But time to search for loopholes is limited.

Let us do so without making excuses, without seeking loopholes.

Training will be based on the training needs assessment (skills gap analysis)

But there are significant gaps in our capacity in several critical areas.

Serious gaps remain in the implementation of the legal framework.

There must be no gaps in protection, whatever law is applicable.

The key challenges included the lack of peace and security and economic growth, and corruption, which continued to undermine socioeconomic growth and development, as well as capacity gaps in governance institutions.

But for all that is positive in the outcome document, there are gaps.

UN Habitat reported that it has identified several gaps in this research programme.

In our view, there are four broad gaps in current peacebuilding doctrine and practice.

When the heart relaxes, blood is drawn back toward the heart through open ended pores (ostia).

The bad loans, in turn, have created massive holes in banks balance sheets, which have to be repaired.

Policy experimentation is a central part of discovery, coupled with monitoring and evaluation to close the learning loop.

(e) Whether there is a governance or regulatory gap, and if so, how it should be addressed

The economics behind efforts to close these energy gaps are relatively straightforward.

The food aid situation remains precarious, with gaps in distribution and mounting malnutrition in the country.

Despite improved collaboration with the Group, there remain certain areas of opacity in the implementation of the arms embargo.

What is required is not simply to fill a breach with new structures and posts, but systems and sustained managerial attention to their enforcement.

In addition, if there are discontinuities between layers in the rock or sediment, seismic waves are reflected.

Although the law was still deficient in some respects, it was extremely well known around the country.

One of the biggest deficiencies of all the restrictions that are being introduced is the fact that they are poorly, if at all, communicated in advance.

OIOS found that the quality of the reports varied greatly, that there was an absence of a common methodological framework and that there were gaps in the evaluation coverage.

His deviation from the system also created loopholes that he did not know about or thought irrelevant.

These are only two examples of areas where human rights mechanisms can play a role in closing the protection gap.

The existing treaties have loopholes and are insufficient for effectively preventing an arms race in outer space today.

However, it was apparent that there were gaps in the identifying information about an entity on the List that reportedly had links with Sierra Leone.

When we talk about such a sequence, we have to think about harmonious transitions to avoid any gaps or relapses.

For example, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will produce a guide on how to design a strategy for developing the national agricultural statistical system and how to integrate that strategy into the system wide national strategy for the development of statistics.

The cabinet is usually made of stainless steel with no gaps or joints where spores might collect.

Such studies fill important gaps and may also indicate a general absence of comprehensive child protection monitoring or analysis.

(r) Review the coverage of the respective oversight bodies to assure Member States that there are no persistent gaps and inconsistencies

The Monitoring and Research Division has identified gaps in its research agenda there is a need for prioritizing the large number of topics on which it is currently conducting research.

The ad hoc expert group concluded that gaps existed in the awareness of the disaster management community of those resources, in knowledge of how to access them and in the capacity to use them.

These initiatives have helped to promote greater coherence and coordination among various actors, but there are still visible gaps to be addressed.

Despite a number of important new developments, there were still some loopholes in international law that terrorists could exploit and that should be closed as soon as possible.

In a separate move, Brown promised to close any legal loopholes that enable hedge fund managers to exempt themselves from paying taxes.

Owing to the porous nature of Liberia's borders and the renewed hostilities in Côte d'Ivoire, it is feared that some of these children will be transported across the border to continue fighting.

Botswana responded No . The need for revision will arise once programmes are implemented and the member States realize that there are gaps and bottlenecks that need to be removed or attended to.

His delegation commended the adoption of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism. However, there remained gaps in international law that gave terrorists room for manoeuvre.

The system, Americans have been reminded, has become painfully complex, with many a loophole through which one might try to squeeze.

Eliminating special interest loopholes, like tax breaks for oil and gas, or for corporate jets, would not yield enough revenue to pay for a meaningful rate cut.

Instead they respond with models slightly smaller or bigger than the other in order to plug any holes in demand and achieve a better edge.

Critical gaps remained in the Organization's peacekeeping capacity, including in the areas of strategic lift, tactical air support, and field medical facilities.

Yet, despite this seemingly neat set of rules, the question of the effect of armed conflict on treaties continues to be ridden with pitfalls.

Noting with concern that, although many Member States have met the 2003 targets contained in the Declaration of Commitment, considerable gaps remain,