However, it was indicated that a limited time period was essential to the definition of volume contracts.

When voting has finished, all envelopes are opened on the counting table, for one election at a time.

The talks will be direct, will follow a brief and precise thematic agenda, and will be conducted within a defined time horizon.

For the West, especially the US, every problem should have a solution within a finite period of time.

It has been observed that electronic reverse auctions rarely close after a fixed duration of time has expired (known as a hard close time ).

Consequently, the Court may wish not to overstretch its work schedule in the field at any given time.

Such countries adopted development strategies that promoted specific sectors within a given period, while aiming at higher growth and restructuring.

Definite timelines have been established to ensure efficiency, focus and accountability.

In this respect, the TSZ's duration was of a temporary nature that would come to end once the Boundary Commission accomplished its tasks within a specified time line in accordance with the Algiers Agreements.

(x) Volume contract means a contract that provides for the carriage of a specified minimum quantity of cargo in a series of shipments during an agreed period of time.

The visits have taken place over a period of time that amounts to over three years.

These will describe the overall system load over a specified time period, defining how many of each type of business transaction will be executed per unit of time.

As such, it is longer term. A significant initiative has been the

The report of the Committee on Contributions (A 59 11) offered a positive solution to the problem, namely, the apportionment of interest income to Member States that paid their assessments within a specified time period.

Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) is the amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms in a body of water to break down organic material present in a given water sample at certain temperature over a specific time period.

Each part takes place in a different time period in the past.

Rihanna achieved the feat in a time span of six years and four months, surpassing the record previously held by Madonna who managed the achievement in a time span of six years and nine months.

Many departments do not seem to have taken the Government quota seriously probably because follow up measures were weak and departments were not made accountable to reach quota targets within a definite time period.

For some, the symptoms decrease after a span of three to five years.

It was constructed over a longer period of time, and contains different layers of writing.

The right to due process includes the right to judicial proceedings free of delays, the right to be tried within a reasonable period of time and the right to receive a reasoned judgement within a reasonable period of time.

This section should also include specific time limitations on the active life of these weapons.

13.9 States should establish a clear time period for filing restitution claims.

It was difficult, however, to follow the ramifications of certain acts over a long period.

The institutions of NEPAD have been created and its programme has been elaborated in a remarkably short period of time.

21. Recognizes the difficulty of achieving the results of complex and long standing political activities within specific time frames

It was added that, in practice, it was not possible for carriers to reserve space for a shipper for an indeterminate period of time.

The open rejection by Armenia of Turkey's concrete proposal to establish a Turkish Armenian joint commission of historians and other relevant experts to study the events that took place during a particular period of time of our common history has been most disappointing.

Certification is the written assurance by the designated operational entity that, during a specified time period, a project activity achieved the reductions in anthropogenic emissions by sources of greenhouse gases as verified.

My time simply has been too limited to talk with 65 members in a very short time frame.

Neither FAO nor UNEP shall be liable for any injury, loss, damage or prejudice of any kind that may be suffered as a result of importing or prohibiting the import of this chemical.

The High Level Panel had also urged that, while the arrangement was being negotiated, a voluntary time limited moratorium on new fuel cycle facilities should be put in place.

Rarely, ERAs close after a fixed duration of time has expired (what is called hard close time ).

It is an object that represents a previous era or time period in human society.

Moreover, there were no grounds for concluding that the procedure might exceed a reasonable time.

The capital master plan is a planned and managed renovation programme to be implemented over a period of time to remedy the deficiencies of the United Nations Headquarters complex in New York in a comprehensive, systematic and cost effective manner.

Unlike the other goals, the target corresponding to MDG 7 (Ensure environmental sustainability) is not established in specific quantitative terms or with particular timelines.

The Committee should examine the issue with the participation of all Members States with a view to developing an effective system of sanctions that would achieve the desired objectives.

However, the end result did not respond to the interests and expectations of a group of countries, including Cuba, as the Treaty does not place the commitment to eliminate nuclear weapons within a specific time frame nor does it prohibit States from developing and improving nuclear weapons.

Climate can change over period of time ranging from months to thousands or millions of years.

The services are to be provided in reasonable quality and within a reasonable time, and at a fair distance from one's place of residence.

Taking into account any observations that may have been submitted by the State party concerned, as well as other reliable information, the Committee may designate one or more of its members to conduct an inquiry and to make a report within a fixed time limit.

Point prevalence is the proportion of a population that has the condition at a specific point in time.

In that regard, Malaysia welcomes the adoption by the European Union of clear timelines for reaching the 0.7 per cent target.

And I want to argue that we are living through and are right at the key moment of a change in the way ideas are created and spread and implemented.