Examples of NTBs also include regulations referring to technical requirements, either directly or by referring to or incorporating the content of a (mandatory or voluntary) standard, technical specification or code of practice, in order to

During this period, all humans lived as hunter gatherers, and were generally nomadic.

That gives the impression that some human lives are much more important than others.

But HIV AIDS remains a daily threat to millions, stunts development, and destroys far too many lives.

Global climate change will affect the lives of people everywhere.

As the Talmud teaches us, He who saves one human life saves the world entire.

Countries are not like humans with predictable life spans.

Part of the problem lies in the fact that Philippine law places a very low value on human life.

Three reasons why we have to tell the truth about the lives of so many of our fellow human beings.

Without a massive and immediate international response, the lives of hundreds of thousands of people will be at risk.

By imitating and twisting nature, he declared, its secrets would be revealed and could be manipulated to improve humans lives.

Poland permits the possibility of performing scientific research in the field of human embryonic stem cells only for the purpose of saving human life or for protecting humans from serious diseases.

The lives of millions of people, particularly in Sub Saharan Africa, have been improved.

At the core of this is a belief in the rights of human beings to a life of freedom and the protection of their dignity.

It will be recalled that, in September 2000, world leaders committed themselves to reducing poverty and improving people's lives.

It is in the hearts and minds of the peoples whom we represent the victims of nuclear weapons and the use of weapons that destroy human life.

Robotic technology is advancing more rapidly than the technologies supporting human space flight.

The experience of pain is, due to its seeming universality, a very good portal through which to view various aspects of human life.

I, for one, believe that the death penalty radically negates the doctrine of human rights, which is founded on respect for life and the dignity of human beings.

Not only did human beings have a direct kinship with other animals, but the latter had social, mental and moral lives too, Darwin argued.

The PM s primary rationale for the edict is to protect human life but no one seems to be buying this.

My country attaches great importance to the conservation and protection of the environment, as human life is fundamentally dependent on natural systems and resources.

Setting international development goals has made a huge difference in people s lives, particularly in the poorest places on the planet.

We consider the research into therapeutic cloning to be aimed at protecting human life and therefore not inconsistent with the Declaration that has just been adopted.

The Committee agreed that spin offs of space technology should be promoted because they energized industries and made significant contributions to improving the quality of life of human populations.

GiveWell.net, which evaluates organizations working to save the lives of the world s poor, has identified several that can save a life for under 1,000.

It is, indeed, an inconceivable paradox that the proponents of human cloning for therapeutic purposes would opt to destroy or sacrifice human life for the human embryo is a human life, a human being in its formative stages so as to save the life of another.

So there's a critical window of opportunity we have to make an important difference that can affect the lives of literally millions of people, and practice preventive medicine on a global scale.

The Green Revolution of the last century had a tremendous impact on agricultural yields and food production, transforming the lives of millions of people.

Such policies might well prevent disease, thereby saving money, reducing human suffering, and promoting healthier and more meaningful lives.

The stigma surrounding the disease remains hard to dispel, and results in discriminatory attitudes and practices that continue to blight the lives of millions of people.

We must understand our shared fate, and embrace sustainable development as a common commitment to decency for all human beings, today and in the future.

Companies often lay off a whole department of scientists to shift to a new product, destroying not only human capital, but also human lives.

Part of the problem lies in the fact that Philippine law places a very low value on human life. Indeed, in Philippine courts, the cost of indemnity for a human life is valued at only 2,500.

Considering the importance of promoting education that fosters peaceful coexistence among people, including respect for the life, dignity and integrity of human beings, irrespective of their nationality, race, sex, religion or culture, as well as friendship and solidarity among peoples,

There's an unthinking tendency to imagine that humans will be there, experiencing the sun's demise, but any life and intelligence that exists then will be as different from us as we are from bacteria.

The truth will shine the light of faith and ethics on the lives of human beings it will prevent them from engaging in aggression, coercion and injustice and it will guide them towards care and compassion for fellow beings.

Guns don't kill people. People kill people.

The health sector faces fewer obstacles, because it is characterized by immediate threats to human life, easily measurable outcomes, a high degree of sustainability, and a vibrant private sector.

Africa s AIDS pandemic is well known its malaria pandemic, which will claim three million lives and a billion illnesses this year, is not.

It is a sustainable peace in which the majority of people on this planet have access to enough resources to live dignified lives, where these people have enough access to education and health care, so that they can live in freedom from want and freedom from fear.

Humans in the developed world spend more than 90 percent of their lives indoors, where they breathe in and come into contact with trillions of life forms invisible to the naked eye microorganisms.

While specific objectives have changed, the overarching belief that scientific knowledge transforms people s lives as cultural, educational, and institutional factors converge with technological and industrial dynamics has remained strong.

It's this injustice that has really driven my mission to try to do a little bit to transform the lives of people affected by mental illness, and a particularly critical action that I focused on is to bridge the gulf between the knowledge we have that can transform lives, the knowledge of effective treatments, and how we actually use that knowledge in the everyday world.

If there were some life or death need that humans could meet only by killing whales, perhaps the ethical case against it could be countered.