Quality control will enable higher standards to be set, quickly and at reasonable cost.

We remain committed to ensuring the highest standards of responsibility in the use of these defensive weapons.

There is a need for higher standards than those set by the Kimberley Process.

Bloomberg Markets magazine ranked the top 20 based on more than a dozen criteria.

Tender is another word I would love to spend some time resurrecting.

It was the ultimate proof that the Bush administration does not believe in universal norms. A good country would be treated with extreme leniency, whereas a bad country would not.

The US has at long last done some of this in adopting new and much higher standards for automobile fuel efficiency.

5. Underlines the continued importance of the Secretary General's ensuring, when appointing his Special Representatives and Envoys, the highest standards of integrity, competency, impartiality and professionalism

With the convergence of the U.S. GAAP and the international IFRS accounting systems, as the highest authority over International Financial Reporting Standards, the International Accounting Standards Board is becoming more important in the United States.

So I called the Humane Society and I say, Look, I'm going to be castrating some lambs, Can you tell me the deal?

(e) Compliance by the Office of the High Commissioner with the paramount consideration of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity, and with due regard to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible, bearing in mind that the principle of equitable geographical distribution is compatible with the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity

Welcoming the efforts of the United Nations system to develop higher aviation safety and security standards in humanitarian and peacekeeping missions,

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Among other things, Basel III stipulates that banks do not have to set aside cash against their investments in government bonds with ratings of AA or higher.

Notwithstanding the interest in animal welfare of the previous century, the situation for animals arguably deteriorated in the 20th century, particularly after the Second World War.

15. Notes the paramount importance of effective physical protection of all nuclear material, and calls upon all States to maintain the highest possible standards of security and physical protection of nuclear materials

Even though new standards would apply to suppliers from all exporting countries, compliance costs usually vary, meaning that those less equipped to meet higher standards could suffer.

In addition, globalization made possible a rapid diffusion of ideas and practices, enabling citizens everywhere to demand higher standards of integrity, transparency and accountability in the management of public affairs.

12. Expresses concern about the quality of interpretation services provided to intergovernmental meetings, and requests the Secretary General to ensure the highest standards of quality for interpretation services provided to these meetings

In that context, it was underscored that those mandated with the fight against corruption had to meet the highest standards of integrity to be able to lead by example in the campaign against corruption.

The expansion of North South agreements has been transforming economic relationships based on pre existing unilateral preferences into relationships based on reciprocity, such as in the free trade area of the Americas negotiations, the African, Caribbean Pacific EU economic partnership agreement negotiations and the recently approved Central American Free Trade Agreement.

Notwithstanding our vote, Singapore remains committed to maintaining the highest standards of ethical practice in life sciences research, which includes having due regard and consideration for the sanctity of human life.

The Inspector General's Office upholds an environment of integrity in UNHCR by contributing to the maintenance of the highest standards of personal and professional conduct by its staff and other personnel with direct contractual links to the organization, in accord with its Code of Conduct.

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Plants in densely populated areas with lower safety standards, for example, would face higher insurance costs, which could lead to a self selected phase out of the riskiest plants.

Yet my delegation would like to commend the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and his predecessor, Judge Meron, for their efforts to accelerate the proceedings and trials of the Tribunal, while meeting the highest standards of international justice and due process of law.

I thought you had higher standards.

Is this not a double standard?

Criteria for brain death vary.

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Criteria for determining the occurrence of debundling

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Regardless, the Tribunal will continue to do all it can to demonstrate its commitment to the time frame of the completion strategy while ensuring that its trial and appeal proceedings conform to the highest standards of international due process.

Those extensions were based not on objective but on military criteria and were both punitive and discriminatory.

Emphasizing the role of the United Nations in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice, specifically the reduction of criminality, more efficient and effective law enforcement and administration of justice, respect for human rights and promotion of the highest standards of fairness, humanity and professional conduct,

But, while it may be natural for Western businessmen to compare China with other developing countries, Chinese citizens have much higher standards, because they do not regard theirs as just another developing country.

UNHCR has encouraged member States, as they transpose the relevant Directives into national law, to adopt standards in line with international law and best practice, including where these are higher than the minimum standards in the Directives.

While the highest standards of efficiency must apply to the use of available resources, the General Assembly must not shy away from acknowledging that expanded responsibilities led to a commensurate increase in funding.