In cutting edge areas, students have been sent abroad to centres of excellence.

Few women occupy important positions in civil society or in politics.

He married and had two sons. He had friends in high places who assured him that he was of great value to the economy.

The Richthofen family produced several notable personalities that would become famous during the First War.

It is said that NBER working papers are even more prestigious than publication in refereed journals.

Experience at the national level and other United Nations organizations shows that it takes eight to ten years to implement fully RBM and RBB before a stage is reached where policy and decision makers can use performance data generated by those implementing the programmes.

The Sapir Prize for Literature of Israel is a prestigious annual literary award presented for a work of fine literature.

The signing ceremony was attended by several African Heads of State and Government, my Special Representative for the Sudan, my Special Adviser on Africa and other dignitaries.

There are numerous reasons that comparative research has come to take a place of honour in the toolbox of the social scientist.

Thanks to this, remarkable improvements have been made in the structure and operational mechanism of these institutions as well as in specialization and qualifications of technical staff, especially at grassroots level.

Suffice it to say that in the course of carrying out research for the progress report, it was observed that remarkable achievements had been made by some States in their sincere desire to rid themselves of corruption.

Each packs the kind of soft, utilitarian powers of persuasion that Chinese leaders are most willing to embrace academic degrees from prestigious universities, advanced scientific and technological knowledge, high office, and a Nobel Prize.

Latin America may be known for its macho culture, but women increasingly participate in the labor force and attain prominent political and social positions.

It is, however, pertinent to note that other international and regional efforts at combating corruption, preceding the adoption of the Convention against Corruption, have been more effective and have made remarkable achievements.

In a nut shell, in face of numerous difficulties and challenges, during the last three years, the Vietnamese Government has continued with the reform and recorded remarkable achievements in economic growth and social development.

The excellence of the University is also recognized outside the Ukraine Odessa National University is one of the highest ranked universities in the world, occupying 48th place in one rating of universities worldwide.

Violence or severe restrictions targeting minority groups perceived to have traditionally maintained a prominent position, for example as business elites or in political life and State institutions.

It was the firm belief of the Philippines that a nominee of high international standing and with substantial and credible experience in the field of auditing international multilateral organizations should be appointed as the Organization's next External Auditor.

Internationally renowned, high quality United States suppliers, such as Windsor and Newton Gallery Acrylics, offer unit prices up to three times lower in most cases than the prices Cuba is able to obtain when buying such goods from Europe.

The authorities of the prestigious Central American University have sought to further institutionalize gender issues by establishing a Department of Human Development and Gender within the Humanities Faculty.

All these elements, together with the new military doctrines which grant pride of place to nuclear weapons, combined with the concept of preventive war and the first use of nuclear weapons, go beyond the traditional concept of deterrence, which was the justification formerly invoked by the nuclear Powers.

Some of these interceptions, such as a call from the mother of Ahmad Abu Adass, provide useful background evidence other conversations provide significant insight into the scope of involvement of key individuals in the assassination, as well as the awareness of the Lebanese authorities of the movements and conversations of prominent Lebanese figures.

According to the information received from the Government, Mexico has developed a notable three pronged strategy to prevent STIs and HIV AIDS while addressing stigma and discrimination amongst women in the sex industry.

For once, a grassroots movement has arisen that is composed of people some with Ivy League degrees, but many without who are taking seriously the Internet age promise that you don t have to yield leadership to an established class of politicians and pundits.