However, his options are shrinking rapidly.

However, the numbers are dwindling due to emigration to other countries.

The higher the wage cost, the lower the subsidy, until it has tapered off to zero.

Alternatives to a debt restructuring are fast disappearing.

Yet the Kremlin s stake in Bosnia pales in comparison to those of the EU or US. Russia s attempts to close the high representative's office, regardless of whether the job is done, must be rebuffed.

Its strategic relevance, even in the transatlantic partnership, is destined to weaken further.

Terrorist attacks on Russia did not cease or decline.

As China s economy grows relative to the economies of its trading partners, the efficacy of its export led growth model must inevitably fade. As a corollary, the returns on massive infrastructure investment, much of which is directed toward supporting export growth, must also fade.

Europe s economic strength relative to the rest of the world may therefore diminish, perhaps sharply.

A country s property rights in foreign oil assets are likely to diminish as the oil price rises.

As their legitimacy and funding diminish, so does their effectiveness.

It is all the more important that we remember this today, because these threats are not becoming fewer, but are only transforming and changing their appearance.

As a result, the prospects for meaningful continuation of Israeli Palestinian talks look even dimmer than they did before.

The costs of reducing emissions pale in comparison to the possible risks the world faces.

But, with today s dormant markets, the pickings are slim.

The Arab proportion of the population had, since early 1948 started to dwindle.

Detractors ultimately fall back on the argument that multilateral lending to middle income countries is waning along with demand.

As global oil demand increases, there is not enough capacity to meet it a cycle that will continue until demand collapses.

Efforts to build peace are less likely to succeed if women do not play their rightful role.

At the same time, we must face the facts fossil fuels will not last forever, and some supplies may dwindle soon.

TEL AVIV The crisis in the Sinai Peninsula seems to have been dwarfed by Sunday s drama in Cairo.

The crisis is not yet forgotten, but the window is closing.

As statist models of economic development become more appealing, democratic governance will become less so.

Moreover, the land and infrastructure needed for parking would be significantly reduced.

Your efficiency goes down with more bounces, because you lose about 10 percent with each bounce, but this allowed us to collect light from a plus or minus 25 degree angle.

All of this is bad news for Europe, because once this global crisis is over, Europeans will simply have become less important.

In that case, the benefits would wane in importance as new competitors entered the banking fray.

Despite decades of immense government support, Japan s rural sector cannot even aspire to feed its declining population.

It is expected that between 1011 (100 billion) and 1012 (1 trillion) years from now, their orbits will decay and the entire Local Group will merge into one large galaxy., IIIA.

Under the NATO plan, ISAF would assume control of these teams in 2006, on the assumption that the need for combat operations in the south would diminish.

They tell us that the recent financial crisis pales in comparison to the looming ecological credit crunch, which could presage a large scale ecosystem collapse.

When the private and social returns of investment diminish too much, growth cannot be sustained indefinitely, even though rising investment rates can sustain aggregate demand for a while.

The importance of ASW capability in the Western Pacific has not waned.

But all of these mistakes pale in comparison with what China did to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in July.

After all, the longer one is unemployed, the harder it is to find a full time job at a decent wage.

Yet these challenges are nothing compared to the momentous tasks of institutional transformation that await authoritarian countries.

As members of the First Committee are aware, the list of countries still outside the chemical weapons ban is shrinking quite dramatically.

In principle, banks should be attracted to the proposal, because restructured loans are less likely to default.

The SOEs compete in product and labor markets with the private sector, but less so in capital markets.

But what has been gained may be far outweighed by what has been lost the hope that if Saddam and his tyranny could just be removed, decency, stability, and normalcy could be restored.

Yet, the international community allows poverty to destroy lives on a scale before which the impact of all of the world's natural disasters pales into insignificance.

Of course, even in the face of this misery, we should not lose hope in agreements reached by diplomatic means but, realistically, the chances are dwindling every day.

Again, the debate about capital punishment is essentially a debate about deterrence (which may be reduced by lengthy appeals).

But the facilities resources are dwindling, and they certainly would not be sufficient if Spain and Italy were to seek support.

The greatest risk that we run is erosion of the Security Council s credibility, and, with it, a diminishing capacity to confront grave threats to peace.