In particular, the current agendas contributed to a fragmentation of issues and to a proliferation of contact groups and informal consultations.

(v) A diminishing role for nuclear weapons in security policies to minimize the risk that these weapons will ever be used and to facilitate the process of their total elimination

(v) A diminishing role for nuclear weapons in security policies to minimize the risk that these weapons will ever be used and to facilitate the process of their total elimination

(v) A diminishing role for nuclear weapons in security policies so as to minimize the risk that these weapons will ever be used and to facilitate the process of their total elimination

Efforts had been initiated to minimize and eventually eliminate the use of high enriched uranium in peaceful nuclear applications.

Such an innovation would help stem the spread of nuclear materials and weapons, while also contributing to a shift away from use of oil and gas, thereby reducing global warming in the process.

The view was expressed that the use of nuclear power sources in outer space should be diminished and focused on the use of space for civil applications, thus contributing to human security, prosperity and development, in particular in the fields of health, protection of the environment and disaster mitigation on Earth.

Two things are vastly underestimated dying by drowning and dying by asthma. Why?

A fair trade regime would have helped reduce that disparity.

Subsequent increases in verification costs are not to be underestimated.

The evaluation shall be conducted in close cooperation with the United Nations and its funds, programmes and specialized agencies so as to maximize the use of internal resources and to make sure that at the end of the project, staff have acquired an extensive knowledge of the proposed solutions.

And when I say, just a story, I'm not trying to belittle my work.

For starters, downplaying China s rise has practical benefits.

The importance of labour input cannot be underestimated in the distribution sector.

Minimizing negative effects of business restructuring

Minimization of adverse impacts in accordance with Article 3, paragraph 14

Institutionalization will take time and the importance of its success cannot be understated.

14.2 The public participation of women in communal activities cannot be underestimated.

We also hope in this way to improve the tone of the dialogue by reducing the politicization of the debate.

It also allows less competition between countries over financial resources.

None of this is to minimize China s enormous challenges.

National supervisors always tend to minimize problems at home.

I believe that my university is different than other universities across the country, without disparaging other universities.

It remains to be seen whether moves like this can make this airline turn their losses around.

Ti examines all sides of an issue, looking to solve problems while minimizing effort and risk.

Affirming that the concept of sustainable development should imply that of the reduction of emergencies,

The regional perspective is often underestimated in the attempt to address a particular conflict.

With respect to disarmament, the Government of the Sudan has taken some limited steps to address the problem, including the preparation of a disarmament plan currently under discussion, the disarming of militias and the promotion of reconciliation of tribes to decrease tension and avoid the use of arms.

On the contrary, trying to prevent change and disturbance to a system reduces its resilience.

With this whole sort of suite of policies, we could actually reduce our gasoline consumption or our oil consumption by 20 percent by 2020.

You can develop this. You can diminish the non compassion, the cruelty, the callousness, the neglect of others, and take universal responsibility for them.

It is impossible to overestimate the importance of restoring security in Afghanistan as a condition for the sustainability of the peace process.

We have also proposed the partial fencing of the border to minimize opportunities for illegal movement.

That role should not be underestimated in the common endeavour of promoting peace among nations.

Even at a late stage of the disease, it can reduce the rate of worsening lung function and delay the onset of disability and death.

The list has been designed to minimize extra data collection by the ring countries.

This aimed to minimize the inefficiencies arising from pre allocation of other resources to subnational authorities.

Korkotashvili tried to defend his and his supporters inflammatory comments about Tatia Dolidze as a private, locker room style chat.

The ICTR has taken several steps to ensure that such factors are minimized in the future.

The existence of an impartial verifier helped to lessen controversy when accusations of breaches arose.

(i) Improving munition packaging and transport in order to minimize the possibility of physical degradation of the munition, its explosive fill and its fusing systems

Certainly, an agreement on reducing illicit transfers would be a major achievement.

Moreover, it was suggested that a provision should be inserted in the draft instrument to prevent the shipper from decreasing its obligations.

It would almost certainly help reduce the risk of an early repeat of the financial crisis.

The Government has tried to play down the situation by comparing the 2003 figures with those for 2002, which were even higher.