The possibility of a separate, higher rate for developing countries, also linked to other flexibilities, is being considered.

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With a debt GDP ratio of more than 120 , Italy lacks the flexibility to implement fiscal stimulus to bridge the transition to higher growth.

Southern Resilience

What Is Resilience?

Flexibility to make changes.

For starters, making a system very resilient in one way can cause it to lose resilience in other ways.

Underinvesting in Resilience

We believe that that proposal shows a much more flexible approach.

I call it sort of shotgun flexibility.

Up, up, up.

None of this detracts from the resilience factor.

In a few weeks, this flexibility will be used up.

I fail to see how discussions on improving security in space, or discussions on dealing with the subject of nuclear disarmament, could threaten anyone's security interests.

A second lesson is the importance of flexibility.

But flexibility is not a synonym for pure floating.

We appreciate the flexibility shown by all parties.

Secondly, peacebuilding requires flexibility.

A grand coalition could show greater flexibility in addressing the euro crisis, but less on questions of foreign and security policy.

That was why monetary policy could be managed with greater flexibility.

Wait a second, you say. Why can t our wonderfully flexible market economies roll with the punches?

In Italy, greater employment flexibility was introduced by the Prodi government in 1997, and further strengthened under the so called Biagi Law of 2003.

This is not something that it possesses in abundance.

Three things explain this remarkable resilience ideas, politics, and institutions.

None of the flagship programmes, such as POGAR, ICTDAR, HARPAS, CAWTAR, have adhered to a fixed strategy.

Her delegation appreciated the flexibility shown by the delegation of Japan.

But some countries show strong resilience in the face of pervasive violence and volatility.

He also hinted at more flexibility in negotiations with the United States.

There is thus a surprising resilience in the European project.

Perhaps the single greatest virtue of the Uniting for Consensus proposal is its inherent flexibility.

For our part, Botswana is prepared to be flexible in negotiations conducted in good faith.

Building and maintaining resilience requires probing its boundaries.

Its flexibility had not, however, been reciprocated.

Systems and procedures are designed for flexibility, rapid response and functionality.

But, despite widespread depravity and injustice, we also found a remarkable resilience and optimism.

Incentive zoning allows a high degree of flexibility, but can be complex to administer.

A certain flexibility is necessary in this regard, and radical positions should be avoided.

Adaptive governance (flexible, distributive, and learning based).

But resilience itself is neither good nor bad.

Resilience should not be confused with resistance to change.

Canada has shown this in its approaches.

The international financial institutions should show some operational flexibility.

So higher levels of fecal coliform require higher levels of chlorine, threatening those aquatic organisms.

This gives maximum flexibility to local people to structure systems that fit their conditions.

Any such definition should be flexible enough to allow States some room for manoeuvre.