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In a posting on a defense ministry website, Chinese naval official said the move is to "fulfill our international commitments. "

The U. S. says it has lived up to its commitments under the framework convention.

Without proper guidance, we used to be a bit of rebels, slowly refusing the commitments on us.

He said the generosity of these commitments is very encouraging, given the economic climate.

Productive people might seem to do everything, but they also say "no" to commitments that would conflict with what they're already doing.

For failing to live up to its commitments on corruption, protectionism and fuel subsidies, it gave the lowest grade to India.

Each rotation has different time commitments but many rotations require overnight shifts and up to 80 hours a week of being in the hospital.

Given the absence of any binding commitments, the immediate FX consequences of today's announcement are likely to be somewhat muted.

It said it had "honoured its commitments to its own people and to the whole world with respect to universal values" .

Early on as party leader, he said he would match Labour's public-spending commitments for the first year.

What sort of commitments, if any, will the various less developed countries make in return for some of that money?

The commerce ministry seems to have been worried that short-term export commitments were more than India could comfortably meet.

Reneging on our commitments to the world's poor cannot be an austerity measure, " she said. "

You could also ask about time commitments and resources or expertise a person might be able to contribute to a project.

Although the agreement obligates North Korea to abandon its nuclear programs, Hill said, the other five parties also have made commitments.

We have seen a year in which the commitments reached at Doha, Monterrey, and Johannesburg have laid a new basis for a global deal.

Instead, get out of commitments by telling people, honestly, that you don't have the time to do this right now.

solution: value your dating commitments. if your boss asks you to work late, you don't always have to say "yes. "

Within a man, he said he would love me, to take care of me, but only once commitments.

Had the bank fessed up that it was reining in its lending commitments, I would have shrugged.

You might start going for a week or two, but exhaustion from work or conflicting commitments keeps you from going.

He said the United States is delighted with China's new commitments, but he still wants to see a significant reduction in infringement.

Sarkozy even pledged to walk out of the summit if it failed to produce serious regulatory commitments.

Apart from his university commitments, he works for a small hedge fund and runs his own investment company on the side.

Commitment debt can be out of your hands if you're never able to secure the necessary resources required to deliver on your commitments.

We enter into only a few arbitrage commitments each year and restrict ourselves to large transactions that have been publicly announced.

I will not promise not to promise what the commitments, no longer need other people, whether you need me, of my life just waiting for you!

I only regret that, due to prior commitments, I cannot be with you in person.

These policy commitments had been an important factor in the bulging market capitalisations of green-energy firms two or three years ago.

The world will be watching to see whether Beijing will live up to its commitments to the International Olympic Committee.

Thailand was one of the first countries accessed to WTO and made commitments in educational services.

are reasonably necessary to enable the Company to meet all of its existing contractual commitments and continue to operate the Business.

Take the G20 meeting a couple of weeks ago -- stepped back from its commitments of just a few months ago.

The White House is starting to confront the "hard choices" that come from trying to pare down America's commitments overseas.

China has so far taken a back seat in the WTO, insisting it had its hands full meeting its accession commitments.

James Halliday has never been busier, though he admits his commitments have made him a bit grumpy.

But he said the Commission had to act when eurozone governments failed to live up to their commitments.

Personally, I think China will work very hard to live up to its commitments and to operate within the rules of the WTO.

But people familiar with the matter say the bank had potential commitments for three times that amount.

Kirk said the initiative would translate into jobs, as U. S. partners were forced to follow through on commitments to open markets.

d like to help you but I can't take on any new commitments at the moment, I'm afraid.

group commitments of reservations are reconciled with that of sales.

But for the moment, they lack the necessary commitments to the liberal order as well as the ability to project their rising power.

Thus these agents compute the present value of these future taxes and set that amount aside so as to be able to fund these tax commitments.

The Copenhagen accord's weak legal status is another impediment in trying to persuade nations to be more ambitious with their commitments.

Like the prior reports, this report is structured as an examination of the nine broad categories of WTO commitments undertaken by China.

"We've been forced to renegotiate debts, payments and other commitments with foreign entities, " said the president.

At this point, the PM needs to tighten up the change control or risk failing to deliver on the team's commitments.

Still, North Korea, also known as the DPRK, set no date for sitting down to talk about implementing its nuclear disarmament commitments.

