In addition, at any reasonable staffing level, theoretically there may be periods of either too much or too little demand.

Firms that invest little will become uncompetitive. In the jargon of economists, low demand will engender low supply, making a non inflationary recovery even more difficult to achieve.

61. The Committee also considered the problem of discontinuity experienced by countries moving up through the low per capita income threshold between scale periods.

Other contributory factors were high domestic liquidity and low, albeit gently rising, interest rates, which enhanced domestic demand expansion.

The lack of investment decision opportunities is basically due to a weak industrial structure and low level of demand.

The pessimists believe that there has been a large decline in the will to invest, something like the loss of animal spirits described by Keynes. Even with very low interest rates, according to this view, investment demand will remain low, and therefore aggregate demand will remain insufficient.

Programmes of this type are directed at the occupations in the country in which demand is greatest and persons the majority of whom have both low educational levels and low incomes.

In the new member States of the European Union, the demand for treatment of problems involving cocaine use remains low.

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135. The use of temporary assistance, which was necessary during periods of peak demand, was the practice at other offices and organizations within the United Nations system.

Nevertheless, the number of Governments that have mounted comprehensive and sustainable strategies for reducing the illicit demand for drugs remains low.

In many developed countries, demand for meat has stabilized as per capita consumption is already high and population growth generally low.

Low design and manufacturing costs, short construction periods, the low cost of launches and the availability of launchers, and opportunities to use updated technologies made such satellites very attractive to the scientific and educational communities, especially in developing countries.

But it is impeded by slow growth and, thanks to high unemployment and weak global demand, persistently low inflation. Worse, over the longer term, low investment undermines productivity, while protracted unemployment destroys skills.

New capacity is mainly planned in developing countries and countries in transition with relatively low production costs and rapidly growing domestic demand.

Like most economists, he believes that if policymakers try to keep interest rates at artificially low levels for too long, eventually demand will soar and inflation will jump. So, if inflation is low and stable, central banks cannot be blamed for low long term rates.

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The Secretariat has continued to face a demand for temporary support staff during peak periods in areas subject to sharp and often unpredictable workload fluctuations, notably in language services.

To fulfil the qualifying periods of 5 years and 15 years calendar months with contributory periods, substitute periods and periods resulting from the division of pension rights in case of divorce are used, and to fulfil that of 35 years, also calendar months with credited periods and considered periods.

The detainees charged that during several waiting periods between interrogations (periods that lasted from a few hours to days), they were forced to sit on a low chair with their hands tied behind their backs, their heads covered with a sack, while loud music was played.

Periods of leave without pay are deductible from the above service periods.

169. Periods for the assessment of the right to the old age pension are divided into contributory periods and non contributory periods.

Policymakers initially resorted to government spending and low interest rates to boost demand. As government debt has ballooned and policy interest rates have hit rock bottom, central banks have focused on increasingly innovative policy to boost demand.

The prevalence of ATS and cocaine abuse has remained low in India, as reflected in demand for treatment for the abuse of those substances.

According to officials at the Prime Minister s Office, the high demand for apartments in settlements was due to low prices rather than ideological motives.

Prospects appear to be continued marginal oversupply this, combined with low stocks and sustained demand, especially in Eastern Europe may help to sustain prices.

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The main reason for the loss is the same as the dilemma faced by the global steel industry weak market demand and low utilization rate.

Even in a situation with relatively slow demand growth and weak prices, new capacity may still be added successfully if production costs are low enough.

The US housing boom is due, first, to low interest rates, which mean that large amounts of money can be borrowed for mortgages with moderate monthly payments. Low interest rates strengthen the ability to pay, and thus boost demand.

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