Fortunately, the type of measurable outcomes that the MDGs have thus far demanded are being developed for migration.

The health sector faces fewer obstacles, because it is characterized by immediate threats to human life, easily measurable outcomes, a high degree of sustainability, and a vibrant private sector.

For donor assistance to be truly effective, the States involved must produce clear strategic plans with defined priorities and measurable outcomes, and be transparent in their use of funds.

Today, going to work decreases the chance of divorce. In families where the wife has been employed longer, men tend to do more and better child care, with measurable payoffs in child outcomes.

Many of the outcomes of these efforts will not be measurable for some time, but recent data (provided in the table above) indicate that there are already measured improvements in school retention rates.

(c) Ensuring that impact is measurable

Innovation must be oriented to achieving measurable progress.

Such changes should be readily measurable using Sancho.

Measurable brain activity stops within 20 to 40 seconds.

At the national level, we have a strategic approach that embraces many of the principles advocated in the global report, including setting challenging and measurable targets, monitoring outcomes, developing action plans based on thorough research and analysis and encouraging cross sectoral cooperation.

Since the Platform for Action had set few measurable targets, efforts towards attaining the MDGs, expressed in terms of agreed global targets and indicators, offered an opportunity to insist on the fulfilment of commitments at the national level and on measuring advances and outcomes.

This will be measurable and comparable at national and international levels.

Workshop outcomes

Workshop outcomes

(iii) Development of measurable indicators corresponding to the High Commissioner's five commitments

Burning fossil fuels is having a measurable impact on the earth s temperature.

Most of them remain too general and do not include measurable information.

As a prerequisite for effective monitoring of the above criteria, the task force urges these monitoring mechanisms to integrate relevant and measurable human rights indicators based on solid research and data, including those that demonstrate links between the promotion and protection of human rights and positive development outcomes.

These pledges, reformulated as specific, measurable targets, became the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

To demonstrate their seriousness, Japanese officials moved quickly to commit to measurable metrics.

OIOS often found that the performance indicators used were unrealistic or not measurable.

The development of action plans with concrete, measurable targets has proven particularly effective.

Several outcomes are possible.

Even with a weak health system, it is possible to achieve measurable mortality reduction.

When economists examine human capital, they prefer measurable criteria such as years of schooling.

Second, outcomes are not predictable.

Again, much of this attention is measurable, at least superficially, by watching people s online behavior.

And he said, It's any measurable phenomenon that allows us to indicate the presence of life.

Urges States, in order to achieve a significant and measurable reduction of drug abuse by 2008

Urges States, in order to achieve a significant and measurable reduction of drug abuse by 2008

(b) Achieving significant and measurable results in the field of demand reduction by the year 2008.

So there are clear positive outcomes.

(iii) Focusing upon purpose and outcomes

Adoption of the final outcomes of

Assess the outcomes achieved to date.

It did not measure policy outcomes.

6. Urges States, in order to achieve a significant and measurable reduction of drug abuse by 2008

5. Urges States, in order to achieve a significant and measurable reduction of drug abuse by 2008

10. Urges States, in order to achieve a significant and measurable reduction of drug abuse by 2008

12. Urges States, in order to achieve a significant and measurable reduction of drug abuse by 2008

More and more donors are also insisting that NGOs provide measurable proof that they make a difference.

The five expected accomplishments seem relevant, but they are not specific, measurable, area defined or time bound.

10. Urges States, in order to achieve a significant and measurable reduction of drug abuse by 2008

Overall, it is clear that more needs to be done to obtain further concrete and measurable results.

Include in its work plans specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time bound objectives and indicators (para. 235)