But these interests are hard to quantify.

Another methodological challenge relates to activities such as policy advice, which are difficult to measure in quantitative terms.

I think today we were a witness to such a moment where unquantifiable victories are won.

The Millennium Development Goals embody a quantifiable vision of human dignity and solidarity, as well as of important economic and social rights.

Likewise, increasing women's political representation would cost little, whereas the benefits would often be welcome but difficult to quantify. Essentially, women's priorities would begin to take equal precedence with those favored by men.

Speculative activities have plusses and minuses, much that is good and some that is bad, and these are very difficult to quantify.

These cultural traits are difficult to quantify, so economists are uncomfortable in dealing with them.

We argue that such shifts reflect changing stories, epidemics of new narratives, and associated views of the world, which are difficult to quantify.

As well, there are benefits arising from the standardization of systems that are of a more qualitative nature and thus difficult to quantify.

The volume of China s trade with South Korea is almost 70 times that with the North. Thus, if China truly is the mercantilist power that many in the West claim, it should tilt decisively towards the South.

Europe s image and soft power have undoubtedly continued to fade around the world (thought such a trend is difficult to quantify), while member states continue to cut defense and development budgets.

Targets and results should be expressed both qualitatively and quantitatively.

I would say it probably measures ...

Just as competition with other individuals is part of the Quantified Self movement, so competition with other communities will be part of the Quantified Community movement.

It can be measured directly using the Josephson effect.

The contingency of civil servants in law enforcement bodies have also been strengthened both in terms of quantity and quality.

The economic costs and benefits of decentralization are not well quantified.

Something difficult to explain.

Clear targets meant greater accountability both for UNHCR and the donor community.

The participation of women in these multilateral and bilateral external activities was improved both quantitatively and qualitatively.

These cultural traits are difficult to quantify, so economists are uncomfortable in dealing with them. They are often passed down within families, so they elude social policies that are based on the notion that equality of opportunity can be created by government action.

Accomplishing all three objectives quality, quantity, and cost efficiency simultaneously is difficult, and the likelihood of compromise is great. With graduation rates and government spending easy to calculate, educational quality, which is difficult to measure, is likely to be the objective that slips.

I find it difficult to believe.

And when I talk about my ideas, they're like, BBut it's not scalable, you know.

But the economic importance of stories bears no close relation to their monetary value (which can be measured only after the fact, if at all).

This book is hard for me to read.

This reality is difficult to convey.

Global problems are hard to solve.

It should be analyzed, measured, controlled, documented, and validated.

Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?

Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

You know, it looks at economic power measured by GDP.

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In high altitudes, people find it hard to breathe.

I'm finding it difficult deciding on which one to buy.

But there is a difficult legacy to overcome.

Things that were thought impossible just a few years ago can actually be measured now.

In the first part, the project will review the empirical literature on productivity analysis and the methods of measuring productivity.

It left behind catastrophic death and destruction, untold misery and immeasurable suffering.

This book is too difficult for me to understand.

Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish.

Are we Arabs racist? It's really hard to tell.

alternative remittance systems are difficult to licence or to supervise.

Mr. Schölvinck (Director, Division for Social Policy and Development) replied that natural disasters were difficult to predict and it was therefore difficult to develop mechanisms to prevent them.

This is 10 times faster than the next highest measured wind speed.