The day started off well enough, whoever thought it would end up being a life-changing one for Astrid.
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Ans. The policeman was on the route doing patrol duty. He was moving smartly. His smartness was real and not for the show. It was night and most of the business houses in the street were closed early due to bad weather. There was darkness everywhere except light coming from few shops and lamp-posts. In spite of this, the policeman was inspecting every closed doors. He was holding a lathi and making some funny movements. The policeman, with his well-built figure and smart movements was proving himself as the guardian of law. He was very watchful and cast his eyes on the entire peaceful road. He was seriously searching a notorious criminal from Chicago. This duty was assigned to him by his boss and he was very confident as a dutiful officer for the last eighteen years to do the job perfectly.
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This is the blunt beginning of the executive summary of the Stern Review, published in 2006. The British Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister) commissioned a group of economists, led by former World Bank chief economist Sir Nicholas (now Lord) Stern, to assess the evidence for climate change, and to try to understand its economic implications. The Stern Review predicts that the benefits of early action to slow climate change will outweigh the costs of neglecting the issue.