Third, it would erode, not enhance, democracy and accountability in the Security Council.

True, a steep and persistent collapse in earnings will erode wealth invested in stocks. But the inflation that accompanies it will produce a steeper and larger erosion of real wealth invested in nominal bonds.

The Study Group agreed, however, that such clauses might sometimes erode the coherence of the treaty.

It envisages a size for the Council that would neither weaken its cohesion nor erode the common will to defend and advance the cause of international peace and security worldwide.

The longer they delay, the less effective their efforts will be. As bad politics block economic opportunity, public trust in governments will continue to erode with serious potential consequences for political systems, and the economies they administer, worldwide.

The new wave of violence jeopardizes the achievements of recent months and could greatly erode trust between the parties.

In fact, there is nothing at all graceful about this. For politicians to say one thing now when everyone knows they will soon say the opposite is guaranteed to erode trust in Europe s leaders.

Indeed, some security attacks are merely exploits of this kind of overly built security, which tends to erode over time.

We believe that if we fail to seize this opportunity, the credibility and legitimacy of the Security Council and the entire system of global governance will continue to erode, to the detriment of us all.

An economic and political system that does not deliver for most citizens is one that is not sustainable in the long run. Eventually, faith in democracy and the market economy will erode, and the legitimacy of existing institutions and arrangements will be called into question.

Thus, continuing down this path will further erode policymakers credibility not that they seem to care while imposing on the rest of the world a persistent sense of crisis and uncertainty, with real financial and economic costs.

So the devil incited him, saying, O Adam, shall I show you the tree of immortality and a kingdom that does not erode?

So the devil incited him, saying, O Adam, shall I show you the tree of immortality and a kingdom that does not erode?

At the end of the day, the capacity of people to evaluate risks and make informed choices will be as important to regulating the use of drugs as more humane and efficient laws and policies. Yes, drugs erode people s freedom.

Given that central banks are likely to continue to pursue multiple objectives for a long time, their independence will continue to erode. As long as governments do not encroach excessively on central bank decision making, this development will restore balance in policymaking and support policy coordination, particularly in times of stress.

Europe must redefine itself and identify its mission anew if it wishes to retain its geopolitical weight. The EU must decide whether it represents a community of values or a narrowly defined geographic entity whose exclusionary impulses will eventually erode its global relevance.

Fourth, America s decision to back extremists in Syria contradicts its war on terrorism and will erode international support for it. The prospect of Iranian cooperation to root out Al Qaeda extremists, which it provided in Afghanistan and Iraq, would be unlikely following any intervention.

The international community must decide whether to move forward by restoring its relevance or simply to allow the confidence of States in the Treaty to continue to erode.

In the current climate, however, developing countries are facing two pressing challenges that constantly erode their economic foundations rising global oil prices and the lack of investment funds.

We recognize that an unstable government can swing back to uncompromising intransigence. It will try to erode our support by infiltrating our protests with loyalists who will carry the virus of defeatism, and it will seek to outflank us by appealing to ordinary, hard working Ukrainians, worried about feeding and clothing their children, that a tottering economy needs stability to be saved.

In this regard, special and differential treatment should be accorded to landlocked developing countries to compensate for their geographical disadvantages which erode their competitive edge at the world market.

If the US does not provide him with threats that help rally domestic support, his failure to revitalize Iran s economy will erode his standing at home. Lower oil prices would mean less money to spend on domestic projects that buoy his popularity or on the nuclear program.

It is because I have had life altering experiences in virtual space, and video games had begun to erode my own understanding of what is real and what is not.

During the Cold War, the West used hard power to deter Soviet aggression, while it used soft power to erode faith in Communism behind the iron curtain. That was smart power.

Many AKP constituencies are wary of cultural conflict, if only because it threatens their economic interests. Hence, such a move would probably be enough to restore much of the AKP s lost support and to calm opponents who fear that their personal freedoms will continue to erode under its governance.