I made public commitments of what I intended to do so it would be harder to back down.

It would not be a planned, orderly, gradual unwinding of existing political, economic and legal commitments.

A year ago the talk was of exceeding Labour-era commitments on health spending and making this the "greenest government ever" .

Company shares recently changed to honor commitments to carry out a report with the group communication.

For the moment, though, America is not giving up any of its commitments.

China refused to sign up to a legally binding treaty, even one that only encapsulated commitments already made.

But it is doubtful whether such additional commitments will be made -- and kept -- as Haiti moves off the front pages.

She won't be able to help us, with all her family commitments.

So, often commitments cannot be made without discussing matters democratically regardless of the merits of a proposal.

Get rid of (or at least reduce) commitments that you do out of obligation.

We urge Iran to take action on the three hikers detained for a year in Evin prison without charge to match these stated commitments.

Owing to the heavy commitments of our manufacturers, we regret that we are unable to meet your requirements for the time being.

Biden said the council's move to cancel the sanctions that "recognition of Iraq's nuclear non-proliferation commitments. "

The result of our research shows significant differences in the organizational cultures and commitments of different religious hospitals.

Fast and easy: to ensure that commitments to customers at the time, arrive on time.

Gates said he is optimistic that with the available vaccines, financial resources, and new country commitments, polio could soon be history.

It would be disastrous for the economy if Americans concluded they were free to walk away from such commitments, he says.

Commitments and I shall finish my distance learning course in coaching.

Leave may be taken at a time to be approved by the firm when work commitments of the firm permit.

But those commitments are like sales targets that you know you can achieve.

The next milestones for PAO will mark the beginning of renewed commitments and another step forward in our consciousness awakening.

The issue was raised by the United States as part of the second transitional review of China's adherence to its WTO accession commitments.

North Korea has to live up to its commitments in the joint statement and take concrete steps to denuclearize.

And now, living up to the commitments and the expectations of WTO membership can be added to this list.

Manage quality, schedule, and financial requirements of the organization to ensure contractual commitments of the company are met.

In so far as it is a voice reminding us of our obligations and commitments conscience is what he calls the will memory.

Haslach said the U. S. government is holding them accountable for their commitments.

In exchange, it said, he received "success fees" and monthly cash payments for "political commitments" .

Inquiries will be directed to a banking system that somehow managed to lose sight of the size of its balance sheet commitments.

"I can guarantee that Greece will live up to all its commitments, " Papandreou said ahead of the evening meeting with Merkel.

Clinton said commitments will continue to be made throughout the coming weeks and over the course of this next year.

"The U. S. never fulfills any of the transparency commitments made to China, " it said.

The doctor described himself as a Christian who understood his commitments to be comprehensive and "totalizing. "

Certain ethical commitments are believed by the management of a MNC to provide the MNC with a competitive advantage.

It's the right routine for me, but it's taken time to clear out some of the other commitments, and that's made for a busy year.

China will continue to open its financial sector in line with its WTO commitments and create a level playing field for foreign banks.

IBRD could make new commitments of up to U$100 billion over the next three years.

Robert Zoellick appealed Sunday for the international community to carry out its commitments to help hungry people.

One of its commitments involves creating new roles, including the community development worker for black and minority ethnic communities.

"If need be, we will introduce legislation which clearly and quantitatively spells out the commitments we are willing to make, " he said.

Analysts also said developed nations like the U. S. will want to verify that China is actually fulfilling its voluntary commitments.

None of these policies, however, represented new commitments or policies by these countries.

Not remembering conversations or commitments, sometimes referred to as "blacking out"

Evidence of reliability lies in the consistency with which we deliver on commitments, promises and statements.

In other words, as a group the BASIC countries remain reluctant to sign up to legally binding commitments.

In one sense, the news is clearly grim: Existing commitments don't add up to a solution.

Because he was intrigued by hurricane Alicia, Jim took a meteorology class in college but failed it due to his theater commitments .

The reference to "past" statements could imply that China did not make any new commitments yesterday.

One in 10 investors in private equity are likely to default on commitments to invest funds in the next two years, research has suggested.

If China is not clear about its responsibilities, and short -sighted enough to not make commitments at Copenhagen, India will follow suit.

