Many people are uneasy about offering lump sum cash payments.

New lump sum mechanisms are ready for implementation consultations on this matter are ongoing.

In principle, low income individuals and families could be compensated through lump sum transfer programs.

The grant is given in lump sum form, at the beginning of every school year.

For children studying outside the staff member's home country, the cost of the lump sum education grant travel must not exceed the costs of such lump sum travel to or from the nearest airport to the established place of home leave.

The lump sum system of payment under the legal aid programme has been evaluated by both tribunals.

However, a lump sum payment of 65,200 was received this year, reducing the outstanding amount to 1,807.

In the course of the year ending 31 December 2004, 6,316 lump sum withdrawals and other settlements were paid.

The lump sum system is expected to reduce costs and introduce a strict monitoring of payments to defence team members.

In addition, emphasis is placed on linking the cost with various deliverables specifically related to professional services instead of a lump sum price.

The Tribunal is holding discussions with the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia prior to taking a final decision regarding the lump sum system.

However, when the remuneration of the consultant is expressed as a lump sum rather than a sum per period worked, the full cost of the contract may be treated as an obligation of the current year.

For children entitled to student or youth fare tickets, the lump sum amount will be equivalent to 75 per cent of the applicable reduced fare.

The support is in the form of a lump sum comprising the contributions paid to the Fund by the member and his her employer plus interest.

Also, the Committee notes that the trial lump sum defence counsel payment system was a significant step in ensuring efficient trial strategy preparation by the defence.

Staff costs increased, by 21.7 per cent ( 67 million), and so did grants in lump sum (31.5 per cent), and individual and family payments (47.8 per cent).

Staff costs increased, by 21.7 per cent ( 67 million), and so did grants in lump sum (31.5 per cent) and individual and family payments (47.8 per cent).

In particular, the report identifies potential opportunities for savings in the areas of lump sum and processing of travel claims and recommends modifying relevant rules and provisions.

(d) The introduction of a lump sum payment system for defence counsel for all pre trial activities as an alternative to the fixed hourly system currently in place.

Travel policies among the organizations of the United Nations system vary, and disparities exist in areas such as entitlements for class of air travel and lump sum options, among others.

Transactions representing lump sum loan repayments, loan disbursements and withdrawals are treated as being made at the beginning of the month and are included in the calculation of the average balance.

The Committee was informed that a new scheme, based on a lump sum payment, has been established as an alternative to the fixed hourly rate system, in cooperation with the Yugoslavia Tribunal.

31.10 The costs incurred on both those accounts may include death annuities, monthly benefits for incapacity resulting from injury or illness, lump sum indemnities for permanent disabilities and medical, hospital and other related expenses.

The Advisory Committee notes that the requirements under contractual services, essentially used for defence counsel fees, would increase considerably, by 3,022,400, despite the savings expected from the implementation of the lump sum payment scheme.

One lump of sugar, please.

In 2005 critical activities from the MTP as well as activities from the Emergency Appeals, including psychosocial support, remedial education and additional health care, are included as a lump sum adjustment to the originally approved budget.

In Europe, efficiency would be enhanced by a unified VAT rate, instead of creating distortions by charging different rates for different goods. In principle, low income individuals and families could be compensated through lump sum transfer programs.

The lump sum allowance for female workers having paid social insurance for more than 25 years from the 26th year onward will be as equal to that paid for male workers from their 31st year onward respectively.

A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

The JIU report compares various elements of travel, including categories, class and means of travel, stopovers, subsistence allowances, terminal expenses and lump sum option, identifies best practices and proposes actions to introduce them and harmonize travel policies throughout the system.

While the lump sum payment scheme would effectively contain these costs, it cannot be applied retroactively to ongoing cases, and the Rwanda Tribunal has engaged in discussions with the Association of Defence Counsel regarding the adoption of the new system.

The Montreal Protocol Fund, under a new arrangement that became effective January 2003, makes an annual lump sum payment of US 1.5 million as support cost for the implementation of its programme projects this amount is recorded as current year income.

A little yeast grows through the whole lump.

But one should not lump all peoples together.

(c) The benefit may be commuted by the participant into a lump sum if the rate of the benefit at the normal retirement age is less than 300 dollars. Such commutation shall be equivalent to the full actuarial value of the benefit.

As the claimant's daughter was five years old at the time of her death and thus had no documentary evidence regarding her future earning potential, the Panel recommends compensation of a lump sum in accordance with the amounts set out in the First Instalment Report.

(d) Proposals for defence costs should take into account experience to date in the revised lump sum remuneration arrangements for defence counsel and the application of assessing contributions from defendants based on ability to pay and taking into account revised definitions of indigence and partial indigence

Hamas s Zero Sum Game

In paragraph 2 of A 60 575 it is also noted that reduced requirements for the 2004 2005 biennium were a result of measures introduced in 2004 in response to the Tribunal's cash flow situation, as well as in response to efficiencies of the lump sum system for defence counsel.

The Committee suggests that the Rwanda Tribunal consult with the Yugoslavia Tribunal on this matter, and consider designating a focal point to promote and support the coordination and implementation of the lump sum payment scheme, as well as to explore the possibility of its application in the context of ongoing cases.

2. Takes note of the decision of the Board, in accordance with article 11 (a) of the Regulations of the Fund, to lower the interest rate used to determine lump sum commutations, from the current 6.5 per cent to 6 per cent, with respect to contributory service performed as from 1 January 2001

Asian Games Are Not Zero Sum

So this whole thing is kind of like a big lump of clay, a sculpture.

Trade union opposition to extending working hours is based on the lump of labor theory.

More than 80 of breast cancer cases are discovered when the woman feels a lump.