This has resulted in a substantial and largely irreversible loss in the diversity of life on Earth The changes that have been made to ecosystems have contributed to substantial net gains in human well being and economic development, but these gains have been achieved at the cost of the increasing degradation of many ecosystem services, growing risks of non linear, step changes and the exacerbation of poverty for some groups of people.

Fifthly, there has been gradual improvement in the physical quality of life index.

Financial Gain, Economic Pain

But the deleveraging process will be gradual and orderly.

As a result, a significant proportion of past sector investments have not resulted in lasting benefits.

Adaptation occurs through the gradual modification of existing structures.

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There are rich opportunities for gains.

(e) Unrealized exchange gains and losses

BRASILIA Raúl Castro has begun a gradual process of changing Cuba s economy and international relations.

Implementation is a gradual process and will be done on a case by case basis.

The implementation, which UNDP leads, has been a gradual process and is done on a case by case basis.

No Pain, No Gain for Britain?

Collaboration has led to some stunning gains.

After independence, there has been gradual immigration from England, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.

Bondholders gain when interest rates fall.

There are potential gains as well as risks in this approach.

Benefits were translated as gains from cost reductions.

Needless to say, this will occur only gradually, particularly in the developed countries.

The Province has been gradually increasing its support for children with special needs.

In this regard, Indonesia urges that the United Nations reform should be made in a comprehensive, step by step and sustainable manner.

These government failures include rent seeking, pork barrel spending, social engineering, regulatory capture, and induced dependency.

(a) Such process is gradual, and would begin with identifying arms with a temporary legalization.

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But Argentina s short term gain came at a steep price.

By mid 2002, most sectors of the economy were showing gains.

Most businesses depend on interruption marketing to bring in their profits.

This process, as has been demonstrated by the experience of other regions, such as Latin America, is inherently an incremental one.

CARICOM aims at achieving full labour market integration and is progressively implementing the free movement of people.

Reform is not just a plan it is already happening.

After 1966, Korea University continued to expand with a gradual increase in the number of departments within the College of Science and Engineering and in the College of Agriculture.

In addition, the planning for an incremental and phased relocation of UNPOS to Somalia will be undertaken.

But even in the US, losers losses are outweighed by winners gains.

While Suleiman Alosaimi projects new profits for Apple, the company which produces the iPad, saying

This will include ending the war in Iraq, raising taxes on the rich, and also gradually phasing in new consumption taxes.

Without its gradual imposition, an Asian Union could at best remain only a pale and hollow copy of its European model.

It will hinder the ability of Alwefaq to engage in gradual process for political reform and negotiation, he said.

Negative rights are to be respected now  while positive rights are to be respected, gradually and realised in a distant future.

a substantive capacity building component within the context of option b) that will allow countries to gradually increase their role in the reporting monitoring process.

Given the complicated nature of the issue related to outer space, we believe that gradual and pragmatic approaches are desirable at this stage.

Corporate earnings in Brazil have gone up roughly as fast as stock prices.

For starters, the revenue gains from temporary wealth taxes can be very elusive.

These publications are then expected to return the favour by becoming an asset in the Kingdom s propaganda strategy.

I feel pain when I see new political parties take advantage and get stronger because of us.

That success can translate into real development gains, only if it is nourished and sustained.