While, in relations between belligerents, the less stringent prohibitions of the laws of war replace those of the law of peace, the changes in relations between belligerent and non belligerent Powers are less drastic. In principle, the law of peace continues to govern their relations.

The rule of thumb should be that Syria will be the target of sanctions no less stringent than those being applied to Iran. Syria s energy and banking sectors should be fully covered.

Therefore, any verification procedures must be sufficiently stringent to ensure full compliance.

In the cases referred to in article 9, paragraph 2, the standards of evidence required for prosecution and conviction shall in no way be less stringent than those which apply in the cases referred to in article 9, paragraph 1.

Several regulations in developed countries apply stringent rules on food quality, packaging and labelling.

Stringent considerations of the risk of collateral damage are applied each time they are used.

Acquisition of nationality of the Niger was not therefore subject to any very stringent conditions.

Stringent monitoring is carried out, both at the recruitment stage and again at the training stage.

Some have set stringent energy intensity targets and energy conservation plans for different branches of industry.

Stringent and professional quality security policies are implemented throughout the UNCC information systems, networks and databases.

So, you know, we live in a world that's subjected to ever more stringent child safety regulations.

They ask States that are members of the WTO not to set stringent acceptance conditions for Arab States.

Concerns have also been expressed about very stringent MRLs recently applied in Japan on various imported horticultural products.

First, they could allow all countries to reap the benefits of a bilateral mutual recognition deal by agreeing not to impose restrictive rules of origin. Second, where they do consider harmonization, they could favor the less stringent of the original standards, unless there is credible evidence that it would not support the relevant regulatory objective.

The complex things get more fragile, more vulnerable the Goldilocks conditions get more stringent, and it's more difficult to create complexity.

All chemical weapons production capacity must be inactivated and subsequently destroyed or converted for peaceful purposes, subject to stringent verification by the OPCW.

So actually we are getting less from more for less and less people.

Less meat, less junk, more plants.

Only those which have no objection during the publicity can exist from the list of poverty stricken counties. The exit standard is also stringent.

The Executive Board was supplied with details about World Bank data confidentiality provisions, which are as stringent as those in many national statistical offices.

It's more with less and less again.

Fiona's letters gradually came less and less.

Of course, if Chinese policymakers could have predicted what has now happened in the world economy, they might have been less stringent in trying to rein in growth. But one reason that China has been able to maintain growth over the past 30 years is that it started counter cycle macroeconomic intervention during the boom times, rather than waiting for a collapse.

There would be more democracy, less oppression more freedom, less terrorism more growth, less poverty.

(iii) remove difficult market entry conditions such as those emanating from concentrated and changing market structures, as well as very stringent and diverse product standards

It was expected that IMO would review Annex V with a view to introducing stricter requirements for on board waste management and stringent discharge regulations.

Faced with this scourge of terrorism, Israel is forced to maintain stringent policies at its checkpoints in order to safeguard the security of its citizens.

This is one of the main reasons why stringent inspections of aircraft at airports of neighbouring and regional States for Somali bound flights are necessary.

I say, less and less the human touch.

Less effort, you're less persistent, and so on.

Fiona's letters were becoming less and less frequent.

Letters from Fiona came gradually less and less.

Some countries, like the United States and Australia, chose to opt out of its stringent demands others, like Canada, Japan, and a raft of European states, pay lip service to its requirements but will essentially miss its targets. Yet, even if everyone had participated and continued to stick to Kyoto s ever more stringent commitments, it would have had virtually no environmental effect.

It turns out, most people over 50 feel better, are less stressed, are less hostile, less anxious.

Small and medium enterprises also find it difficult to comply with the high standards set by international markets, including the increasingly stringent environmental and social standards.

That their parents be less tired and less stressed.

People are less kind. There is less trust around.

So, traffic keeps flowing, so that means less braking, which means less accelerating, less gas and less pollution, less time wasted, and that partly accounts for Europe's better efficiency than we have in the United States.

We in public health, we hate child death, so we want less and less and less of child deaths.

And then the other areas become less and less positive.

An election after which the record of non permanent members is not examined is accountability, but a stringent review holding new permanent members accountable is lack of accountability.

They work for longer hours with less income, less social welfare.

We try and do more and more with less and less time.

And I have also, every year, seen less and less sea ice.

Currently in Haiti we are speaking less and less of security problems.