The gap between the developed and developing countries is widening.

The gap between the rich and the poor is widening.

Addressing the Widening Gap

And you see the female line since 1984, the gap is widening.

The Gulf States Widening Gulf

Southeast Asia s Widening Arms Race

The gap between the more advanced developing economies and the weaker ones is widening.

North Korea and Asia s Widening Arms Race

However, notwithstanding these efforts, the gap in the capability for sound management of chemicals is widening.

The U.S. is a good example of this widening gulf between the costs and benefits of longlining.

3. Widening the donor base of the United Nations

(a) Widening the scope of persons entitled to social security.

Where at first we had a small cap of higher rainfall, that cap is now widening and getting higher.

The strategy of the extremists is to polarize Muslims and non Muslims worldwide, thereby widening their base of support.

Whereas markets have become global, Governments remain local, however, and in key respects the capability gap between them is widening.

It would prevent the widening of differences within the multilateral system.

This gap in science and technology capacity between the developed countries and a majority of developing countries is generally still widening.

Discussion focused in particular on widening and deepening existing initiatives and standards.

Global imbalances were huge and still widening, and oil prices remained volatile.

Several also noted that widening of markets may increase domestic emissions as hydrocarbon production increases or more electricity is generated for export.

In short, the divide was widening at the bottom end of the spectrum.

UNOPS, however, was not closed to widening its service range in the future.

The widening budget deficit destabilized the macroeconomic environment as domestic borrowing rose sharply.

The economic gap between Africa and the rest of the world was widening.

They also have the potential for widening the gap between rich and poor.

It is also recognized that the world is now at a crossroads, marked by the progressive widening of the gap between the richest countries and the poorest.

The gap between the developed and developing world is widening, and we are all greatly concerned about increased poverty in many developing countries.

It can be conducive to diversification and widening the scope of commodity based development.

Thus, in the countries witnessing a widening disparity, there is a need to bring the issues of income distribution to the core of policymaking.

Thus, he uses his own suffering as a doorway to widening his circle of compassion.

The world's poorest were still grappling with poverty and widening inequality, and with pledges unfulfilled.

Secondly, any widening of the scope of application should clearly reflect the element of risk.

33. Technological advances, especially in communication, information and biotechnology, are widening the gap between countries.

A major concern after the withdrawal of UNAMSIL would be a widening information gap, as currently there is no clear cut Government public information policy.

Their reluctance to leave their communities, or to interact with members of the majority community (and vice versa), is widening an already deep ethnic divide.

We urgently need to move from rhetoric to action, because the gap between the haves and the have nots is widening dramatically instead of narrowing.

Given the ever widening responsibility the FIU has made representation for a modest increase in investigative staff and this request is at present receiving consideration.

At the same time, paradoxically, explosive HIV growth continues in most regions of the world, and the prevention gap is widening between rich and poor countries.

Those elements democratization, widening the membership and working methods are at the heart of our debate.

2.6.2 Definition of objections to the late formulation or widening of the scope of a reservation

It must, however, be recognized that the circle of such States is widening, as shown by the measures they have taken to amend their legislation to assume

50. An important means of widening the coverage of reporting countries is to increase the scale of assistance to countries, particularly in the area of capacity building.

At the same time, the widening digital divide between developed and developing countries must not be overlooked.

The phenomenon of globalization had led to a widening of the development gap between North and South.

(e) Widening initiatives to other fields participants suggested several ways to widen initiatives to cover other sectors.