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ex·ploi·ta·tion [ˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃən] N no pl
1. exploitation pej (taking unfair advantage):
- exploitation of workforce
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- exploitation of person, situation, weakness
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2. exploitation (profitable use):
- exploitation
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- exploitation
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- exploitation of resources
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ex·ploi·ˈta·tion right N
- exploitation right
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- exploitation
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- exploitation no pl
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- exploitation no pl
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- exploitation company
- Nutzbarmachung von Bodenschätzen
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- exploitation no art, no pl
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exploitation [ˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃn] N
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At about the same time as exploitation of these resources was virtually complete, a nationwide study of the jaguar was initiated.
en.wikipedia.org The planet has been ravaged by centuries of extremely thorough exploitation.
en.wikipedia.org Despite over 90 years of intensive exploitation it remains one of the largest known copper resources.
en.wikipedia.org These imperial powers were made possible by the discovery and exploitation of gunpowder and more efficient administration.
en.wikipedia.org He developed new instructions (1883, 1893), and carried out, on a massive scale, forest inventory and organised their exploitation.
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www.giz.de At both meetings representatives from governments, NGOs and the tourism industry come together, in order to coordinate and finalise measures aimed at protecting children from sexual exploitation in tourism.
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In beiden Versammlungen sind Vertreter/-innen aus Regierungen, NROs, der Tourismusindustrie sowie weitere Beobachter/-innen eingebunden, um die Maßnahmen zum Schutz von Kindern vor sexuel- ler Ausbeutung miteinander abzustimmen.
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www.giz.de These trends provide incentives for a sustainable approach to forestry that incorporates a long-term perspective, while at the same time fuelling the risk that short-term and short-sighted exploitation of forests will gain the upper hand.
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Diese Entwicklungen setzen einerseits Anreize für eine langfristig angelegte, nachhaltige Waldwirtschaft, bergen andererseits aber auch die Gefahr, dass die kurzfristig ausgerichtete Ausbeutung von Wäldern Antrieb erhält.
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www.giz.de Angela Baehr – Project Coordinator “Protection of Minors against Sexual Exploitation” (KVSA) – participates since 2004 at these events to promote the position of the German Development sector.
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Seit 2004 beteiligt sich Angela Bähr – Projektleiterin des GTZ-Konventionsvorhabens „Schutz von Min- derjährigen vor sexueller Ausbeutung“ (KVSA) - als unabhängige Beobachterin an den Veranstaltungen, um den Beitrag der deutschen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit zu diesem Thema auf internationaler Ebene einzubringen und die fortlaufende Entwicklung zu beobachten.
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www.animal-public.de To call them "ambassadors" for their wild co-species is simply an obviously desperate attempt at sanitizing the commercial exploitation of these animals.
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Sie “Botschafter” für ihre wilden Artgenossen zu nennen, ist einfach ein offensichtlich verzweifelter Versuch, die kommerzielle Ausnutzung dieser Tiere zu rechtfertigen.
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www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de DFG SPP1175 Dynamics of cellular membranes and their exploitation by viruses
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DFG SPP1175 Dynamik von zellulären Membranen und ihre Ausnutzung durch Viren
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