There have been major achievements in this area.

Such a step will fill a major void in this area.

The Chronicle was the other major daily paper for the San Francisco Bay Area.

The center of the state is dominated by the Central Valley, a major agricultural area.

Major conurbations The Greater London Urban Area is by far the largest urban area in England and one of the busiest cities in the world.

It is chiefly in the wealthiest countries that major progress has been made in this area.

UNIDO and Italy had started a major partnership in the area of small and medium enterprises.

Despite recent initiatives in this area, debt remained the major obstacle to development in middle income countries.

It is expected that this area will be the epicenter of a major quake in the near future.

The major cities of the area are Ormoc City and Baybay in Leyte province, and Cebu City, Cebu.

One major area of focus in 2005 was support to the first joint office model in Cape Verde.

Major investments were made in the area of primary health care, prevention, as well as services for the elderly.

Major efforts need to be applied in the area of the implementation of commitments on the transfer of resources.

Nonetheless, it is disappointing that they have chosen to focus on infrastructure finance as their first major area of collaboration.

The first major empire in the area was founded by the Hittites, from the 18th through the 13th century BC.

The major legal development in this area was the enactment of the Sexual Harassment Law (Amendment no. 2 from 2004).

Further cooperation will be provided in the area of water management, since industrial effluents are a major source of pollution to rivers.

It is the county seat and is a major incorporated city of Montgomery County and forms part of the Baltimore Washington metropolitan area.

Although not a major river by most standards, it flows through an area of great archaeological significance in the early history of China.

Women's participation in governance and decision making was a major determinant of the level of success achieved in the area of gender equality.

Major advances, such as the decision to fill an institutional void by creating a Peacebuilding Commission, are accompanied by major failures, such as the absence of any agreement in the area of disarmament and non proliferation.

In the area of social policies, ESCWA pursued the second phase of a major project Towards integrated social development policies in the ESCWA region .

A major area of concern for her Government was violence against women and, in particular, one of its most serious forms, trafficking in women.

It was stated that experience had shown that deficiencies in that area could have major negative effects on a country's economic and financial system.

It was stated that experience had shown that deficiencies in that area could have major negative effects on a country's economic and financial system.

For eurozone citizens who do not speak a major language, especially English, mobility across national borders within the single currency area is limited at best.

Less than 1 of the earth s land area is densely urbanized, and even in the most populated major countries, the share is less than 10 .

In our regional strategy we recognize our responsibility in the area of development, but we are also aware of the major obstacles we are facing.

For both appliances and steel faced sandwich panels, the major barriers to wider adoption of destruction technologies were the quality of infrastructure. In this area, the major barriers to wider use were the quality of infrastructure of collection and transport.

Higher food prices have had a major impact in expanding the area devoted to cultivation in many countries, and have led to higher output levels worldwide.

The Greeks had many colonies in the south of what is now Italy, and for many centuries the Greeks had a major influence on the area.

CBR has been used extensively in help desk applications such as the Compaq SMART system and has found a major application area in the health sciences.

CBR has been used extensively in help desk applications such as the Compaq SMART system and has found a major application area in the health sciences.

The New Asia Africa Strategic Partnership, adopted in Indonesia last April, is a major milestone in that area, and Japan is committed to making it work.

Food and Nutrition Despite the rapid progress made in food production and processing, mal nutrition continues to be a major area of concern for public health.

Singapore, the closest major city, is a 45 50 minute trip by motorised catamaran across the Singapore Strait from Bintan Resort area in the northwest of the island.

One major problem was resolved through a 49,000 project that corrected the sewage overflow at the Hagåtña main sewage station, which emitted a foul odour throughout the area.

In the area of drug abuse, UNODC implemented projects in all regions where the use of contaminated injection equipment is a major or potential route of HIV transmission.

Since the Panel's last visit, there does not appear to have been any major developments to either the accommodation areas or to the vehicle and equipment storage area.

The third major challenge faced by designers and engineers was an area of toxic methane gas that was discovered roughly 50 meters underground below the location of the bridge.

Its founders endowed the United Nations with three Councils, each having major responsibilities in its own area the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council.

It serves as a major transportation hub and trade center for the entire region and is also the principal city of the Bay Area Region known as the East Bay.

In the area of health care, the major concerns remain the limited access to services, the poor quality of service delivery and the Government's reduced capacities for monitoring and early warning.

The major function of the FAO biotechnology applications in food and agriculture, forestry and fisheries (Biotechnology Priority Area for Interdisciplinary Action (PAIA) programme) is to provide factual, comprehensive and current information.

For one such area, New York City, an alternative has been proposed massive storm surge barriers across the entrance to the harbor region that could be closed when a major storm approaches.