Rainfall across portions of Mexico could be heavy, posing a significant flooding risk.

(c) hazardous activity means an activity which involves a risk of causing significant harm

And it's significant, isn't it? So you want to risk your life for it.

(c) The risk of significant harm to the environment and the availability of means of preventing such harm, or minimizing the risk thereof or restoring the environment

A risk management approach can make significant contributions to defining and implementing government policies in this area.

(a) The degree of risk of significant transboundary harm and of the availability of means of preventing such harm, or minimizing the risk thereof or repairing the harm

Significant progress has been made in refining and disseminating a standard methodology for conducting threat and risk assessments.

(a) Risk of causing significant transboundary harm includes risks taking the form of a high probability of causing significant transboundary harm and a low probability of causing disastrous transboundary harm

Iraq argues that, since the oil well fires did not constitute a significant health risk in Kuwait, they would have constituted even less of a risk for populations in other countries.

The first of the above steps is generally accepted to have the most significant influence on expected return and risk.

The emission of fine particulates from diesel engines and power plants is seen as a significant health risk that remains inadequately addressed.

Those which are deemed as significant or higher risk are given priority, but lower risks still warrant inquiry as resources are available.

The State of origin shall take all appropriate measures to prevent significant transboundary harm or at any event to minimize the risk thereof.

The State of origin shall take all appropriate measures to prevent significant transboundary harm or at any event to minimize the risk thereof.

For this significant group, leaving their homes means placing their lives and integrity at risk in 85 per cent of the national territory.

Street level interventions and prevention measures for groups at risk nevertheless require significant expansion to actually address the full dimension of the problem.

Recognizing the significant role played by national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in disaster preparedness and risk reduction, disaster response, rehabilitation and development,

The present articles apply to activities not prohibited by international law which involve a risk of causing significant transboundary harm through their physical consequences.

Yet the resources for reconstruction and economic transition are barely trickling in, public debt has skyrocketed and our significant social progress is at risk.

It should also be emphasized that the air activity from both sides poses a significant risk to UNIFIL helicopter patrols along the Blue Line.

A significant indicator of alcohol consumption and its effect on the population's health is the incidence of diseases related to alcohol as a risk factor.

(e) State likely to be affected means the State or States in the territory of which there is the risk of significant transboundary harm or which have jurisdiction or control over any other place where there is such a risk

In its risk assessment, the Joint Inspection Unit found that the most significant risk to the successful implementation of results based management was the current complexity of systems and burden on management to collect data and on intergovernmental bodies to analyse such data.

Concerned also that risk taking behaviour, including injecting drug use and sharing of needles, is a significant route for the transmission of HIV AIDS and other blood borne diseases,

Certainly, there are some good economic reasons why lenders have such an insatiable appetite for debt. Imperfect information and difficulties in monitoring firms pose significant obstacles to idealized risk sharing instruments.

It turns out that this lane here goes right through a major feeding area of right whales in the summer time, and it makes an area of a significant risk of collision.

Given that data integrity is a significant risk at UNOPS, the implementation of an audit trail as a control tool could assist in identifying data errors and irregularities in a timely manner.

Concerned that risk taking behaviour, including injecting drug use and sharing of needles, syringes and other infected equipment, is a significant route for the transmission of HIV AIDS and other blood borne diseases,

States concerned shall cooperate in good faith and, as necessary, seek the assistance of one or more competent international organizations in preventing significant transboundary harm or at any event in minimizing the risk thereof.

Although the United Nations has not suffered another catastrophic attack such as that which took place in Baghdad on 19 August 2003, the past year has again been one of significant threats and risk.

The UNCC secretariat commented that it has also assisted the D2 Panel of Commissioners in its review of the category D Palestinian late claims, a claims population with a significant risk of overstated claims.

The Administration, however, noted that understaffing a project of this magnitude during the development phase carried significant risk hence, attention to detail should be considered in order to prevent problems later in the project.

Voluntarily funded organizations such as UNHCR are particularly vulnerable to the risk of a downturn in income, which could lead to significant expenditures in termination costs, while no funds are set aside to cover them.

Recognizing the significant role played by national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, as part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, in disaster preparedness and risk reduction, disaster response, rehabilitation and development,

Recognizing the significant role played by national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, as part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, in disaster preparedness and risk reduction, disaster response, rehabilitation and development,

Recognizing the significant role played by national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, as part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, in disaster preparedness and risk reduction, disaster response, rehabilitation and development,

Conscious of the volatility of the currency exchange markets and the significant risk that unanticipated exchange rate changes have on operations, management will continue to assess and manage the risks posed by volatile currency fluctuations.

MILAN The world s two largest economies, the United States and China, seem to be enduring secular slowdowns. But there remains considerable uncertainty about their growth trajectory, with significant implications for asset prices, risk, and economic policy.

Other possible constraints on growth included a lull or even reversal of the trend in appreciating housing prices in many large economies and a significant rise in long term interest rates and risk adverse financial markets.

1. If the assessment referred to in article 7 indicates a risk of causing significant transboundary harm, the State of origin shall provide the State likely to be affected with timely notification of the risk and the assessment and shall transmit to it the available technical and all other relevant information on which the assessment is based.

Finally, some observers although relatively few at this point argue that the biggest banks have greatly improved their control and compliance systems, and that the mismanagement of risk on a systemically significant scale is no longer possible.

Concerned also that risk taking behaviour, which can be increased by continued drug use, including injecting drug use and sharing of needles, is a significant route for the transmission of HIV AIDS and other blood borne diseases,

Concerned also that risk taking behaviour, which can be increased by continued drug use, including injecting drug use and sharing of needles, is a significant route for the transmission of HIV AIDS and other blood borne diseases,

The chief will be responsible for risk control of the Fund's investments as a whole in terms of portfolio risk, operational risk and compliance risk, and will plan and perform the oversight of performance measurement, investment risk analysis and operational risk analysis, including risk arising from sub adviser and service provider relationships.

Furthermore, using precision weapons will allow increasingly strict Rules of Engagement, which in turn will mean it is unlikely that the use of current area weapons will be considered where there is any significant risk of collateral damage.