But what else is life characterized by?

Public finances are characterized by a steady decline in State revenue, which is derived, almost exclusively, from fiscal and customs receipts.

Radar images are often characterized by speckle, which appears as a salt and pepper pattern.

Optimism is sometimes characterized as a belief, an intellectual posture.

Its political climate has been characterized since 1990 by upheavals which have considerably hindered nation building efforts.

It is characterized by developed landscapes with relatively high slopes which, in addition to the unbalanced distribution of precipitation, lead to an unbalanced off flow.

Another sector characterized by large migratory flows of indigenous groups is hazardous agriculture.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is characterized by intensive pluralization of family forms and family life styles.

The population is characterized by rapid growth and a very high proportion of young people.

But the international system was characterized by the phenomenon of globalization, which exacerbated inequality and marginalization instead of offering benefits to all.

The President praised the spirit of cooperation and compromise that characterized the session, which had resulted in a number of significant decisions.

The whole event was characterized by vibrant exchanges.

The whole event was characterized by vibrant discussions.

But before we can make life, let's think for a second what life really is characterized by.

One such difference is today's global economic landscape, characterized by pockets of affluence and mass, abject poverty.

The most important of them, especially since 2001 which was characterized as the year for mental health by the International Health Organization (W.H.O.

I don't see it the way you characterized it.

Most of the related offences are characterized as felonies.

Mongolia is characterized by an unusual reverse gender gap (more girls than boys) in both enrolment and completion.

They reiterated that the close partnership between Afghanistan and the international community which has characterized the past three and a half years should continue.

And even if you look in ancient African empires, they were all organized around one particular principle the confederacy principle, which is characterized by a great deal of devolution of authority, decentralization of power.

Employment, which is a key to reducing poverty and strengthening social integration, is characterized by a stubborn persistence of a number of adverse factors in most regions, more particularly in Africa, West Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean.

The term disaster here includes the malfunctioning of the police and intelligence services, as well as the prison system, which, far from achieving the social rehabilitation of prisoners, is characterized by violations of international standards.

Article 3The term derivative instruments refers to the financial instruments or other contracts which are involved in the present Standards and are characterized by the following

All the situations currently being dealt with by the Court are extremely serious and characterized by brutality which, at times, can only be described as monstrous.

He said that supersonic aircrafts are characterized by loud noise effects.

It was characterized by a nation versus nation, very fragile standoff.

The expanded approach has been characterized by action in four areas.

The real issue, she noted, was how a conflict was characterized.

Yet others characterized relations among members of the Council as complex.

Judge Kirsch today accurately characterized Mexico's accession as a historic milestone.

For Ireland and Spain, read Nevada and California (and, for Greece, read Puerto Rico). The proper comparison is thus between the average of two continental sized economies, both of which are characterized by considerable internal diversity.

After the cold war, the world today is a significantly changed place, characterized by the pre eminence of a single political and economic system of democracy and capitalism, which are two sides of the same coin.

The environments in which United Nations personnel are compelled to operate are often characterized by high rates of crime and unemployment, socio economic instability and political unrest.

The implication is that the post crisis global economy will not be characterized by balance, but by a return to large macroeconomic imbalances. But, although many economists will consider this problematic, history shows that symbiotic imbalances have characterized virtually all periods of global economic expansion.

We believe that it is important that the Agency preserve the integrity, professionalism and impartiality that have long characterized its work.

The existing consensus has been characterized as a relic of the past.

These principles have been challenged by the reform movements widely characterized as representing new public management , which advocate core principles of flexibility and performance, as well as efficiency.

Our part of the world continues to be characterized by clear and vigorous hostility towards Israel, in which violence and terrorism are unfortunately still part of daily life.

The use of ITNs is a method of choice in high malaria transmission areas (stable malaria areas), which are characterized by high and year round malaria transmission, and a relatively high level of immunity in the human population.

Rural area is characterized by poverty related problems unresolved housing conditions, unemployment, poor infrastructure, the inexistence of institutions that would provide assistance.

It should be pointed out that the draft law on international judicial cooperation in criminal matters is characterized by the following features

The Asia and Pacific region is also characterized by countries with a range of institutional development in overseeing integrity, transparency and accountability.

Having carefully examined the manner in which the claimant originally presented and described his claim and the manner in which he re characterized it in his article 15 34 response, the Panel is of the view that the claimant is attempting to advance a number of new claims after the filing deadline.

Clearly, periods of global growth are almost always characterized by symbiotic imbalances. But, while each of these episodes was characterized by macroeconomic distortions caused by the imbalances, they lasted for years, or even decades.