In terms of legal trade the measures also help to improve predictability and effective clearance of goods.

Security of resource access and the stability or predictability of the legal environment are essential to successful decentralization.

Secondly, predictability.

Second, predictability.

Thirdly, it would be in the interest of predictability and stability of international relations to clarify the functioning of such acts and their legal consequences.

Give me predictability, give me surprise.

(b) Longevity and predictability of policy support

(b) Breadth, stability, predictability and collectability of revenue

It was generally agreed that UNCITRAL should continue its work on the preparation of legal standards that could bring predictability to electronic commerce, thereby enhancing trade in all regions.

So simplicity and predictability are characteristics of simple things.

International relations were to a great extent the result of such acts, and the imperatives of peaceful international coexistence, predictability and stability required that such acts should produce some legal effect.

They aim to give consistency and predictability to the relationship between organizations.

We still need to improve the predictability and the coordination of international support.

Now, they differ a great deal in terms of the predictability of time frames.

It would also contribute to balance, predictability and equity in the multilateral trading system.

The predictability and availability of extra budgetary resources were closely linked to that balance.

That requires better targeted, timely and coordinated financial support and the predictability of assistance.

Encourage responsible behaviour on the part of all parties by enhancing predictability and transparency

That means improving the speed, equity and predictability of humanitarian responses on the ground.

The adequacy, predictability and timely disbursement of funds for activities in developing country Parties

Recognizes the significance of increasing and achieving stability and predictability in contributions to regular resources

Thirdly, the new architecture must enhance predictability, transparency and accountability in United Nations peacebuilding activities.

(g) Encourage responsible behaviour on the part of all parties by enhancing predictability and transparency

We must therefore continue our efforts to improve the effectiveness and the predictability of humanitarian response.

The resulting uncertainty would run counter to the objective of stability and predictability in international relations.

As well as its scale, the quality and predictability of ODA remain critical factors for Africa.

(c) To promote the predictability and the multi year pledging of funding for operational activities for development

New technologies, particularly in data gathering and communication, have advanced the predictability of potentially destructive natural phenomena.

Notice of formal declarations and rules on when their terms apply to transactions is important for commercial predictability.

Finally, it calls for better predictability of humanitarian funding, notably by improving the current Central Emergency Revolving Fund.

Other measures were needed, especially measures to secure a significant increase in the predictability of United Nations funding.

They were largely the result of a lack of predictability in payments of assessed contributions by Member States.

These, in turn, are expected to improve the predictability, timeliness and effectiveness of the humanitarian response to crisis.

For many, the rule of law is synonymous with normality and predictability in their private and professional lives.

Current negotiated land claims agreements between Canada and aboriginal peoples are intended to provide certainty and predictability, but require aboriginal people to waive certain rights in exchange for specific compensation packages, a situation that has led in several instances to legal controversy and occasional confrontation.

In a world with no systems, with chaos, everything becomes a guerilla struggle, and this predictability is not there.

Multi year commitments are crucial to UNICEF for improving income predictability and stability, effective cash management and programme planning.

The practical steps mentioned above, including the use of promissory notes, would create the necessary conditions for greater predictability.

The Commission's most important achievement during the past year had undoubtedly been the approval of the draft convention on the use of electronic communications in international contracts, aimed at enhancing legal certainty and commercial predictability where electronic communications technology was used in relation to international contracts.

It was noted that, in view of the differences existing in the various legal systems in the field of assignment, a convention would provide the appropriate degree of unification, introducing the certainty and predictability needed for credit to be made available on the basis of receivables.

We will continue to argue for measures regarding verification, transparency, predictability and irreversibility to form part of any ensuing agreement.

It was suggested that the predictability of UNICEF funding could be strengthened through increased commitment by donors to thematic funding.

Practical experience indicates that there is a lack of predictability in mobilizing adequate resources for peacebuilding based on voluntary contributions.

These instruments are especially appropriate where the need for stability and predictability is greatest over a long period of time.

Predictability of funding, according to a number of speakers, was also crucial to efficient aid delivery and completion of programmes.