As a long term strategy, energy embargoes have always proven to be futile. Saudi Arabia saw its share of world oil exports drop sharply in the 12 years after the 1973 1974 embargo.

The crime prevention instruments have proved useful in feeding discussion about general standards developed in other parts of the United Nations system.

A final reason for the West to change course is that Western sanctions are proving increasingly useless.

For thirty five years, it has proven its effectiveness, above all in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.

But even a joint expert level mechanism set up in 2007 merely for interaction and cooperation on hydrological data has proven of little value.

Visiting missions had proved useful in that regard and she hoped they would continue in the same spirit of cooperation.

Factors that impede the optimal effectiveness of such resources include the failure of programmes to target those who need them the most, the failure to implement interventions with proven scientific effectiveness and bureaucratic obstacles to the rapid disbursement and use of available funds.

A variety of tools such as gender disaggregated data, gender analysis, gender responsive budgeting, gender sensitive monitoring and evaluation systems and gender sensitive indicators have proven useful.

7. Requests the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, subject to the availability of extrabudgetary resources, to prepare a handbook, for use by competent authorities, of proven and promising practices in the fight against kidnapping, including

For example, in the face of investor pressure, pharmaceutical companies have cut their research activities dramatically, relying instead on acquisition strategies. The aim is to de risk by buying up firms that have already carried out all of the costly blue skies research and have developed proven drugs.

Additional technical parameters applied in the course of ongoing monitoring and verification, that could be practicably verified with a minimal degree of ambiguity, have proven to be effective tools that prevented Iraq from developing proscribed missiles in the presence of international inspectors.

(ii) Better quality assurance and control in manufacture with a focus on materiel consistency, manufacturing processes and acceptance trials

They put money into unproven policy initiatives.

The first strategy is problematic because it is unsustainable.

Satisfied that the current working methods of the Commission have proved their efficiency,

The 1990 s concept of a European Defense Identity within NATO proved to be unviable and since then expansion of the alliance and proliferation of NATO partners has made the idea of a special collective role for EU members all the more improbable.

Formal techniques, such as fuzz testing, are essential to showing robustness since this type of testing involves invalid or unexpected inputs.

Why should they change systems that proved so resilient?

Moreover, he appears to believe that confrontations between the state and civil society are counterproductive.

Now the Fukushima tragedy is being used to justify continuing these economically dubious programs.

Its inclusiveness and open ended nature were highlighted by many delegations as indicators of its relevance and success.

These recommendations have proven to be useful in providing guidance to countries conducting economic enquiries to meet data requirements for national planning and policy purposes.

The G 20 showed its effectiveness in responding to the crisis that erupted in 2008.

Regrettably, it is far from clear that it has changed its thinking and models, which failed to maintain the economy on an even keel before and are certain to fail again.

They will also be intended to ensure the quality of UNIDO services in terms of relevance and impact to target beneficiaries.

In Germany, the post 2000 reforms that reset the economy s productivity, flexibility, and competitiveness have proved crucial to the country s current economic strength and resilience.

But America s strategy has failed.

Such activities have proven to be successful.

In the years since it regained its independence, Ukraine has proved that it can play an important and constructive role in the region.

Chidambaram's 2004 2005 budget puts those fears to rest.

For example, the financial crisis that began in 2008 demonstrated the need for adequate regulation.

July s terrorist attacks in London demonstrated both the strength and the weakness of the concept.

Sadly, his prediction proved correct.

Mr. Magariños had been able to build up a vibrant organization that was seeking ways of remaining relevant in the context of increasing globalization and liberalization worldwide.

The US cannot continue with the failed policies of the past half century.

Suspicions that these sites could be involved in enrichment activities proved to be well founded.

Then comes the Georgian government, which has demonstrated its immaturity, if not irresponsibility.

The negotiation of a new international instrument could increase the risk of undercutting existing standards, as it might not be possible to agree at the international level on an equally strong set of measures.

The facts have shown the opposite to be true.

Events are showing that to be so.

Ways of achieving sustainability through natural building focus on durability and the use of minimally processed, plentiful or renewable resources, as well as those that, while recycled or salvaged, produce healthy living environments and maintain indoor air quality.

Recent events have made clear that someone needs to anticipate and warn of risks to global financial stability.

The benefits of internationalization for increasing enterprise competitiveness are demonstrated by the evidence in UNCTAD's country case studies.

The first strategy is problematic because it is unsustainable. The second is undesirable because it buys stability at the cost of growth.

It is not naïve to believe that nuclear deterrence is both fragile operationally, and of thoroughly dubious utility in sustaining the peace.