The ineffective application of the current mining moratorium is failing to curb illegal activity, which is increasing steadily.

We are delighted that international cooperation in the field of youth development has been steadily increasing.

The support of donor countries has been steadily increasing, reflecting growing confidence in effective programme delivery.

While the levels of technical ability and understanding of technology of local personnel are steadily increasing, the main problem is lack of funds.

And in parts of the Arabian Gulf, the seawater, the salinity is increasing steadily due to the discharge of waste brine from desalination plants.

Return movements continue, steadily increasing since 2002, even if the number of returnees for the first half of this year is still not very high.

The patient is steadily recovering.

The patient is steadily recovering.

The number of women and girls infected and affected by HIV and AIDS has been increasing steadily including the rate of death and is of grave concern to NAM countries.

Meanwhile, the economic situation is declining steadily.

As of 1 January 2005, 374,000 ethnic Kazakhs had returned to the Republic of Kazakhstan since independence and their number is steadily increasing, many times exceeding the Government quota for the immigration of oralman.

The humanitarian response seems critical to that country, with the situation steadily worsening, the food shortage becoming chronic and the number of people in need of assistance increasing.

Our network is growing steadily and so does the budget.

Given absorption constraints, capital efficiency has been falling steadily amid increasing deadweight. If environmental damage caused by breakneck investment growth were taken into account, China s capital efficiency would be even lower.

The reporting data shows an increasing trend in the proportion of organizations that reported taking action in relation to each of the seven legislated employment matters has steadily increased each year.

To address the debt burden problem, many African countries at first resorted to repeated debt rescheduling which focused on debt service flows, resulting in steadily increasing debt stocks and related service payments.

Finally, China s capacity for innovation is improving steadily, owing to rapidly increasing human capital and rising investment in research and development. By next year, Chinese R amp D expenditure, at 2.2 of GDP, will be closing in on advanced country levels.

Prices have been climbing steadily.

Prices have been rising steadily.

This shows that the number of women in such posts is growing steadily.

And we've been going steadily downhill.

This figure is rising steadily, both during times of peace and times of war.

In view of the serious deterioration in living conditions in the Palestinian territory in the past three years, it was worrying that the Agency's emergency appeals were receiving less and less support while the needs were steadily increasing.

The purchasing power of the population is steadily deteriorating, resulting in successive strikes by civil servants.

Besides capacity building, training activities are growing steadily.

The number of countries that have created online databases and websites listing volunteer opportunities is growing steadily.

Melbourne The eighteenth century German philosopher Immanuel Kant wrote Two things fill the heart with ever renewed and increasing awe and reverence, the more often and more steadily we meditate upon them the starry firmament above and the moral law within.

Developing countries are slowly but steadily adopting transgenic products.

Furthermore, the land and water resources for rice production are diminishing, while the population is still growing steadily.

Another important factor with respect to funding is the steadily expanding role of pivotal country programmes for SSC.

The independent expert is pleased to note that the peace process in Burundi has advanced steadily since February 2005.

Tokelau continued to move steadily towards a decision on self government.

The deployment of UNMIS military elements has progressed slowly but steadily.

So far, the process has been moving slowly but steadily forward.

Noise is increasing in the brain.

Alcohol consumption is increasing every year.

KPS training and mentoring is increasing.

The world has been witnessing a steady increase in global trade at a compounded annual growth rate of 2.2 per cent since the 1990s, with foreign trade as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) steadily increasing in major trading countries and country groupings.

Offshore employment has steadily increased and, with it, remittances to the Territory.

Technology is increasing at a comparable rate.

The gap in technological capabilities is increasing.

The interdependence of States is sharply increasing.

Trends are also following similar patterns use of cannabis is increasing heroin use is stable or decreasing and use of ATS and cocaine is increasing.

In his report, information was given on the various activities that he carried out in discharge of his mandate, including sending communications to Governments. The steadily increasing figures demonstrated a broadening awareness of the complaints mechanisms of the special procedures of the Commission on Human Rights.

VIENNA Of the world s almost seven billion people, about one billion are starving, owing to a long list of unfortunate local events and circumstances, together with steadily increasing demand, unpredictable weather patterns, and poor financial management. And food shortages could grow much worse, as world population is expected to reach nine billion by 2050 or earlier.