Whether through dialogue, negotiation or dispute settlement, China must be held to its commitments to reform.

Recent jitters over Italy and Spain have raised fears over France's ability to meet its share of any new bail-out commitments.

Five-year plans are full of goals, some of them firm commitments, others mostly guidance; it's often hard to tell the difference.

As we start this first year together, I would like to make a few announcements and clarify some of my commitments.

The Germans are reluctant to sign up to even bigger financial commitments to the rest of Europe.

1. Each Member shall set out in a schedule the specific commitments it undertakes under Part III of this Agreement.

Ensure internal controls are in place to safeguard the company assets. Ensure no commitments are made without proper authorization.

Just sad to say that I didn't have the time to look into hotels before we went due to work commitments.

It would be unwise for the project team to make precise commitments until they remove most of the uncertainty from the project.

You should be able to prioritize your life, temporarily set your personal needs aside and quietly focus on your commitments at work.

If the cost of the protection rises to a certain level that would trigger a scaling back of Morgan Stanely commitments to hedge funds.

Dropping commitments which are not working for you, but involves other people can be challenging, since you feel obligated to stick around.

As a supporter, he is likely to be far less enthusiastic than his Democrat rivals about cutting back financial commitments to the military.

The timing of these steps can be negotiated along with other considerations, including appropriate commitments from the US side.

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The long-term commitments from our donors have led to major progress against many infectious diseases of poverty.

Every signatory of the Copenhagen accord would have to hit the top of its range of commitments.

The Group welcomed the commitments of these economies to continue with the restructuring of their financial and corporate sectors.

These commitments would have the force of domestic law, but would not be subject to international sanctions.

The direction things will go can't quite be predicted yet, so it would not be wise to make any strong commitments.

Many Americans believe the war commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq are also a major budget drain on the U.

He said Beijing's Olympic organizers had met their commitments to the IOC, though he acknowledged that 'air quality remains a concern.

The UK and China must work together and with our international partners to implement all the ambitious commitments made at Johannesburg.

They said they would "preserve the viability of systemically important financial institutions so they are able to meet their commitments" .

NO memberships required, NO renewals, NO annual fees, setup charges, or any other ongoing costs, NO commitments.

Consumers may take another quarter or two to back down from spending commitments that are hard to revoke instantly.

'At first glance, we don't see the U. S has made much progress in its commitments, ' he said.

These commitments were signed by both parties, and led Jim to take actions that began to improve his ability to manage people.

Acceptance shall show that the drawee to pay the money away from other fulfill their commitments.

The president has not decided the pace of those withdrawals or an end date for U. S. troop commitments, the officials said.

And you know that it is not correct to walk away from KP, to stop your commitments.

China achieved several of its main objectives at Copenhagen, where it was not forced into signing tougher new commitments on emissions.

And that's one of my fundamental commitments as President, both at home and abroad.

However, industrialized countries say they want to see more commitments from developing nations on emission reductions.

It is hard enough for governments to make commitments on the public sector. To do so for the entire economy may be a touch ambitious.

He said delegates must push to secure large commitments, which were not achieved by prior talks.

We've got a full slate of events, and I'm confident that we'll conclude this summit with concrete commitments to act.

With these commitments : All over the use of superior products at reasonable under all circumstances. Excellent durability .

The uproar over the labour dispute has drowned out Vale's insistence that it has kept all its "net benefit" commitments.

Commitments to food security and to stem global warming were among the highlights of the meeting.

Huaneng has raised at least $140m in cornerstone commitments from State Grid, Bank of China, and Temasek, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund.

With the banks unable to meet commitments, Iceland's financial regulators put them into administration.

Most countries are able to raise tariffs, because their applied rates are below the maximum allowed by their WTO commitments.

In a fast-paced world, it is easy to overwork yourself, take on too many commitments, and extend yourself to the point of exhaustion.

And many of those things are commitments you made to other people, even though you knew you already had too much on your plate.

Passion is inevitable and commitments can be made during the heat of the night.

We also need to articulate what organizational factors are impacted by an agile transformation, and what commitments are required.

The full set of commitments, decisions, and actions required for a firm to create value and earn above-average returns.

And so one of my really important agenda items is going to rally our partners to make commitments and meet commitments.

Senior Melissa Martin said some kids are too busy with other commitments like sports and music, but most of her classmates do volunteer.

