These efforts demonstrated the need to have an effective legal system and functioning state institutions before embarking on big structural reforms.

The days when SMEs needed to become big players before embarking on international expansion seem to be over this is one of the main results of globalization.

A group of four young women are embarking on a mission to help refugees.

He also took seriously the early goals of the revolution, embarking on massive land reforms.

There is the risk for the Commission of embarking on discussions that may seem mainly theoretical.

She was born as Mary Stuart Houchins in Miami, Florida and grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she graduated from Tulsa Central High School and attended the University of Tulsa before embarking on her professional career.

So, for young African athletes, embarking on the path to high level sports is a risky wager.

Notwithstanding differences within and across regions, the rationale frequently cited for embarking on revitalization efforts includes the following

Such projects underscore the zero sum mentality that seemingly characterizes China s water policy calculations. By embarking on a series of mega dams in its ethnic minority populated borderlands, China is seeking to appropriate river waters before they cross its frontiers.

Building support for strong sanctions in cartel cases requires embarking on a programme of education regarding the harm that cartels cause.

In any case, Egypt is not the only country in this troubled region that is now embarking on the road of democracy.

United Nations organizations and the small island developing States are now embarking on developing their road maps for the implementation of the Strategy.

The United Nations is best placed to play the lead role in embarking upon a capacity building programme specifically earmarked to eradicate poverty.

From his first days in office, he has emphasized the importance of embarking on a new chapter in relations between the United States and the world s Muslims.

The city of São Paulo, which represents around one third of Brazil s economy, is embarking on a Green Economy strategy that ranges from transport to greener buildings.

The Federal Reserve is of a similar mind, not only maintaining rock bottom short term interest rates, but also embarking on an adventurous policy targeting long term rates.

While today s online cartographers do not face the same risks, they, too, are embarking on a journey into the unknown in search of knowledge, excitement, and better lives.

But, while these issues are important, both sides should pursue diplomatic efforts to minimize Sino American rivalry over them and thus avoid embarking on a new cold war.

A group of four young women are embarking on a mission to help refugees who make their way to Lesvos, Greece, as they land on the shores of Europe.

That may sound banal, but it probably makes sense to recall that simple truth from time to time because the exercise we are now embarking upon is especially important.

Increasingly loud complaints about deteriorating air quality have goaded Hong Kong and Guangdong into embarking on a joint program in which a series of monitoring stations now provides emissions data.

Embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

The report does not provide disaggregated data nor how many complaints were received from the different industries and this is one task that the Department is embarking upon in 2004.

In her opening statement, the High Commissioner noted that the twelfth meeting came at a time when the United Nations was embarking on the most significant reform since its creation.

During the early years of Zionism, the great Jewish scholar Gershom Scholem who was born in Berlin said that the Jews were embarking on a difficult journey, a return to history.

Given the historic significance and the complexities of the enterprise that we are embarking on, it would be unrealistic to adopt a package approach to United Nations reform and development goals.

But, notwithstanding the damage that the Palestinian strategy is inflicting on Israel s increasingly fragile international standing, Abbas might be embarking on what could turn out to be a self defeating diplomatic exercise.

So, rather than embarking on a search for a European identity, we should agree on mutual educational objectives to increase the awareness of all Europeans of the others who are their brethren in Europe.

NEW HAVEN It was never going to be easy, but central banks in the world s two largest economies the United States and China finally appear to be embarking on a path to policy normalization.

I have to say that, if the elections are not held in October as planned, Côte d'Ivoire will be embarking on a path that will take it into unknown territory that is fraught with danger.

By embarking on a banking union, which will transfer to the European level responsibility for bank supervision and, ultimately, resolution and recapitalization, they showed their readiness to address a systemic weakness in the monetary union s design.

Hungarians and Romanians, after nine centuries of hatred and wars, are embarking on the same process. Greece has just decided to support the opening of negotiations for Turkey s entry into the EU in the next twelve years.

It had constituted a high powered peace secretariat under the Prime Minister, involving prominent leaders of all the political parties represented in the Government, with a view to embarking on a dialogue for the peaceful resolution of the conflict.

As part of a collaborative project with the Department for Disarmament Affairs, UNIDIR is embarking on a research project to study the issue of illicit brokering and its impact on the illegal trade in small arms and light weapons.

Certain affected developing countries (Brazil, China and India) have succeeded in freeing themselves from this constraint by becoming technology exporters rather than importers. They are also among the countries embarking on major action to combat desertification, with very convincing results.

Although DFID has earmarked some 25 million for a programme of reform of the justice sector, there has been slow progress in embarking upon a comprehensive approach to addressing the problems, including legal aid and traditional and alternative mechanisms for dispute resolution.

The experts noted that, as the United Nations was embarking on the process of defining the goals for a second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People, it was important to focus on the need to protect the human rights of indigenous peoples.

Laugh before breakfast, you'll cry before supper.

Concern with electronic commerce lies at the heart of concern with international trade. This is because electronic commerce opens up those wide horizons for international trade that we could not have achieved without modern means of communication. This reaches the stage where new parties and markets are given opportunities for embarking upon international trade.

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth

Articles 15 and 16 Equality before the courts and before the law

And the land be subdued before the LORD then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.

Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD's anger come upon you.