As a major donor, my Government is currently working on means to increase the flexibility of our funding response mechanism.

It may aim, for example, to increase the robustness of infrastructure designs and long term investments increase the flexibility of vulnerable managed systems enhance the adaptability of vulnerable natural systems and reverse the trends that increase vulnerability ( maladaptation ).

The impact of an increase in the retirement age on unemployment could be offset to some extent by implementing pension reforms along with labour market reforms to increase the flexibility of the labour market.

The subsidy was intended to give refugees flexibility in the choice and timing of food purchases, enabling them to increase fresh food consumption.

Flexibility

(c) Increase flexibility by using contractual forms that allow UNOPS to manage peaks of activity without increasing fixed cost capacity, and by hiring versatile, mobile resources.

And so we're proposing a different kind of flexibility, something that we call compartmentalized flexibility.

Budgetary flexibility

4. Flexibility

First, flexibility.

(b) Within market tolerance, increase managerial flexibility and alignment of structure with demand by converting fixed costs into project based variable costs where feasible, while containing the overall cost structure.

I call it sort of shotgun flexibility.

Secondly, peacebuilding requires flexibility.

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Flexibility is also necessary.

Evidence exists that stability of employment (tenure) is positively related to productivity gains it can increase the gains of learning by doing, as well as increase the incentives for firms to invest in training.8 Thus, a balance needs to be struck between flexibility and stability.

Additional elements of proposals with respect to flexibility

Adaptation measures include increasing robustness of infrastructural designs and long term investments, increasing flexibility of vulnerable managed systems, enhancing adaptability of vulnerable natural systems, reversing trends that increase vulnerability, and improving societal awareness and preparedness.

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Early on, the government proposed legislation to increase labor market flexibility and relax constraints on firing rules. But its strategy of dividing the trade unions failed and some of the proposed legislation was eventually withdrawn.

But one should not expect too much from a tough ECB stance. Think of the limited success of the ECB s advocacy of greater labor market flexibility there has been no dramatic increase in the pace of reforms.

We have heard talk of the need for flexibility.

This also reflected flexibility of attitudes on both sides.

This has allowed for a substantial degree of flexibility.

Because it just creates more flexibility.

Under current conditions of limited fiscal flexibility, the FTC's ability to demonstrate that competition enforcement resulted in tangible benefits for the economy would be a key element in convincing the Government to increase its resource allocation.

Last but not least, there are longer term structural reforms, such as labor market reforms that increase flexibility without leading to large scale lay offs (a model rather successfully implemented by Germany). Similarly, retirement and pension reforms can increase long term fiscal sustainability without generating social conflict.

Its flexibility had not, however, been reciprocated.

Meeting the challenges adaptation, flexibility and professionalism

Flexibility, however, is indispensable to our effectiveness.

Her delegation appreciated the flexibility shown by the delegation of Japan.

Flexibility has been an important feature of the regional programme design.

Flexibility for Croatia under Article 4, paragraph 6, of the Convention

Flexibility for Croatia under Article 4, paragraph 6, of the Convention

Yet the practical consequences of flexibility must be viewed with caution.

Our flexibility was based on an individual appraisal of each topic.

For such reasons, some form of controlled flexibility can be attractive.

With high modernist flexibility, that doesn't really work.

We appreciate the flexibility shown by all parties.

Certain flexibility provisions may be applied to expenditure.

I will depend heavily upon the Committee's spirit of cooperation and flexibility.

He commended UNICEF for its increasing flexibility and speedy implementation of programmes.

Mr. SALAZAR (Chile) said that his delegation favoured the principle of flexibility.

Paragraph 4 (a) of resolution 51 243 provided for the necessary flexibility.

Flexibility on approaches and language are the substance or process of negotiation.