And it was primarily because Kiribati realized that this was in their own self interest to do this.

So from their own self interest, they were actually very similar to the white colonialists in Saint Domingue at that time.

It is in their interest that all of us are idiots.

A negotiated peace is not in their interest.

How do you persuade people that it is in their interest to build strong

It is the right of Timorese people to determine where their resources should be processed for the people's best interest...

ROD No, but it means that your priority has to be their well being first, I think.

Bankers can be expected to act in their self interest on the basis of incentives.

Essentially, by exploiting behavioral quirks, they would nudge people into making decisions that are good for them, even while individuals have complete freedom to change their mind.

Indeed, those who deride and dismiss this movement do so at their peril.

I saw that these officials simply cut down any inconvenient initiatives and passionately support the ones they've proposed themselves.

This law is one of many flaws in the telecommunications law, but even with that, it is stated that protecting consumers interests is part of NTRA s mission.

There are also massive agency problems in the financial system, because principals (such as shareholders) cannot properly monitor the actions of agents (CEOs, managers, traders, bankers) that pursue their own interest. Moreover, the problem is not just that long term shareholders are shafted by greedy short term agents even the shareholders have agency problems.

The electorates of the North must be made to appreciate that it is in their enlightened self interest to support developing countries.

If they went exploring into the parents' rooms, or even into the secret filing cabinets, they were punished, and told that for their own good they must never go in there again.

The central idea of advocacy and social mobilization is to make people quot pro active quot , motivate them to assess options and take decisions in their own interest, individually and collectively, and inspire them to have confidence in the possibility of change and progress, thus enhancing their capacities and empowering them to act.

It would be hard to say that they do. Indeed, many business leaders deny that there is any conflict between self interest and the interests of all.

Often, governments and employers then find that it is in their interest to begin to remove barriers to women s full participation.

We count on those companies that understand that it is in the interest, not only in the interest of the global good, but also in their own interest, to move from conflict to collaboration, and through the Medicines Patent Pool they can make that happen.

Given the dangers of unilateralism for the current world order, so do America s enemies.

States Parties shall take appropriate measures to enable persons with disabilities to have the opportunity to develop and utilize their creative, artistic and intellectual potential, not only for their own benefit, but also for the enrichment of society.

When he says, I am the spirit, and I am the way, and when the prophet Muhammad said, Whoever has seen me has seen God, it is because they became so much an instrument of God, they became part of God's team so that God's will was manifest through them, and they were not acting from their own selves and their own egos.

3. States Parties shall take all appropriate steps, in accordance with international law, to ensure that laws protecting intellectual property rights do not constitute an unreasonable or discriminatory barrier to access by persons with disabilities to cultural materials.

In that case, their interest would naturally lie in seeking as they now are to keep that evidence from ever seeing the inside of a courtroom.

Now none of these companies are doing this out of altruism they're doing it because they're learning that a certain kind of sharing is in their self interest.

Regulate the self employed, private partnerships and private enterprises.

It needs to protect the poor and provide them with security and broader access to state services, and to convince them that reforms will work to their advantage.

Where there are several parties to the dispute having separate interests, or where there is disagreement on whether they have the same interest, the Secretary General shall appoint one member of the tribunal after consultation with the parties.

Second, everyone must recognize their stake in restoring balanced advanced country growth as much and as soon as possible in order to counter the ongoing shortfall in aggregate demand.

Kosovo Serbs must recognize that it is in their immediate interest to participate in the ongoing political process that is the best way for them to promote their legitimate concerns and to have a say in shaping the future of Kosovo.

Musharraf and his political allies cannot be seen as benefiting from Bhutto s assassination nor can they afford the perception of a cover up.

One way to restore trust may be disclosure for economists to declare a monetary interest in a particular analysis and, more generally, to explain who pays us.

You have private property, private ownership of land.

Theirs... or ours?

'I want my own way, I want my own way, I want my own way.'

and special expenses

The special cities are not the same as the special wards of Tokyo.

Finally, the bankers are paid according to return on equity, unadjusted for risk, so it is very much in their interest to continue running their business with very little equity.

Chinese elites are convinced that time is working in their favor, and that it is only natural that China should regain its rank amongst the world leading powers, perhaps even emerging on top one day.

Each presents its own complications and special characteristics.

little membrane bubble or you can almost imagine, it's in its own little vesicle.

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A summary of the approved programme budget will subsequently be issued as Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixtieth Session, Supplement No. 6 (A 60 6 Add.1).

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