Betekenis van:
alarming

alarming
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • frightening because of an awareness of danger

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    1. The current situation in Haiti is very alarming as regards safety, respect for human rights and poverty.
    2. Their wild status means that they are more alert than domesticated species and thus are highly reactive to any unfamiliar and alarming stimuli.
    3. In addition, a comfortable secure resting area such as nest boxes should be included since they are used for resting, sleeping and hiding in alarming situations.
    4. The current situation in Haiti is very alarming as regards safety, respect for human rights and poverty. This was confirmed by the April 2005 report of the UN Security Council mission.
    5. There is an urgent need to identify and develop adequate and timely solutions given the alarming trends in global energy demand, the finite nature of conventional oil and natural gas reserves, the need to curb dramatically emissions of greenhouse gases in order to mitigate the devastating consequences of climate change, the damaging volatility of oil prices (in particular for the transport sector which is heavily oil dependent) and geopolitical instability in supplier regions.