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[...] drylands offer great untapped potential in terms [...] [...]

In combination with poor-quality provision of education, this has a huge impact on the development opportunities of the individual and of society as a whole: without education, people are unable to realize their potential, and without educated human resources there will be no sustainable economic growth or sustainable social development.

The rich potential of cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue remains largely unexploited.

It must be admitted, however, that the tools are not being used to their full potential.

[...] inherent danger that no free capacities exist [...]

The absence of sufficient dedicated resources for this activity in many organizations has meant that the full potential of SSC has not been tapped (recommendation 3).

Furthermore, there was no official definition, adopted by consensus, of “low GWP”.

For example, the potential vested in peacekeeping missions with protection mandates is still not being realized.

Many operators are not aware of the potential saving opportunities in costs and the hidden risks by not monitoring and maintaining the system appropriately.

The potential for South-South cooperation has never been greater; developing countries have the overwhelming majority of the world’s population and predominant shares of the planet’s arable land and raw materials, they are projected to have nearly 60 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030,1and extreme poverty has fallen by half across the developing world.

The view was also expressed that the Special Committee had not met its full potential mainly because its working methods did not facilitate the performance of its legal analysis function.

(c) The limitations in the use of GWPs based on the 100-year time horizon in evaluating the contribution to climate change of emissions of greenhouse gases with short lifetimes.

According to the precautionary principle, lack of empirical evidence relating to potential damage is not a valid reason for failing to establish the rules necessary to prevent the occurrence of harm.

This is true especially for economies that have a large current-account surplus but are growing below potential, such as Germany and Japan.

While progress has been made in other multilateral disarmament forums, the Conference on Disarmament has been unable to unlock its potential or to agree on the issue of wider participation by interested States and on enhanced engagement with members of civil society.

In April 2004, the first security report highlighted the various risks to the building owing to its location on a busy street in the city centre and its unprotected surroundings.

Today, the potential of the private sector and foundations to raise funds for education remains very much underutilized, especially compared with the major successes achieved for the health sector.6 The first estimate of corporate contributions to education in developing countries suggests that companies based in the United States of America contribute nearly half a billion dollars to education in developing countries each year, as compared with $7 billion directed to the health sector.

[...] [...] and stop shorter) and no greater return potential [...] [...]

The Government of France advised that the delays in the RMPs in Lao PDR (LAO/REF/34/TRA/03&04 and LAO/REF/34/TAS/06) and Lebanon (LEB/REF/23/TAS/21) would not have an impact on potential compliance.

Given Germany’s past, the question of research on persons who are unable to give their consent, research which does not have any potential direct therapeutic benefit to the individual is still a highly sensitive issue that is intensively debated both in Parliament and among the general public.

[...] [...] Licorne flights, no information is available regarding potential suspect [...]

However, the results have been below potential, due to periodic reversals of ground level conditions, physical destruction, and shifting priorities toward emergency measures and crisis management, and away from a calibrated, planned path to consolidate the benefits from technical assistance.

OIOS concluded that the shortened period for inviting expressions of interest had not limited the number of potential bidders.