This suggests Seoul may rethink the wisdom of allowing its won to weaken.

Whenever anything happens to weaken thistrust, we are all a little worse off.

Xia Bin, an academic adviser to the People's Bank of China, warned that the dollar would continue to weaken.

The study's ultimate aim, he says, is to "weaken conventional notions of race" that cause racial prejudice.

And that would actually lead the Chinese currency to weaken.

And in this way, the Kingdom of Yue began to weaken, while the Kingdom of Wu gained much time to rebuild.

Kil'jaeden surmised that he needed a new force to weaken Azeroth's defenses before the Legion even set foot upon the world.

That in turn would allow the real, which is overvalued, to weaken, helping manufacturers cope with competition from China.

In order to weaken trapping area of darker boundary, you can use the percentage reduction of tone to control the amount of ink trap.

This week the Tokyo government has been busily intervening to weaken its excessively strong currency, which hit Y82. 88 earlier in the week.

The Chinese view us as their main enemy and anything we do, no matter how right or wrong, is seen as an opportunity for them to weaken us.

If progress is slower than he promised, he may be tempted to weaken Chile's famed fiscal discipline.

To weaken the coalition, the U. S. should help each Basic country get what it wants without having to toe the Chinese line.

The frozen waterfalls start to weaken.

We should treat each other as equals and refrain from unilaterally strengthening ties with one party to weaken the other.

Therefore, generally speaking, the development of foreign banks will tilt to weaken the effectiveness of reserve regime.

Yet party control is unlikely to weaken soon.

LUPIT will continue to weaken due to dry air intrusion.

The won's tendency to weaken when the chips are down is a blessing for the carmakers and shipbuilders who made South Korea what it is today.

The shafts have maximum strength as there are no steps or undercuts to weaken them.

Most financial markets were roiled by Japan's intervening to weaken its currency for the first time in six years.

The government's action to weaken the yen was much larger than a previous intervention in August.

Analysts widely expect housing data to weaken in the coming months because the credit has expired.

Swiss holdings jumped by $39. 1bn to $147. 5bn, but the move was seen as reflecting efforts by the central bank to weaken its currency.

You can use the buffer to weaken the peak, but this is only a compromise, because it can reduce the response speed of the sensor.

a wearing down to weaken or destroy.

Gas diffusion electrode was applied in the reaction system in order to weaken control process of diffusion.

And they converge to weaken or abolish collective standards or solidarities (3).

But he now thinks the government has lost its nerve to weaken the yen.

We need help from the government to weaken the baht, or we won't survive. '

Smoke starts to weaken till to the same as the surroundings due to the exchange of substance and energy between it and surroundings.

It is difficult to weaken their force.

Germany's Ifo business climate survey for August, due on Tuesday, is expected to weaken from 106. 4 in July to 105. 2.

For example, the Japanese central bank intervened in the foreign exchange market to weaken the yen to protect Japanese exports.

In 1985 the G7 signed the Plaza Accord to weaken the dollar.

And because you have a trade surplus it's very difficult for the baht to weaken.

Switzerland also began selling Swiss francs on foreign exchanges last year to weaken its currency.

South Korea is not trying to weaken the won

South Korea is not trying to weaken the won

His aim is not to develop his own forces, but to weaken those

conducting sufficient information searches for the demand side to weaken its disadvantage in the transaction activity;

by shallow groove, the tooth root stress concentration of the small shaft and hub to weaken the strength of less;

easy monetary policy to weaken the euro, thus helping to restore competitiveness and prevent deflation;

undermine: To weaken, injure, or impair, often by degrees or imperceptibly; sap:

to weaken the power of the hands of the purchaser, because the lack of comparable market choice;

At the time capital flight threatened to weaken Asian currencies

On the one hand, hard power-related "low power" continues to weaken, soft power-related "high power" growing importance of the rise;

As to management on the tax plan, there exist two representative schools: a proposal to weaken or abolish a tax plan;

As to management on the tax plan, there exist two representative schools: a proposal to weaken or abolish a tax plan;

What are Latin America countries doing to weaken their own currencies

To weaken by wearing away a base or foundation

Japan intervenes to weaken yen

Oil-gas price link to weaken

there are too many to weaken the agent;