Is there a solution to this grim impasse? Certainly, one will not be found in more United Nations resolutions, which is why US President Barack Obama is now believed to favor a managed transition in Syria that would not fatally erode the existing instruments of the Syrian state.

Indeed, whereas the misery that worm diseases cause is extensive and the burden excessive as much as tuberculosis or malaria they do not kill immediately. Instead, they gradually erode children s development prospects.

Moreover, experiences of countries, especially in Latin America and Asia, have shown the absolute need for safeguarding against global economic and financial volatilities, without which hard earned gains can erode almost overnight.

It is essential to take advantage of the opportunity offered by the current relative abundance of capital in the region, a short term gain which starts to erode when oil prices fall.

The region needs sustainable policies aimed at bringing about much needed economic diversification. Indeed, without profound structural change, the favorable standard of living that underpins the Gulf states political stability is likely to erode.

The gradual marginalization of the WTO would also erode its credibility in fulfilling its key role as adjudicator of trade disputes. The success of the WTO s adjudication system is reflected in its widespread acceptance.

Demands that are perceived as greedy erode legitimacy and, ultimately, effectiveness. In this context, watchdog NGOs dedicated to scoring the public interest value of what business groups ask for from the government could facilitate trust.

This explains why populist governments clientelism and corruption do not erode their leaders core support among the electorate. Such practices are perceived as serving a moral us at the expense of the immoral or foreign them.

There is a growing consensus among economists that any 750 billion bailout based on Paulson s plan won t by itself do the trick of resuscitating our economy. If so, the huge increase in the national debt and the realization that even 700 billion is not enough to rescue the US economy will erode confidence further and aggravate its weakness.

Until these difficult and controversial decisions are made, periods of relative tranquility in Europe are likely to be interrupted by the recurrent eruption of financial instability and bouts of political bickering and dithering. And the longer this continues, the greater the risk that Germany s neighborhood will erode the robustness of what the country has painstakingly built.

In short, 2006 will be marked by mounting uncertainty about prospects for global economic growth, even as the distribution of the fruits of that growth remain dismally predictable. In America, at least, 2006 is likely to be another year in which stagnant real wages freeze, or even erode, the living standards of those in the middle.

What was not anticipated was that globalization would erode these boundaries. As a result, we have returned to a past from which we tried to escape a single economy, in this case the world, with multiple money creating authorities.

As incomes increase, rising labour costs and the entry of lower cost producers can rapidly erode the competitiveness of labour intensive manufactures, and new investments are needed to maintain productivity growth and to upgrade to higher value added activities.

It was a fundamental principle of law that freedom came with responsibility and self determination could not be used as an instrument to promote subversion and erode the political cohesion or territorial integrity of Member States of the United Nations.

The Special Rapporteur draws attention to the importance of maintaining the focus and remaining vigilant on practices such as the use of diplomatic assurances, which attempt to erode the absolute prohibition on torture in the context of counter terrorism measures.

If they affect Russia s entire economy, hitting ordinary citizens the hardest, popular support for Putin s regime may solidify further. Of course, an economic slowdown could erode Putin s popular support, which is based on the gains in living standards made under his leadership.

In his first report to the Commission on Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur draws attention to the importance of maintaining the focus on and remaining vigilant against continuing practices that erode the absolute prohibition of torture in the context of counter terrorism measures.

But suppose that the reason that no Palestinians and Israelis willing to conclude such a deal have emerged is that the solution itself is domestically unsupportable on both sides. Suppose that as long as a version of this deal is the only game in town, the creeping physical expansion of the Israeli state and the demographic expansion of Israeli Arabs will continue to erode its foundation.

Though new entrants could undoubtedly disrupt incumbents production platforms Elon Musk s Tesla Motors is a clear example they are rare. These days, the more pervasive competitive threat comes from companies in other domains that can erode the customer value proposition after the car is sold.

Ms. Katungye (Uganda) Uganda voted in favour of the draft Declaration on Human Cloning because, as a nation, we are firmly opposed to all forms of cloning that involve the destruction of embryonic stem cells and erode respect for and the protection of human dignity.