With approximately 30 per cent fewer staff, messenger runs have been reduced from three to two daily, and on occasions to one a day.

This will include the downsizing of staff as well as the transfer and liquidation of buildings and equipment.

As a result, wages were cut by half.

Further, the number of references to the States parties was reduced.

At the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was substantially reduced in size.

Reduction of employers' contributions towards newly hired employees' insurance, provided that the monthly emolument of the said employees does not exceed the sum of 200,000 drachmas (600 Euro).

The day after Spain announced its austerity package, its bonds were downgraded.

Comment by the Administration. UNOPS continuously considers the impact that reductions and shifts in staffing numbers have on the conduct of its business.

The staff reduction exercise in 2004 was necessary to align its staff complement with its organizational structure.

Subsidies on diesel and cooking gas have been reduced in the face of vociferous opposition.

In January 2005, the personal income tax rate was reduced to 24 .

Special attention had been given to testing officials in that respect and to providing further training for senior officials.

The drawdown of all categories of UNAMSIL civilian personnel is also on schedule.

Following a change in government in 1954 conscript service was reduced to 18 months.

(Isby and Kamps, 1985, 64, 72)After the end of the Cold War, forces were reduced.

In some instances, the level of skills required has been lowered and the best available candidate accepted.

And now the country has absorbed another huge blow another downgrade of its bond ratings.

If pain is reduced by more than half, the therapy is deemed to be suitable.

During the period under review, the downsizing of the entity armies was completed as planned.

It is expected that this division, once staffed and fully operational, will embark on systematic staff development and succession planning programmes.

As a result of a review process for all employees, the staff of the Agency has been reduced, rulebooks have been drafted and approved by the Council of Ministers and the Agency has signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding with its main law enforcement counterpart, the State Investigation and Protection Agency.

In the interests of continuity, all the professional staff hired by the previous administration had been retained.

To proactively fill identified gaps in the staffing profile, particularly in remote duty stations, the International Professional Roster was established and has attracted many applications.

The number of servicemen in the Air Force was reduced to about 185 000 from the former combined number of 318,000.

Licensing requirements for foreign investment have also been reduced, making investment easier for enterprises.

The adjustment of staff assessment reflects the recommendation of the International Civil Service Commission on a 20 per cent reduction in the staff assessment scale effective 1 January 2006.

Until 2005, he was the chief of mechanical engineering department when he was demoted by the head of university.

As a result, local police forces have been reduced from 20,000 to 11,000, while the national riot police (CRS) have been reinforced.

Despite that increased activity, significant reductions in staff were made in the Office of the Prosecutor following the conclusion of the first phase of the completion strategy.

During particularly severe fast days, the number of daily meals was also reduced to one.

In 1931, the size of the 5 franc coin was reduced from 25 grams to 15, with the silver content reduced to .835 fineness.

Senior staff members serve as secretaries of the constituted bodies of mechanisms established under the Kyoto Protocol.

Accordingly, pending the outcome of the review, the Committee recommends against approval of the seven additional staff proposed for the office, with a consequential proportionate reduction in operational requirements.

The age required to stand for election was lowered to 21 years, and citizens with dual nationality will be allowed to vote and run in the election.

Light water more specifically refers to deuterium depleted water (DDW), water in which the deuterium content has been reduced below the standard level.

Poverty in Madagascar was reduced from 80 per cent in 2002 to 74 per cent in 2004.

High skilled migrants employed by Western oil companies, for example, were airlifted to safety.

They have removed evolution from the curriculum, biology class hours have been reduced by 33 , while religion class hours have been increased by 100 .

In 1971 the period of initial service was reduced to six months, followed by a total of sixty days of refresher training in the reserves.

As of June 2005 the BBC has more than 600 of its staff trained as video journalists.

As stated in previous reports, there are many factors which contribute to the erosion of staff security.

The customs house at the airport has been revamped, and a permanent staff of officers has been on duty since May 2005.

For example, value added tax is designed to encourage firms to procure invoices for their inputs in order to reduce their own tax outlays.

In California, many taxes were reduced by voter initiatives, demonstrating the damaging consequences of too much democracy.

Recall that the Rwandan genocide was preceded by a similar lack of enthusiasm for financing the UN mission there.