More spending or regulation does not always lead to better outcomes.

It might even yield a positive return.

This will lead to better outcomes for the global financial system, the global real economy, and, most important, the people who have been excluded from both for far too long.

This is false and it could backfire.

Rapid fiscal consolidation thus can be self defeating.

It is counter productive in the campaign against terrorism.

Indeed, as we have seen in some Andean countries, it can be counter productive.

Buchanan concluded that politicians pursuit of self interest inevitably leads to poor outcomes.

It showed that persistent pressure works better than the constructive engagement that it had pursued, to no avail, for the eight years since Burma joined the organization.

Currently, however, it is downright counter productive.

Within the parlance of Icon, the evaluation of an expression or function results in a result sequence.

Boys are more likely to opt for mathematics and exact sciences, and do better in them.

In general, bleeding often indicates a worse outcome, and blood loss may result in death.

But the gap between textbook solutions drawn up in universities and think tanks and the reality on the ground can be vast. More spending or regulation does not always lead to better outcomes.

This may be good on efficiency and even equity grounds.

Proof positive that proportional representation can produce strange outcomes.

The identification of clear follow up responsibilities could facilitate implementation of the outcomes of the Commission's thirteenth session.

That is a shining example of how supporting separatism has a boomerang effect and ultimately winds up supporting terrorism.

Coordination will surely deliver more satisfactory outcomes than what any one country can achieve on its own.

With better access to information and locations, IAEA got better results.

Those who go to the Netherlands to study gain better results and return more often to Aruba.

More information may be leading not to better knowledge, but to more confusion.

Standstill is regress and regress produces a vicious circle meagre results at the negotiating table, no implementation, more insecurity, less willingness to talk, no results and so on.

This softer approach will prove counterproductive, as it will not strengthen democratic forces in Serbia.

Europeans hope that the recent publication of the results of stress tests that were applied to their own banks will have the same effect.

Referendums on this issue in other European countries might well produce startlingly similar results.

The benefits of tax evasion may far outweigh the risk of getting caught, but imagine if everyone decided to evade taxes at the same time.

Iraq also asserts that the study design is flawed and unlikely to produce reliable results.

The Manual should reflect best practices of special procedures. That should lead to better cooperation and would lend further credibility to the system as a whole.

As a result, political discourse, even in democratic societies, does not necessarily lead to a better understanding of reality.

Holding the trial in Belgrade might have served better to catalyze a sober examination of the past. The atmosphere was certainly favorable.

On the other hand, setting the rule of law standard too high will also misfire.

Public debate making clear cases one way or the other seems more appropriate than conciliation.

Improved learning leads to better jobs, greater productivity, and higher incomes in every society.

The one area where Europe is posting better results is public finances.

Transparency, proper coordination and accountability are crucial for achieving better and faster results.

Examples of humanitarian intervention illustrate, that in some cases intervention can lead to disastrous results, as in Srebrenica and Somalia.

Unfortunately, however, hyper rationality does not always produce attractive outcomes when social , rather than individual , choices are concerned. Indeed, sometimes it leads to results that are inefficient, nasty, or both.

From Israel s viewpoint, the rise to power of Sunni political Islam throughout the region over the past two years will lead to an ambivalent outcome.

We believe that that composition would contribute to a more balanced approach and be able to achieve better results.

The best that could come from the appointment of Europe s two new low profile leaders is that it leads to better and more coherent management of the EU s business.

Inaction or delay would be disastrous for the climate, but it would also be disastrous economically.

Outcomes for schizophrenia appear better in the developing than the developed world.

We understand this as a conceptual breakthrough towards better prevention of future tragedies of the kind that occurred in Srebrenica, Rwanda and Darfur.

Population growth in coastal areas may not continue to imply more risk exposure, since choice lots may already be getting somewhat more scarce, and further development may favor more central areas.