The bulk of the Bank's lending commitments in the past financial year were for investment operations.

The Indian government has denied accusations that it has misled the international community over its biosafety commitments.

So far, China will have fulfilled all of the tariff reduction commitments for the accession to the World Trade Organization.

That's probably what Mr Obama meant when he spoke at the summit of the need for countries to "stand behind" their commitments.

The proper valuation of assets and liabilities, of positions and commitments, is essential if risk is to be managed effectively.

The dashboard can highlight what work needs to be run on your DB2 server and how this correlates to your business commitments.

If you really want to put a positive shine on your new commitments, you can phrase them as affirmations.

Company fulfillment of these commitments will be evaluated through an independent and credible process for accountability.

The United States has welcomed the stated commitments of key Gulf allies including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to set up embassies in Baghdad.

At last, analysis the performance of commitments, up to the present, various commitments carry out well.

yet , despite wto commitments , there is little evidence of any prosecutions of chinese citizens for criminal copyright theft.

We are pleased with the commitments that came out of President Hu's visit earlier this year.

That could be changed, if governments in both rich and poor countries lived up to their commitments.

They use the MPOWER technical assistance package developed by WHO to help meet their commitments under this international treaty.

Government spending commitments over the next decade are staggering.

First, it distracts you from what's truly important, and may lead you to compromise your values and your principles and commitments.

Ramesh spelled out some of those commitments in an interview with the Guardian last week.

That the present policy of limited commitments in Korea was the best and safest method by which to conduct the campaign.

Oracle Order Entry: Provides organizations with a sophisticated order entry system for managing customer commitments.

Another way to reduce your commitments is to identify a few that you truly love, and get rid of the rest.

One area of debate is how banks should assess potential losses on commitments for deals that might be renegotiated.

They also have commitments from four school superintendents to tryout the program in a clinical trial randomized on the building level.

Clarify ownership rules of Chinese funded banks by foreign funded banks to be in line with government statements and the WTO commitments.

These two commitments do not necessarily mean the creation of new clusters or special programmes, or a reallocation of funds.

Neither party shall incur any debts or make any commitments for the other, except to the extent, if at all, specifically provided herein.

The ND Project is designed to help CSSA single parents and child carers move towards this aim while continuing with family commitments.

The challenge is to turn those fragile and unfulfilled global commitments into real solutions.

Corporate commitments: to comply with laws, regulations, with a sincere, warm the hearts of manufacturers for supporting services.

Must be able to manage multiple priorities, produce results and follow-through on commitments 5.

Current transport revenues are too puny to cover existing commitments, to say nothing of new initiatives.

Fewer people throw such parties any more because they have to work the next day or they have other commitments.

Agreement establishes the rules and commitments which followed by the countries in the region to open their services markets.

This came in response to market jitters about the lack of detail in previous commitments and a jump in spreads on Greek government debt.

It would be among the first important commitments made by Mr Ban since he replaced Kofi Annan on January 1.

To optimize the performance of the AOL service on Microsoft's operating systems, the two companies have made several additional commitments.

And I signed executive orders to guarantee that our commitments would be kept.

"Export commitments are going to be honored, " Gonzalez told Reuters, adding that Codelco's Caletones smelter had also been halted.

This trend would likely result in valuations decreasing if commitments to venture funds do not increase.

None of the banks would say what had happened to their level of commitments since the end of May.

Unfortunately, the goods you requested cannot be supplied from stock due to heavy commitments.

The data should act "as a catalyst, not a brake, for accelerated action, . . . including scaled-up resource commitments" , writes Horton.

Keep close watch on the company's total outstanding liabilities and expected commitments.

He said what is needed is political will and delivery on financial commitments by members states.

To develop within each student the desire to serve and the responsibility to follow through on commitments to others.

If Japan's workers cannot shoulder their burden, the country will find itself unable to honor fully its pension and health-care commitments.

Those commitments, however, are weighed against the commercial opportunities that China provides as a fast growing market.

A contract must have specific details, clear commitments and responsibilities of each side and unequivocal wording.

Where the MOFTEC does not accept the pricing commitments, it shall state the reason to the relevant export business operators.

Integrated and coordinated set of commitments and actions designed to exploit core competencies and gain a competitive advantage ?

and (v) any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources which would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented.

