The only response we can think of is the humble one that at least we aren't playing the marimba with our shoes in the United Nations, but perhaps the heavy domes in the house of delegates can improve on this feeble effort.

Such policy involves continuing effort to improve on existing mill equipment, in terms of efficiency and versatility.

# if you could dramatically improve how we do that, you'd be boosting every effort on the planet to solve important problems — the sooner the better ; and

As the first part of a 10-year Road Sector Development Program, between 1997 and 2002 the Ethiopian government began a sustained effort to improve its infrastructure of roads.

The NHS for example would distribute baby formula milk fortified with vitamins and minerals in an effort to improve the health of children born in the post war years as well as other supplements such as cod liver oil and malt.

One of the new government's first measures was to introduce secret ballots in an effort to improve the integrity of future elections.

In the late 1970s, the corporation procured new barges, pusher-tugboats, and other equipment in an effort to improve services, but this attempt proved useless because of the warfare that had continued from 1983!

The Spatula featured " reverse camber " with the tips and tails rising above the waist, in an effort to improve the ski's ability to float on the snow.

Unfortunately, results are occasionally wrong, producing a false positive ( the Cochrane Collaboration is a relevant effort to improve the reliability of health care trials ).

President Harding, in an effort to improve U. S. relations with Mexico, Latin America, and the Caribbean Islands implemented a program of military disengagement.

The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist is in current use worldwide in the effort to improve patient safety.

The money went toward behavioral science research, which was supported by foundation officers who aimed to " improve mankind " under an informal, loosely defined human engineering effort.

It prioritizes the encouragement of reforms that improve the trade friendliness and ease of doing business in an effort to advise countries on fostering a suitable investment climate.

The federally mandated project intends to improve security and reduce security costs, and is part of NNSA's overall effort to transform the Cold War era " nuclear weapons " enterprise into a 21st century " nuclear security " enterprise.

In 1983 he was called upon by Democratic Governor Mark White to help improve the quality of the state's public education, and ended up leading the effort (" Select Committee on Public Education ") to reform the school system, which resulted in major legislative changes.

In an effort to further improve trade, Darius built canals, underground waterways and a powerful navy.

Recently, the standards of weight gain are becoming less strict, in an effort to improve the overall health of the wrestlers.

Calhoun labored to raise troops, to provide funds, to speed logistics, to improve the currency, and to regulate commerce to aid the war effort.

The introduction of the Next Generation Touring Car specification, from 2011, started a phased transition from Super 2000 cars in an effort to cut costs and improve the sport.

Since this time a concerted effort has been undertaken to improve emergency medical care in the pre-hospital setting.

Johnson's biographer concludes, " The mission was a temporary exposure to danger calculated to satisfy Johnson's personal and political wishes, but it also represented a genuine effort on his part, however misplaced, to improve the lot of America's fighting men.

An intensely researched population of free-ranging animals was also introduced to the Hortobágy puszta in Hungary ; data on social structure, behavior and diseases gathered from these animals is used to improve the Mongolian conservation effort.

television brand, in an effort to improve mathematics literacy in children.

In office, Kennett immediately instituted a budget-cutting and privatisation program, in an effort to improve the State's economy.

We should spread the view that planning and national development are serious matters which call for effort as well as enthusiasm.

The essential distinction between the frequentists and the non-frequentists is, I think, that the former, in an effort to avoid anything savouring of matters of opinion, seek to define probability in terms of the objective properties of a population, real or hypothetical, whereas the latter do not.

Many groups ended up expending more effort debating their own internal operations than dealing with external matters, seeking to " perfect a perfect society in microcosm " rather than focus on the larger world.

In June 2004, in an effort to identify and direct resources to Indian gaming matters, the FBI and NIGC created the Indian Gaming Working Group ( IGWG ).

Exacerbating matters were the Corn Laws, the first of which was passed in 1815, imposing a tariff on foreign grain in an effort to protect English grain producers.

:" One should put forth great effort in matters of learning.

Clifford made no effort to depart from McNamara's policies and programs on such matters as nuclear strategy, NATO, and military assistance, but he favored the Sentinel anti-ballistic missile system, to which McNamara had given only lukewarm backing.

When William left for Ireland in June 1690 Marlborough became commander of all troops and militia in England, and was appointed a member of the Council of Nine to advise Mary on military matters in the King's absence ; but she made scant effort to disguise her distaste at his appointment – " I can neither trust or esteem him ," she wrote to William.

At all times, Cavendish was careful to consult with his prime minister and the leaders of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition in Canada on matters related to conscription and the war effort.

The convention did pass a ban on future branch resolutions on controversial matters, an effort to rein in the activities of the factions at the local level.

The monad theory matters as part of the effort to capture what it is that adjunctions ' preserve '.

" To complicate matters, the administration of the site is divided amongst four different municipalities, making a unified effort to stop the urban encroachment challenging.

Fonblanque was offered the governorship of Nova Scotia ; but although he took great interest in colonial matters, and had used every effort to advocate the more generous political system which had colonial self-government for its goal, he decided not to abandon his beloved Examiner even for so sympathetic an employment.

With Canadian industry reorganized to supply the British war effort, Howe decided he needed to journey to Britain to discuss matters with the customers.

The midrashic Book of Jasher portrays Issachar as somewhat pragmatic, due to his strong effort in being more learned, less involved with other matters which led him to such actions like taking a feeble part in military campaigns involving his brothers, and generally residing in strongly fortified cities and, depending on his brother Zebulun's fianancial support in return for a share in the spiritual reward he gains.

Complicating matters are a corrupt senator who makes no effort to conceal his racial bigotry and the wishes made by those unknowingly in the vicinity of the hidden crock, including Sharon, who gives the senator a taste of his own hateful medicine by accidentally turning him black ( temporarily ).

In the last decade of her life, she firmly opposed the effort of her fellow believers in Lancashire to maintain certain traditional Quaker standards of conduct ( for example, in matters of dress ).

In his 1938 book, Socialism on the Defensive, SP leader Norman Thomas acknowledged that a number of issues had been involved in the split which led to the formation of the SDF, including " organizational policy, the effort to make the party inclusive of all socialist elements not bound by communist discipline ; a feeling of dissatisfaction with social democratic tactics which had failed in Germany " as well as " the socialist estimate of Russia ; and the possibility of cooperation with communists on certain specific matters.

The campaign to " save " the Track and the popular support the conservation effort gathered over many years became pivotal in changing the attitude of the authorities to environmental matters.

The Joint Tactical Radio System ( JTRS ) has evolved from a loosely associated group of radio replacement programs to an integrated effort to network multiple weapon system platforms and forward combat units where it matters most – at the last tactical mile.

Any effort at modernization was perceived as a threat to core religious values and institutions ; therefore, the ulama as a class was opposed to any compromise in matters of sharia.

Lee would later call on subordinates to submit reports on the battle in an effort to determine what had gone wrong, but on the night of November 7 more pressing matters demanded his attention.

People were engaged very much in matters of faith, especially fighting the effort of the Patriarch of Antioch to put the Church of Cyprus under his control.

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