Sufficient flexibility in determining the level and nature of their tariffs was seen as another critical policy tool for developing countries.

Sufficient flexibility in determining the level and nature of their tariff commitments was seen as another critical policy tool for developing countries.

At the country level the United Nations should demonstrate flexibility in accordance with local needs and as agreed by the local authorities.

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

While these resources are available for country level development interventions under the goals and service lines of the MYFF, increased resource flexibility is required, especially in support of capacity development.

I also wish to thank those delegations which participated in the negotiations on the draft resolution for the level of understanding and flexibility that they demonstrated in the course of the consultations.

I call it sort of shotgun flexibility.

Secondly, peacebuilding requires flexibility.

As for the issue of delegation of authority to the country representatives, it has been pursued by all organizations present at the country level with a view to enhancing the flexibility of country programmes and the ability of the system to respond rapidly to emerging needs at the country level.

Finally, local governments have demonstrated a willingness to support institutional innovation. This allows for the flexibility needed to address structural challenges at the local level, thereby preventing them from blocking growth.

Because it just creates more flexibility.

To make that possible, UNDP needs additional flexibility at the country level to focus new resources in areas that will benefit programme countries in their capacity development objectives, especially those relating to achievement of the MDGs.

We are, however, still studying the implications of the recommendation to biennialize the Council's high level segment and how that would affect the flexibility that would be required to respond to emerging global social and economic issues.

Its flexibility had not, however, been reciprocated.

Indeed, the 2004 business acquisition level may testify not only to the demand for UNOPS services but also to the value that the speed, flexibility, project mentality and results orientation of UNOPS adds to the work of its clients.

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

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

It is therefore important that some flexibility is created in disbursement procedures so as to accelerate implementation of projects, particularly labour intensive public works that are likely to have a positive impact on the level of employment and the current insecurity.

The Secretary General, as Chief Administrative Officer of the Organization, must be given a higher level of managerial authority and flexibility. He or she needs to have the ability to adjust the staffing table as necessary and without undue constraint.

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

We appreciate the flexibility shown by all parties.

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.

Flexibility and pragmatism should guide further progress in ensuring the role of United Nations entities according to each country's needs it was important to facilitate the substantive participation of non resident entities in country level operations as required by the national development agendas.

And so while planning is important, so is flexibility.

The international financial institutions should show some operational flexibility.

Flexibility will be essential, within the defined budgetary parameters.

There was also a need for flexibility in implementation.

There was consensus that no leniency and flexibility towards the use of force is acceptable, as ambiguity creates flexibility of interpretation and provides a justification for multiple interpretations, and consequently justification for unilateral action.

At the international level, cooperation and coordination among countries are needed to counteract the pressures of the current race to the bottom in the global competition for investment and markets. At the national level, reform of social protection systems in developed countries, and the expansion of such systems in developing countries, should seek to ensure greater economic security as well as labor flexibility.

Such flexibility was not easy to offer when domestic legislation was already in force, and for that reason, the flexibility and the concessions had to be mentioned particularly.

We call upon the members of the Conference on Disarmament to demonstrate similar flexibility.

But there is another aspect of this draft resolution's flexibility that should be stressed.

Dealing with other people demands a kind of flexibility that no set of rules can encompass.

Consistent with established practice, heads of departments will be afforded flexibility to allocate 2006 2007 programme budget resources within the programmes, within the overall level of resources approved, so as to ensure the implementation of mandated activities while taking into account developments during the course of the biennium.

Perhaps the single greatest virtue of the Uniting for Consensus proposal is its inherent flexibility.

The Institute's success was due to its precise methodology and the flexibility of its action.

Usually, regulations provide flexibility to procuring entities with respect to the closure of the auction.

Re hatting regional troops will require more flexibility in the composition and utilization of SDS.

He has also given the schools flexibility concerning when and perhaps how to introduce it. Since nearly all schools are dependent on government subsidies, the grant of flexibility is widely perceived to be a tactical delay.

The plan should also have flexibility for addressing regional and subregional issues.

The Study Group highlighted the flexibility built into article 31 (3) (c).

(b) A change in earmarkings between TRAC lines 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 is proposed for available resources over the base total programming level of 450 million to provide UNDP with flexibility in supporting urgent programme country national capacity development needs towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Supplementary funding is often earmarked, in varying levels of detail, to specific uses and beneficiaries, eliminating the flexibility needed to make alternative use of the resources in order to address priorities established at the inter governmental level for the achievement of the United Nations development agenda, including the Millennium Development Goals.

It was a good example of the potential benefits to programmes when the Administration had greater flexibility.