Essential characteristics are those methods that must be achieved now while desirable characteristics are those methods that are desirable now but will be considered essential after a set period of time after ratification of an agreed instrument.

To this end, international electoral observation will be desirable to help ensure that the electoral authorities prevent and correct irregularities.

Desirable qualities

Many of them will also be desirable longer, healthier, and higher quality lives as we learn more about the details of human biology.

But central banks in both Europe and the US thought that a 2 annual inflation rate would be a desirable target (for the Europeans a desirable maximum).

Amusing? Yes. Desirable? Maybe.

Association Agreements, although desirable, may not be adequate, as the EU's Balkan experiences indicate.

Land costs could easily be as low as 20 per person, or less than 0.50 per year over a lifetime. Of course, such land may not be in desirable locations today, but desirable locations can be created by urban planning.

While Buffett s prescription of higher taxes for America s wealthy is entirely desirable, will Obama realize that a genius in one area may be a dunce in another?

It is therefore not desirable.

Unanimous decisions are very desirable.

That, however, would be a high class, desirable outcome because it would avoid prolonged depression.

It would be desirable to involve independent experts and non governmental organizations in the process.

It would also be desirable to accelerate the procedure for LDCs' accession to the WTO.

It would be desirable to analyse the impact of that redistribution on the Organization's activities.

After more than a half century of Israeli Palestinian conflict, translating opportunity into reality will be difficult enough without introducing new requirements that, however desirable, are not essential.

But none of them appears desirable.

But what may be desirable under extreme conditions for a single country can be highly detrimental to the world economy.

I do not think that a struggle for hegemony is inevitable, or that it would be desirable.

Other desirable criteria for lead reviewers include

That situation is neither satisfactory nor desirable.

Desirable size of the roster of candidates

Both areas are desirable candidates for preservation.

Ideally, it would be desirable to know the prices that would prevail both with and without the NTB.

Universal ratification would be highly desirable to facilitate that process and efforts would be made to encourage broad based international treaty ratification.

We believe that political will, carefully calibrated to produce the most desirable results for all, is a silver bullet, and that it will turn the tide.

In conclusion, I reiterate my Government's commitment and political will to make progress in the complex yet desirable process of reform.

But this scenario is neither relevant nor desirable.

The status quo is neither desirable nor useful.

Nevertheless, dialogue and collaboration among them were desirable.

To say that free rider problems are gone, or that multinational agreements are no longer desirable, would be incorrect.

In practice, few of us can manage to compartmentalize our perceptions and, perhaps, doing so would not be desirable.

speak and write English fluently, and be highly proficient in at least one other language polyglot speakers highly desirable!

Sample volumes of 1 ml and 10 ml will be used for the water testing, with the goal of achieving a final desirable colony density range of 20 to 60 colonies per filter.

In addition to ensuring a multisectoral approach among government agencies, it will be desirable to engage other stakeholders such as non governmental organizations and the private sector in improving the management of chemicals.

We agree that a decision needs to be taken on this before September and that, while desirable, a consensus decision may not be possible.

Clearly, parliamentary brawls are not a desirable modus operandi.

In both cases, what seems desirable appears highly improbable.

Of course, some government spending is desirable or necessary.

The desirable size of the Russian roster is eight.

Such an accord might well be desirable, but it is simply not an option for climate change any time soon.

The decline of French influence in Europe is undeniable, but it is neither fatal nor desirable. It must be stopped.

In addition, where consistent application by all registry systems is desirable but less critical, recommended practices are to be developed.

The IMF s policy note makes clear that controls on cross border financial flows can be not only desirable, but also effective.

Some degree of harmonization of the location of corporate governance disclosures would be desirable to make the relevant data more accessible.