It was a task he usually performed very competently.

When we do it, we must do it well, and competently.

We need to have the biosphere properly explored so that we can understand and competently manage it.

223. The Commission considered that the actuarial analysis had been carried out competently and in accordance with normal actuarial practices.

Competently made hand axes indicated desirable personal qualities intelligence, fine motor control, planning ability, conscientiousness and sometimes access to rare materials.

WFP staff collaborated at the corporate and field levels with World Bank colleagues on improvements in training our counterparts to deal more competently with implementation of the PRSP approach.

Knowing you from other forums, and having had the benefit of discussing many issues with you, I know how competently you have worked at the issues we have before us.

The Commission considered that the actuarial analysis had been carried out competently and in accordance with normal actuarial practices, and has included its conclusions on that analysis in its report to the General Assembly.5

My main criterion for the assessment of officials now is primarily their ability competently to tackle economic and social problems and the level of their control over the organizations and areas for which they are responsible.

The Programme has held two subregional expert meetings and one subregional workshop in Africa with the intent of consolidating and implementing a unified strategy to ensure that the data are distributed to the end user and are competently used.

They argue that in an appeal against conviction and sentence involving the death penalty, the right to a fair trial includes the right to representation either by counsel of one apos s own choice or by counsel of sufficient seniority and experience to present such an appeal competently and carefully.

First of all, it seems contradictory to request the Conference on Disarmament to intensify efforts with regard to an issue on which that important body has not been capable of playing a role, while the international response to the very concern raised in the draft resolution was competently orchestrated through another process which succeeded in producing a major international treaty.

In this connection, we welcome the new Chairman of the Special Commission, Mr. Richard Butler, who is competently and devotedly pursuing the commendable work set up by his predecessor, Mr. Rolf Ekéus. We are likewise convinced of the importance of the role of the Special Commission inspectors in ensuring peace and stability in the region and in ensuring that it remains free of arms of mass destruction.

Mr. ZAHRAN (Egypt) (translated from Arabic) Mr. President, since this is the first time I am taking the floor under your presidency, allow me at the outset to express to you the congratulations of the Egyptian delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Conference on Disarmament and our support for the consultations that you are carrying out so competently on the programme of work of the Conference.

Mr. Abulhasan (Kuwait) (interpretation from Arabic) Let me begin by expressing in the name of my delegation our greatest appreciation for the excellent efforts made by Secretary General Kofi Annan in guiding the work of this Organization most wisely and competently. It is a matter which we indeed have expected since he assumed his post. We in Kuwait wish to reiterate our full support for his efforts to highlight the leading role of the United Nations in the international plane.