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... estimated to be $ 9.8 bil- lion . " Question No. 3. " What is the average annual irrigation subsidy provided through the Reclama- tion program ? " " The average annual subsidy through 1986 is an estimated $ 117.3 million . The subsidy ...
... estimated to be $ 9.8 bil- lion . " Question No. 3. " What is the average annual irrigation subsidy provided through the Reclama- tion program ? " " The average annual subsidy through 1986 is an estimated $ 117.3 million . The subsidy ...
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... estimated that Sri Lanka's forest cover will have been reduced from 24 to 12.5 per cent of the land area by the year 2000 , even if deforestation rates are halved . USAID estimates that all of the island's forests will be gone by the ...
... estimated that Sri Lanka's forest cover will have been reduced from 24 to 12.5 per cent of the land area by the year 2000 , even if deforestation rates are halved . USAID estimates that all of the island's forests will be gone by the ...
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... estimated to cost £ 137 million . £ 100 mil- lion of that came as aid from Britain on the condition that only British firms could be contracted . Project costs subsequently rose to £ 240 million , while aid increased by only £ 13 ...
... estimated to cost £ 137 million . £ 100 mil- lion of that came as aid from Britain on the condition that only British firms could be contracted . Project costs subsequently rose to £ 240 million , while aid increased by only £ 13 ...
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