Iron sharpens iron so a man sharpens his friend's countenance.

A downturn, however, usually exposes or sharpens latent social tension.

A number of major donors believe that the discipline of loan repayment sharpens the focus on the costs benefits of prospective projects, and provides an incentive to ensure that funds are used effectively.

This is a reminder and it sharpens the insight of every servant of God who turns to Him in repentance .

This is a reminder and it sharpens the insight of every servant of God who turns to Him in repentance .

5. Recommends that the Programme focus its efforts

5. Recommends that the Programme focus its efforts

He has torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me. He has gnashed on me with his teeth. My adversary sharpens his eyes on me.

Pakistan must be able to focus internally on its future.

Gradually, the SCO shifted its focus to fighting Islamic radicals.

UNIDIR's work in Africa has continued with its expanded focus.

Disney continued to focus its talents on television throughout the 1950s.

We must focus on its effectiveness and ability to deliver quickly.

Recognizing the need for UN Habitat to sharpen its focus on all areas within its mandate,

Recognizing the need for UN Habitat to sharpen its focus on all areas within its mandate,

Ironically, this was leading the IMF to focus on its supervisory role.

The US is not alone in shifting its security focus to East Asia.

For now, the post Wall generation lacks a clear focus for its anger.

Traditional dietetic advice now seems banal, with its almost exclusive focus on moderation.

During this period, American Ballet Theatre shifted its focus to recruiting ballet stars.

The US government has recently increased focus on its military's involvement in trafficking.

Its mission of disaster planning and preparation was dropped entirely, and its focus was altered to fight terrorists.

The surprise of Bush s new policy is its shift of political focus from Iraq to its two immediate neighbors.

For my delegation, the flaws of the Commission lay mostly in its focus and not necessarily in its size.

So, if the mission of reconciliation has any life left, its focus has shifted.

By losing its geographic focus, NATO is now confronted with a major identity challenge.

Its focus on capacity development, its accessibility, and its long record of support for developing countries have made India an increasingly welcome donor.

The GM has supported its demand side focus in part through the provision of catalytic resources from its own budget.

Europe s single minded focus on austerity is a result of a misdiagnosis of its problems.

Spain may soon follow suit, with a particular focus on support for its banking sector.

The new competition agency should focus its efforts on those sectors. What should it do?

But world events are inclining Russia to forget about its bleak demographic outlook and focus instead on its oil charged future.

Its focus is multiethnic and its goal is to promote and strengthen continuing education for the people of the Atlantic coast.

In seeking sustainable solutions, its main objective, we believe that the Council should broaden its focus on the follow up to situations on its agenda.

Militarily, China will focus primarily on its regional supremacy, because the country s unity depends on it.

The group has a strong focus on public relations to spread its message via the media.

Its primary focus is on the incorporation of protection standards and norms in operations and policies.

To help achieve the targets by 2015, UNICEF must focus its efforts both geographically and strategically.

A few asked that in its next report, UNICEF strengthen the focus on analysis, including challenges.

Africa was selected as a geographical focus due to its exceptional needs in water and sanitation.

In the view of his delegation, UNHCR should maintain its focus on those who had first charge on its mandate the refugees.

141. Recalls its decision to focus its discussions on the topic Maritime security and safety at the ninth meeting of the Consultative Process

A country that seeks to focus on its own enormous development challenges should do everything it can to defuse hostility on its borders.

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