That is a significant reality of our time.

At the same time, significant inroads have been made.

Such changes could be time consuming, without offering significant benefits.

At the same time, something much more significant is happening beneath the economic surface.

At a time when bank capital is scarce, that impediment carries significant economic costs.

And, for the first time ever, the Maldives is in need of significant budgetary support.

There was a significant 10 percent increase in the caseload over this same period of time.

Rather, the payoff should be based on the average stock price over a significant period of time.

Separate trials would divert significant resources, including courtroom time, and therefore significantly impact on the completion strategy.

Meanwhile, investors with longer time horizons going after significant returns would not be much deterred by the tax.

The most significant change during this time was the replacement of copper coins by paper money in 1396.

There is also a significant work burden and time allocation differential between women and men in developing countries.

Gyula was the most significant town of the county at that time, and became county seat under Matthias I.

Subject matter Proposed removal of parents of an Australian minor to Fiji after significant passage of time in Australia

The Internet, possibly the most significant innovation of our time, grew out of a Defense Department project initiated in 1969.

The cost of these infections is significant both in terms of lost time at work and costs of medical care.

During this time, it has grown to become one of the most significant financial and cultural capitals of the world.

At the same time, a significant share of the overall FDI from the South is related to offshore financial centres.

It might require significant time to retrain construction workers and plug them into social networks in which they become good manufacturing workers.

Required energy A significant factor contributing to the difficulty is the energy that must be supplied to obtain a reasonable travel time.

This time, however, things were not what they seemed, because the Middle East has undergone a significant change in the past two years.

But, at the same time, our greater knowledge surely forces us to acknowledge that our place in the universe is not particularly significant.

At the same time, the political transition had been launched and the country had significant natural and human resources to tackle these challenges.

Lastly, there were significant omissions in the draft Convention, such as the time limit for States to respond to lawsuits in foreign courts.

Whether or not women work outside the house they devote a significant amount of their time and energy to work in the home.

In the near term, the first issue with significant policy connotations for Governments in the region is that oil prices have aggravated the situation of already significant volatility and are likely to remain under upward pressure for some time.

By the time Darwin died, his ideas had gained significant influence among psychologists and neuroscientists even if they did not always fully realize it.

At the same time, sanctions that have been imposed by a substantial set of countries are taking a significant toll on the Iranian economy.

We spent significant time and energy on the composition issue in the months leading up to the summit, and we were right to do so.

These documents stressed that significant additional financial assistance over an extended period of time will be needed to meet Africa's human needs and development goals.

At the same time the Management Committee was informed that the proposal represents the final significant request to the United Nations or donors for funding.

During this time, the magnitude of contraction will be significant, with roughly one quarter of all developing countries expected to cut expenditures below pre crisis levels.

Europe remains a significant economic and commercial actor one that can rebound at any time, now that it has at least partly transcended its systemic crisis.

That would not happen if the ECB announced and demonstrated its determination to bring down interest rates, whatever it takes, for a significant period of time.

These policies were undertaken at a time when the EU economy was doing well and one hopes with full knowledge that they would have significant costs.

Enterprise switches are typically found in networks with larger number of switches and connections, where centralized management is a significant savings in administrative time and effort.

Since all existing network numbers at the time were smaller than 64, they had only used the 6 least significant bits of the network number field.

While some of the improvements were of a one time investment type, a significant element of the package represented an increase in security personnel on duty.

He also noted that after many years of widespread economic mismanagement it would take time for the Democratic Republic of the Congo to make significant progress.

Despite numerous appeals by the Secretary General and members of the Management Committee, a significant shortfall in funds remained and thus, without a subvention or significant voluntary contributions, the Court was facing insolvency at a crucial time when all three trials were under way.

At the time, his popularity was at its apex, since he was the only Italian general who had obtained significant successes during the last war against Austria.

From the time of Mabel's courtship with Graham Bell in 1873, until his death in 1922, Mabel became and remained the most significant influence in his life.

At the same time, we welcome the CARICOM summit communiqué, which indicated the inclination of a significant number of CARICOM member States to support the draft resolution.

And sixthly, the sudden erosion of trade preferences has created significant economic hardships for many developing countries without the resources or time to diversify their export base.

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