"China will make commitments that are appropriate for its development stage, " he said.

I look forward to having shared commitments to help make cooperation spread and strengthened between ASEAN and China.

That will impose colossal financial burdens in a country already struggling to meet its pension commitments to the elderly.

But that would do little good if increases in desired savings led to chronic recession or commitments to unsustainable current spending.

Business planners must now confront a much wider set of scenarios that could affect the profitability of contemplated long-term commitments.

Indeed, in this respect it may not differ very much from the G8, which had a habit of making grandiloquent commitments and not following up.

An revocable credit is one that its commitments can be altered or even cancelled without consulting with the beneficiary.

Therefore, the different characteristics of religious hospitals possibly affect the persistency of their organizational commitments.

Go public with your resolution. Public commitments are generally more successful than private decisions.

But with a backlog of more than $300 billion, banks may end up selling loans at a discount to make room on their books for new commitments.

The IMF said in September it has made $163 billion of lending commitments since the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

"Corruption" , which generally refers to all commitments of crimes and subsequent harms, is not a formal legal concept.

Japan, Russia and Canada are refusing to sign up to further commitments under Kyoto.

People close to Mapletree's IPO said it aimed to raise $924m and was covered five times by commitments from investors.

Where the Ministry of Commerce does not accept the commitments, it shall state the reason to the relevant export operators.

must begin scaling back foreign commitments and deployments. Japan would be a good place to start.

We hope that the U. S. side will honor its commitments and work with us to preserve the hard-won progress of our relations.

There have been several instances of countries raising tariffs, within the limits of their WTO commitments.

Given that the world's biggest emitters, America and China, are not bound to such commitments, these countries say, why should we be?

There is now no room for further memorialization beyond a few commitments which have already been established.

Countries can stick to the lower end of the ranges of commitments they made before the conference to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

Commitments regarding scope and schedule are usually expected at the end of this stage.

Commitments vary in the extent to which they provided interest rate insurance to the borrower.

Pledges on this order may be inadequate, but should be recognized as significant commitments.

This agreement will be effective only if it includes commitments by every major economy and gives none a free ride.

For instance, they purposefully seek out commitments to help ensure that they meet their saving goals.

The agile development transition started conservatively, with moderate development commitments for the first one or two iterations.

Having strong religious commitments also seemed to help in the pursuit of happiness.

In a strange way I felt happiest and balanced when I could complete all my daily commitments with meticulous efficiency.

The agreement establishes a Committee on TRIMs to monitor the implementation of these commitments.

the degree of environmental uncertainty, and the length of future commitments.

America and others have been pressing hard for the newly emerging countries to make firm commitments to reduce their future emissions.

3 their heaver commitments do not allow them to immerse themselves in current affairs as fully as they might wish.

The more pervasive and detailed the patterning of the activity involved, the higher the costs of the commitments tend to be.

But through its exchange rate policy, China has unraveled parts of its commitments.

Clear commitments from your schedule that would overlap the time you've allotted for your habit.

This will allow you to give it some consideration, and check your commitments and priorities.

we prefer to have the market tested through a trial order before making any commitments of some importance.

Others may not be there yet, but are moving in a promising direction that someday will lead them to rewarding and fulfilling commitments.

Typical modern lifestyles are usually filled with endless deadlines, social commitments, meetings, late nights and fast food.

There will now be intense discussions on whether the political agreement at Copenhagen contains any detailed meaningful commitments.

Grief-stricken, Solo withdrew from his commitments as father and husband.

Any conditions, limitations and qualifications to the commitments noted below shall be limited to existing non-conforming measures.

Borrowers who can no longer get money from capital markets can call instead on contingent funding commitments made by the banks.

The commitments of the voting delegates in this round are not to the individual candidates but government to government.

If you have at least some control: Make two lists: your ideal day, and all the things that fill up your day (all your commitments).

Of these formal commitments, it is probably peacekeeping where China has the greatest potential input.

She won't be able to help us with all the family commitments she has.

Yet the United States is reluctant to adopt emissions targets without commitments from the newest industrialisers.

It must be effective in stimulating low carbon investment and ensuring that all countries keep to the commitments they have made.

Such actions make a mockery of the Chinese government's commitments to its own citizens and the IOC.