While some jobs moved abroad, the net effect was still greatly positive.

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).

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Such a decision would have a strongly positive economic and geopolitical impact.

These meetings had a positive impact on the functioning of the Tribunal.

In fact, the crossover point between positive and negative net government expenditures is at the 66th percentile.

Germany s move toward renewable energy is likely to have a much broader positive impact.

I think this will have a positive impact for the Internet users in Iran.

To be sure, China s national balance sheet, which boasts positive net assets, has garnered significant attention in recent years.

Decentralization should not simply transfer the burdens of management, but have a net positive benefit to motivate local engagement.

Several cases were mentioned where customs modernization had a significant positive impact on revenue collection.

But the euro s depreciation is too recent to have made much difference yet. Historical evidence, not to mention Japan s experience with a falling yen, suggests that it takes several quarters, or even years, before the positive impact of currency depreciation on net exports is felt.

Determining the net impact on host economies requires careful analysis, taking into account the specific situation in different countries.

But the election may well have a more positive impact on the region as a whole.

Member States had witnessed the very positive impact of such programmes on the situation in Liberia.

All those initiatives are expected to have a positive impact on our overall socio economic development.

Of course, rapid declines in asset values had an impact for a few months, but, with less leverage, the impact on net worth was lower and domestic consumption less vulnerable.

It demands early intervention to put children on a positive health path, together with an adequate social safety net throughout citizens lives.

More equitable taxation would have a positive impact on governance, another important tool for mobilizing domestic resources.

The successful completion of the electoral process had a positive impact on the overall human rights situation.

The net result was a closer Indo US relationship and a positive view of Bush that overrode unpopular actions such as invading Iraq.

While incineration and landfilling are still practiced, such high recycling rates underscore the positive impact of targeted policies.

However, an increasing body of evidence documents the positive impact of public investment on productivity and economic growth.

These investments are generally welcome, because of the jobs they create and their positive impact on local economies.

The report indicates that the NCB initiative has had a positive impact on low income families with children

The work of the Commission has had a positive impact on the protection and promotion of human rights.

However, barring any major economic bumps, the changes will have a positive impact, as capital allocation becomes more efficient.

That process would have a positive impact on economic development and on the climate for foreign investment in Kosovo.

It is hoped that its strong human rights provisions will have a positive impact on the situation in Darfur.

That process would have a positive impact on economic development and on the climate for foreign investment in Kosovo.

However these have yet to have an appreciable positive impact on reducing the disparity between rural and urban areas.

Flows to both North Africa and sub Saharan Africa have been erratic but, in the past two years, North African countries seem to have experienced net capital outflows, while net flows to sub Saharan African countries have remained positive.

More favourable climatic conditions, the positive impact of disarmament, changes in the administration and an expansion of the national army and police forces have had a positive impact on the human rights situation in the areas of origin of IDPs, leading to increased opportunities for return.

To be sure, the efforts of many publicly funded bodies have a real and lasting positive impact on the world.

The further stabilization of the situation in Liberia has had a positive impact on the overall situation in the subregion.

There is a general consensus that TNC performance can have a positive impact in reducing poverty in host developing countries.

Strengthening the international legal regime undoubtedly has a positive impact on the realization of each of the Organization's fundamental principles.

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The population as a whole has remained stable in the 1990s, although this is the result of a negative natural balance and a positive net migration.

The net impact on a host economy depends on the nature of the R D undertaken and the specific circumstances of the host economy.

On balance, the impact of technological progress will be positive. But that does not negate the massive challenge it will pose.

(c) Mobility has a positive impact in filling existing high vacancy rates at some United Nations duty stations and regional commissions

Unless voters hear about the positive impact that their generosity is having, they will inevitably focus on issues closer to home.

In a few weeks, we will put in place a social safety net that will cushion the impact of high oil prices on the poor.

But ever bigger business also had a profound social impact, and here the ledger entries were not all in the positive column.