And I want to argue that we are living through and are right at the key moment of a change in the way ideas are created and spread and implemented.

The visits have taken place over a period of time that amounts to over three years.

It was suggested that the words during an agreed period of time in proposed draft article 1 (x) should be deleted.

As such, it is longer term. A significant initiative has been the

Investments in infrastructure and human capital are the bedrock for increasing average productivity and for ensuring high growth over a sustained period of time.

(c) Set specific target dates for the planned development of the computerised system to ensure that it is implemented within a reasonable time frame, bearing in mind the overall availability of resources.

Each part takes place in a different time period in the past.

Rihanna achieved the feat in a time span of six years and four months, surpassing the record previously held by Madonna who managed the achievement in a time span of six years and nine months.

For some, the symptoms decrease after a span of three to five years.

It was constructed over a longer period of time, and contains different layers of writing.

A ceiling limit is one that may not be exceeded for any period of time, and is applied to irritants and other materials that have immediate effects.

The Commission required the merged entity to reduce its concentration of spectrum from 85mghz to 50mghz in a reasonable period of time, which was to be determined by the telecommunications regulator.

In this respect, the TSZ's duration was of a temporary nature that would come to end once the Boundary Commission accomplished its tasks within a specified time line in accordance with the Algiers Agreements.

(x) Volume contract means a contract that provides for the carriage of a specified minimum quantity of cargo in a series of shipments during an agreed period of time.

The right to due process includes the right to judicial proceedings free of delays, the right to be tried within a reasonable period of time and the right to receive a reasoned judgement within a reasonable period of time.

These will describe the overall system load over a specified time period, defining how many of each type of business transaction will be executed per unit of time.

13.9 States should establish a clear time period for filing restitution claims.

It was difficult, however, to follow the ramifications of certain acts over a long period.

The institutions of NEPAD have been created and its programme has been elaborated in a remarkably short period of time.

The coulometric method is a technique where the total amount of charge generated by the glucose oxidation reaction is measured over a period of time.

Those 12 conventions and protocols relating to terrorism, adopted over a span of 36 years (1963 1999), have laid important normative foundations in a number of areas.

The other thing is you have to do things with a long time frame, as you know, you can't expect to get something done in a year or two years you have to be looking five or 10 years ahead.

My time simply has been too limited to talk with 65 members in a very short time frame.

The report of the Committee on Contributions (A 59 11) offered a positive solution to the problem, namely, the apportionment of interest income to Member States that paid their assessments within a specified time period.

It is an object that represents a previous era or time period in human society.

However, it was indicated that a limited time period was essential to the definition of volume contracts.

Moreover, there were no grounds for concluding that the procedure might exceed a reasonable time.

We have a challenge, because the urban population is growing in this century from two billion to six billion in a very short amount of time. People are moving to the cities.

Different British time zones have been trialled for short periods during these years.

Climate can change over period of time ranging from months to thousands or millions of years.

The services are to be provided in reasonable quality and within a reasonable time, and at a fair distance from one's place of residence.

In other words, we should focus our efforts on a shorter time frame, say, the next 15 years.

In all these countries there were mechanisms to allow these prisoners to be released after a period of time, which varied considerably.

The talks will be direct, will follow a brief and precise thematic agenda, and will be conducted within a defined time horizon.

For the West, especially the US, every problem should have a solution within a finite period of time.

Four convenience store chains raised their prices for carbonated beverages by an identical amount within a brief period of time.

The Committee may, where necessary, indicate a time limit within which comments from States parties are to be received.

In a short period of time, it has become a true cornerstone of the fight against impunity at the international level.

The authors conclude that marine reserves can make a significant positive contribution to the biological diversity of both target and non target species in a relatively short period of time.

Within a short amount of time, in some cases just minutes, bacterial polymerase starts translating viral mRNA into protein.

When voting has finished, all envelopes are opened on the counting table, for one election at a time.

Language changes more than we realize in a relatively short span of time, influencing our susceptibility to language changes around us.

Each actor plays a different character in each time period, but each character they play is linked to one another.

According to her account, all of the children died, as did her husband, within a short time of each other.

It has been observed that electronic reverse auctions rarely close after a fixed duration of time has expired (known as a hard close time ).