Thus there has not been a significant change in percentages for urban areas. However the change has been more significant for rural women.

Again, its effect, thus far, has been significant.

Another has been significant shortfalls in necessary funding.

Indian poverty reduction has been significant, but not substantial.

Progress in establishing the new system has been significant.

Third, there has been significant improvement in China s external imbalance.

There has also been another significant shift in Asian attitudes.

Significant progress has been made in a variety of areas.

Data collected demonstrate that significant success has been achieved to date.

The note has also been the subject of significant doctrinal studies.

As a result, significant effort has been expended on data cleansing.

Significant progress has been achieved in unifying the city of Mostar.

On the important front of returns, no significant progress has been reported.

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

Significant progress has been made in the preparation of UNMIS team sites.

History There has been a significant Jewish population in Iran for 2,500 years.

Significant progress has been made, with all regions fully engaged in data collection.

Overall, there has been significant progress in rebuilding local government infrastructure and institutions.

The past decade has been significant for China's reform, opening up and modernization process.

Although some progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals has been made across the world, it has not been as significant as hoped for.

A significant portion of old capacity has been closed in recent years, although new capacity has also been added as part of modernization efforts.

Overall, therefore, while satisfactory progress has been made and in some cases the progress has been very significant, there is no room for complacency.

There has also been significant progress in the legislative process a Truth and Reconciliation Commission has been set up and legislation on new integrated national police and armed forces has been adopted.

In recent years, significant progress has been made in understanding the brain mechanisms underlying pleasure.

Significant progress has been made towards establishing a nuclear weapon free zone in Central Asia.

Progress made in reducing violence in Colombia has been significant and the world acknowledges that.

A significant share of these funds has been committed to landlocked and transit developing countries.

India has been cognizant of the significant role of youth in national reconstruction and social change.

While significant progress has been made towards the ICPD goals in many countries, serious problems remain.

Significant progress has been made towards more reliable and effective supervision of banking, insurance and pensions.

The programme has been highly successful and significant funds have been made available for the development of small and medium sized enterprises.

On a much smaller scale, significant change has been taking place on the Palestinian side as well.

Much has already been achieved in the negotiations, and an agreement of significant value is within reach.

Significant progress has been achieved in many countries in terms of increased school attendance by indigenous children.

There has also been a significant amount of discussion of how to fund peacebuilding and reconstruction efforts.

Nevertheless, the fact that it has been taken up by the world s most famous business school is significant.

That has been sufficient to convince markets that any stimulus will be withdrawn before significant inflationary forces gather.

The significant threat posed by MANPADs has been acknowledged globally measures to prevent their diversion must be strengthened.

Significant progress has been made in refining and disseminating a standard methodology for conducting threat and risk assessments.

I am pleased to report that significant progress has been made in this regard during the reporting period.

There has been no significant improvement in the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

As we will see, a significant proportion of the U.S. longline fleet has been unprofitable in recent years.

That concept has been prioritized, mainly from a technological perspective, as it offers the greatest potential for a significant mission return it has also been prioritized from a scientific perspective.

But significant progress has been achieved in several areas, and we have established a demanding agenda for the future.

Over the past month, there has been one significant incident involving an exchange of fire across the Blue Line.