Consequently, a significant proportion of that population, of different generations, originates from neighbouring countries.

As a result, a significant proportion of past sector investments have not resulted in lasting benefits.

A significant proportion of OFDI from Singapore, however, originates from Singapore based affiliates of foreign TNCs.

Women now make up an increasingly significant proportion of the police force.

In Central Africa, stock raising accounts for a significant proportion of GDP (10.4 per cent in 2002).

(c) States a significant proportion of whose territory will disappear, with serious implications for the existing population.

As we will see, a significant proportion of the U.S. longline fleet has been unprofitable in recent years.

In some Ibero American countries, indigenous and Afro descendant people account for a significant proportion of the groups concerned.

Selected cases of Singapore enterprises revealed that a significant proportion of their revenues and assets were related to OFDI activities.

One State which will not disappear but which risks losing a significant proportion of its surface area for environmental reasons is Bangladesh.

A significant proportion of its OFDI value is in resource extraction activities (oil, natural gas and minerals) dominated by state owned enterprises.

(b) States a significant proportion of whose territory will disappear, leaving only such territory as will be unable to support the existing population.

Although intended to compensate for weakness in national expertise, the practice uses up a significant proportion of aid resources without developing national capacity.

It had been marked by the large number of women voting and standing as candidates, with a significant proportion of them being elected.

In both countries, the proportion of persons living in extreme poverty is significant, but the proportion in China (17 per cent) is about half that in India (35 per cent).

The Secretary General's report and the briefing by the Special Representative highlight that a significant proportion of the Priority Standards Goals have been achieved.

This proportion rose from 35.2 to 46.9 per cent over that period, which represents significant though still insufficient progress.

Nor is there full awareness of the impact on family members who remain behind, especially children, since a significant proportion of the migrants are mothers.

Although this represents a notable improvement, it is still not sufficient because it means that a significant proportion of students (35 per cent) are not completing primary schooling.

The Committee is seriously concerned that migrant workers, who account for a significant proportion of the working population of MSAR, are excluded from the social welfare system.

The 25 Member States of the EU collectively make an important contribution to the Agency's budget and provide a significant proportion of the voluntary contributions to its Technical Cooperation Fund.

A regional analysis of the responses from those countries reporting in both the second and third periods shows a significant increase in the proportion of countries in the Americas and Asia (see figure IV).

But more importantly, I think, is the fact that a very significant proportion of people in this audience are under 30, and there are many, of course, who are well over 30.

With ADD, children have a low proportion of beta waves for focus states and a high proportion of theta states.

3. Expresses its deep concern at the precarious humanitarian situation in the country, in particular the prevalence of infant malnutrition, which still affects the physical and mental development of a significant proportion of children

Moreover, a significant proportion of the increased FDI into developing countries was designed to relocate manufacturing production to low cost countries for export back to the home countries of the TNCs or third markets.

Given that a significant proportion of Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens' livelihoods depends on farming and food processing, the most recent efforts illustrate useful progress in an area that has lacked political attention and focus.

The high concentration of women at the level just before retirement seems equally significant. Considering that the average proportion of women per classification in the diplomatic career is about 20 , and that this proportion increases to 31 for the Counselor classification of the staff approaching retirement.

A key challenge facing SADC member States was to design sustainable programmes reaching a significant proportion of orphans and vulnerable children and implement them soon enough to honour the commitments made at the UN Special Session on HIV AIDS.

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Although exact amounts of worldwide health care spending for population activities are not known, it stands to reason that a significant proportion of expenditures for family planning, reproductive health and STD HIV AIDS services are borne by consumers.

Population assistance as a proportion of official development assistance

Who has the biggest budget as a proportion of GDP?

If you've got a harmful organism, a high proportion of the people are going to be symptomatic, a high proportion of the people are going to be going to get antibiotics.

French history demonstrates that excessive presidential power is likely to create an almighty and, at times, politically feckless executive, alongside a weak parliament that chronically under represents a significant proportion of the population. Beyond the incantatory formulas, Italians should reflect carefully on the desirability of adopting such a system.

The British and the rest of us have made many such errors in the last decade. At risk is everyone who has a job in the UK, as well as all financial institutions that have significant operations there including a huge proportion of all global banks.

A significant breakthrough.

A significant initiative.

It is a given that a proportion of payments will fail or be rejected.

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Proportion of population with access to affordable drugs on a sustainable basis.

Women currently constitute a substantial proportion of Ministry of Justice staff (43 ).

Why was there a larger proportion of young boys than young girls?

However, this proportion remains modest.

There's a significant difference.