That positive trend shows that the efforts made have been a step in the right direction.

This positive trend is likely to persist, given that it is based on structural geographic and demographic factors, such as rising exports, improved trade conditions, and steadily increasing domestic consumption.

The positive trend continued during the first half of 2008, but the rate of increase slackened.

The positive trend was observed in all member states with the exception of Luxembourg, Malta and Portugal.

Non core programme expendituresresources continued their positive trend, reaching 6.6 million in 2004.

That trend will continue and increase in the near term as Iraqi security forces become more and more capable.

So capital would still move in the right direction over the longer term.

This trend, which is expected to continue, should involve better targeting of social spending and strengthening of social institutions.

That proactive approach must be carried forward into 2006 in order to achieve full decolonization by 2010.

In the medium term, this trend will continue to pose an inflation risk and undermine living standards worldwide.

In places where home prices have been rising rapidly, the upward trend may continue or level off for a while.

With more and more developing country firms internationalizing, this trend can be expected to continue and possibly accelerate.

The Committee trusts that this trend will continue and anticipates a further improved ratio in the result based budgetary performance report for the biennium 2006 2007.

The Government also had a strategic plan to reduce the high fertility and high population growth rates, and she hoped that by the next session the figures would reflect a positive trend.

This trend will continue, as Africa and Asia become robust markets for Turkey s construction firms, information technology, and green innovations.

That won t happen anytime soon, but it is the direction in which the trade balance must continue to move.

We are not quite there, but we are getting there. Missile defense can be part of that positive trend.

Capital s piece of the pie has been getting bigger for more than 20 years, and the trend looks set to continue.

Affirmative Action

(Affirmative Action)

Whenever you're told that some existing statistical trend will continue, but you aren't given a hard to vary account of what causes that trend, you're being told a wizard did it.

On the other hand, UN member states and people around the world are asking it to do more, in more places, than ever before a trend that will continue in 2011.

The result, as one Japanese analyst put it, was that China scored an own goal, immediately reversing what had been a favorable trend in bilateral relations under the ruling Democratic Party of Japan.

Public opinion, as expressed in recent election results, is increasingly opposed to austerity, and this trend is likely to continue until the policy is reversed. Something has to give.

The rise of GDP over the next ten years will reflect the very positive effect of the eventual recovery from the current deep downturn, combined with a below trend rise in the economy s potential output at full employment.

Affirmative Action in the Civil Service

Affirmative Action in Governmental Corporations

Affirmative Action in Public Corporations

Affirmative Action in Other Areas

Affirmative Action in Employment

In order to stop these securities downward slide and thus to save itself the ECB bought these government bonds and announced that, if need be, it would do so in unlimited amounts.

Constitutional and legal active and passive voting right

Expanding Affirmative Action to Public Institutions

Affirmative action, or positive discrimination, as some have called these policies, began with university admissions.

Studies show that the act of communicating positive events was associated with increased positive affect and well being (beyond the impact of the positive event itself).

Martin Seligman on positive psychology

But the positive momentum for reconciliation must be intensified.

This is the positive side of a multicultural society.

Heroreports is described as a campaign of positive thinking.

Brita visited the center and recognized its role in protecting the welfare of elephants

The Constitution of BiH and entity constitutions guarantee to all the citizens the right to establishment of membership to political parties, participation in public works, Equality in access to public services, the right to elect and be elected.

Positive economic growth required a conducive and enabling environment.

Positive Scope of Application of the E Contracting Convention

It also incorporates the principles of affirmative action.

The Shareholder Spring Continues