The merged company would have had a very strong position in the drilling equipment market.

The African Union has also made known its strong position on terrorism, which we fully share.

A strong relation should be noted between women's role, education, occupation and position in the labour market.

Sovereign obligations, such as bonds, are commonplace in the capital markets, and demonstrate strong investor demand and confidence.

The reply from Trinidad and Tobago stressed that strong laws on criminal procedure and more importantly a strong judiciary ensure that every accused facing capital punishment is afforded a fair trial .

Household savings are also encouraged by efficient capital markets, prudent fiscal and monetary policies, a strong legal system and good governance.

America s position is further weakened in the absence of a strong and united European response. But you can forget about seeing that.

It should be mentioned that there exists a strong link between the social role of a woman, her education, profession, and position on the labor market.

Based on total expenditure of 836 million during the year, the UNDP liquidity position at the end of 2004 represented working capital for approximately three months of expenditure.

America s military and economic strength reinforces confidence in the dollar as a safe haven. As a Canadian analyst put it, the combined effect of an advanced capital market and a strong military machine to defend that market, and other safety measures, such as a strong tradition of property rights protection and a reputation for honoring dues, has made it possible to attract capital with great ease.

According to the CDB, in the public sector, containment of expenditures, particularly on capital items, offset revenue shortfalls and led to an improvement in the Government's overall fiscal position.7

On the other hand sustainable forest management is in a strong position to foster sustained economic growth, helping to create employment opportunities that contribute to the foundations for peace.

A year ago, Netanyahu seemed certain to succeed Sharon. But his opposition to the Gaza Strip withdrawal, coupled with his strong criticism of Sharon, cost him his position as heir apparent.

Thanks to good legislation, gender equality policies and preferential treatment, women now had a strong position in society and were contributing vigorously to the social and economic development of the country.

By mid 2003, some 776 of the country s financial institutions were closed. And the authorities strong commitment to reform restored investor confidence, reviving inflows of private capital and reactivating foreign trade.

The key is to reflect on six kinds of capital goods business capital, infrastructure, human capital, intellectual capital, natural capital, and social capital. All of these are productive, but each has a distinctive role.

And we talk about how women have such strong perceptions, because of our tenuous position and our role as tradition keepers, that we can have the great potential to be change agents.

Putin s position is reinforced by strong public support, as well as by the dramatically weakened position of major Western leaders. George W. Bush and Tony Blair have lost the popularity they enjoyed before the Iraq war, and Blair, together with French President Jacques Chirac, will soon leave the political scene.

Many emerging market companies are in the highly vulnerable position of having borrowed heavily in foreign currencies. If capital flight occurs, the consequences will be dire tightened credit, balance of payments difficulties, inflation, rising interest rates, fiscal stress, and downgrades by the major credit rating agencies all of which implies more capital flight.

The most obvious implication is that Francis is weary of polarization, and hopes that the dual canonization will help to propel a shift toward a big tent Catholicism that appeals to a broader range of people. Francis is certainly in a strong position to initiate such a shift his political capital is extraordinarily high, surpassing even that of US President Barack Obama in his early days in office.

India has a strong relationship with Iran, underpinned by long standing cultural, social, political, and economic ties, with India now funding an overhaul of the Iranian port of Chabahar, which will give it direct access to Afghanistan. This places India in a strong position to push Iran to put pressure on Assad.

What matters here isn't technical capital, it's social capital.

Policymakers in advanced and emerging countries alike should focus on the underlying failures that destabilize their economies and impede growth, rather than trying to treat the symptoms by manipulating monetary policy or capital controls. Unless they are supported by strong institutional structures at all levels, such measures will prove futile in managing capital flows.

NEW YORK Capital flows to emerging market economies have been on a boom bust merry go round for decades. In the past year, the world has seen another boom, with a tsunami of capital, portfolio equity, and fixed income investments surging into emerging market countries perceived as having strong macroeconomic, policy, and financial fundamentals.

BEIJING Despite fluctuations, China s overall economic growth has been stable over the last three decades, owing not only to the economy s strong fundamentals, but also to the government s successful management of cross border capital flows.

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Because interest rates must remain very low in developed countries at least for the next several years, there are now strong incentives to export capital to higher yielding emerging economies. But such capital inflows threaten exchange rate overvaluation, rising current account deficits, and asset price bubbles, all of which have in the past led to crises in these economies.

The sustainable livelihood framework (SLF) proposed in the project document as a tool for analysing the success of the project is based on the following set of broad success indicators natural capital, physical capital, social capital, human capital and financial capital.

China s strong fiscal position today gives it a window of opportunity. But that window will close fast, because beneficiaries of specific reform policies have morphed into vested interests, which are fighting hard to protect what they have.

Mr. Gidor (Israel), explaining his delegation's position on the draft resolution just adopted, expressed strong support for the efforts of the General Assembly and Member States to strengthen mine action, especially with regard to countries directly affected.

By contrast, if a country attempts to defy its comparative advantage, such as by adopting an import substitution strategy to pursue the development of capital intensive or high tech industries in a capital scarce economy, the government may resort to distortional subsidies and protections that dampen economic performance. In turn, this risks weakening both the government s fiscal position and the economy s external account.

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The State party submits that the domestic authorities are in a strong position to assess claims from Bangladeshi asylum seekers, since Sweden received 1,427 such requests between 1990 and 2000, and residence permits were granted in 629 cases.

According to the governmental Bureau of Economic Research, the Territory is in a good position to experience a more balanced expansion in fiscal year 2005, given the continued expansion of the United States economy and planned and ongoing capital investment projects.

The opinion of the Board on the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the capital master plan will be included in its opinion on the financial statements of the United Nations for the biennium ending 31 December 2005.

But neither Europe nor the US is in a strong enough position to take best advantage of these new markets. The West must again begin to out invent, out innovate, and out skill the rest of the world if it is to seize the opportunities that Asia presents. Indeed, unless the West significantly expands its capital investment in engineering, science, and new technologies, it will be marginalized by countries whose governments back their innovators with hard cash.

But neither Europe nor the US is in a strong enough position to take best advantage of these new markets. The West must again begin to out invent, out innovate, and out skill the rest of the world if it is to seize the opportunities that Asia presents. nbsp Indeed, unless the West significantly expands its capital investment in engineering, science, and new technologies, it will be marginalized by countries whose governments back their innovators with hard cash.

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