The largest gains were for independents, 14 of whom were from the Shiite majority.

Japan s economy survived the deep recession caused by a loss of the U.S. payments for military procurement and continued to make gains.

Yet their priorities are often set in an ad hoc way with little regard for achieving the largest welfare gains possible.

Quick win initiatives

The failure to achieve multilateral trade liberalization by concluding the Doha Round means that the world lost the gains from trade that a successful treaty would have brought.

And past injustices will need to be put aside, so that the cycle of revenge and the automatic reflex in favor of immediate gain do not scuttle regional solutions to problems.

Now Yanukovich is trying to reverse the country s democratic gains, but he is finding it difficult, despite imprisoning many opposition leaders.

34. We encourage the scaling up of the achievement of the MDGs in Asia and the Pacific region by initiating national quick win , in accordance with national development strategies.

Alas, the developments since have been threatening those gains and require that the Security Council once more be purposeful and innovative in ensuring that all concerned remain steadfast towards the attainment of the objectives of peace.

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Consider energy efficiency, which can help bring one quarter of all gains in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The problem is all the more pressing because countries can achieve gains in market share not only through higher private sector competitiveness, but also by means of protectionist measures.

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In northern Uganda, gains are being lost as security erodes.

Gains could be larger than the total gains expected from all the other negotiating items in current WTO negotiations.

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Oil revenue and the macroeconomic impact of oil windfalls

Dominica has made admirable progress towards realization of the MDGs, but such gains could simply vanish like a thief in the night if we lose the preferential access to the European market for our bananas in 2006.

But most of these gains are now seriously threatened.

Meanwhile, some segments of the economy have registered gains.

It is certain that in the future those indexes will reflect the present gains.

Such pay structures gave executives excessive incentives to seek short term gains say, by making lending and investment decisions that would improve short term earnings even when doing so would increase the risks of an implosion later on.

Sachs knows the freebies to farmers guarantee gains in the short run, but he s convinced that African villagers, once freed from the poverty trap, can thrive on their own.

Administrative expenses need to be allowed to adjust and expand, while ensuring all possible efficiency gains, to respond to the expansion of demand for development support so that the overall quality and quantity of programme activities does not suffer.

The continent has made some significant socio economic gains over the last decade.

The potential gains from a larger female workforce are striking.

Otherwise, countries risk losing their hard won gains.

So called structural reforms may help, but the likely gains are small and uncertain.

Within each country, despite net gains, there are also some losers.

Otherwise, the competitiveness gains would be offset by rising inflation.

Gains continue to be made with respect to the situation of human rights in the country.

The potential loss in reservations has been calculated at 300,000.

Developing countries' alleged gains from capital market liberalization have been widely discussed (although recent studies raise some doubts about these benefits).

International efforts, led by the World Bank and other international donors, have tended to focus on strengthening relations between the state and its citizens in order to achieve Tocquevillian gains that is, operational democracy and effective government.

These trends move too slowly to make headlines, but cumulatively they offer a whole new world of bigger payoffs from public and private investment in agriculture and rural development.

The private gains can be measured most directly in the form of executive compensation.

If it does, all of us will have much to gain.

High salaries drove growth but reduced earnings.

Iraqi politicians have not been exempt from posturing for political gain.

Only earnings taken out in time can be secured.

LONDON Ahead of the United Nations summit to review progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals, much of the focus has rightly been on those areas where gains have been most disappointing.

Glory in foreign policy is no guarantee of future electoral gains.

Of course, the earnings that provided the basis for these bonuses evaporated in 2008.