“…Development Agreements would call, on the part of the recipient countries, for policies based on a "development strategy" and, on the part of the donor countries, for assurances of long-term financial assistance. It is suggested that such agreements be organised and overseen by joint Development Commissions made up of representatives of the donors, the recipient ..…”

“…Combining his expertise in social science with historical evidence and his insight into contemporary religion's appeal, Stark finds that early Christianity attracted the privileged rather than the poor, that most early converts were women or marginalized Jews -- and ultimately "that Christianity was a success because it proved those who joined it with a more appealing, more assuring, happier, and perhaps longer life"…”

“…Qualitative control and analysis of food products is a requirement for food industries, both in terms of quality assurance and food safety management systems. Analysis of foods is continuously requiring the development of more robust, efficient, sensitive, and cost-effective analytical methodologies to guarantee the safety, quality, authenticity, and traceability of foods in compliance with legislation and consumers’ demands.Different analyses include microbiological and chemical analyses, from simple to complex, from old to modern technologies. …”

“…This book provides insight into these scientific advances to address these current and emerging problems and to assure the sustainability of the global cocoa industry…”

“…Cette méthode permet d'assurer le déploiement rapide et stable des applications dans n'importe quel environnement informatique. …”

“…Understanding the forcing factors, natural morphodynamic evolution, and response to potential future scenarios will help coastal policy makers to define suitable adaptation strategies and to assure the sustainable use of coastal systems, which allows us to further enjoy the numerous socioeconomic and environmental benefits…”

“…No matter how successful we are, we all face stressful and hard-to-handle challenges in daily life, and if we want to be as happy and healthy as we can- we must learn to assert ourselves, make our voices heard and approach life with confidence and self-assurance. This book provides a roadmap to help you navigate your way through challenging opportunities, hurdles and milestones. …”

“…The propagation of ultrasonic guided waves in solids is an important area of scientific inquiry, primarily due to their practical applications for nondestructive characterization of materials, such as nondestructive inspection, quality assurance testing, structural health monitoring, and providing a material state awareness. …”

“…The authors conclude that national-level mechanisms have been most important in assuring democratic accountability of national and international decision-makers…”

“…He writes with an easy assurance and a command of classical and modern cross-references.O-Christopher Hitchens, Los Angeles Times. …”

“…Outre la polysémie qui affecte chacun de ces termes, les liens susceptibles de les unir sont assurément complexes. La pédagogie renvoie communément à l'enseignement, à la didactique, mais nullement au droit, et encore moins aux droits de l'homme. …”

“…En effet, même si les revenus de leur compagnie ne leur assurent que des prébendes modiques, ils adoptent progressivement les habitudes des élites urbaines en matière de logement, de confort, de consommations. …”

“…Les investisseurs institutionnels (sociétés d'assurance, sociétés d'investissement et fonds de pension) sont les principaux collecteurs de l'épargne et émetteurs de fonds sur les marchés financiers. …”

“…Lorsque les décisions de reconversion des ménages agricoles sont largement conditionnées par le risque, l’existence de mécanismes d’assurance ou de filets de sécurité pourrait aider ces derniers à franchir le pas. …”

“…La traduction est un phénomène central pour l'Europe telle qu'elle est en train de se construire : elle assure les échanges entre états sans qu'une langue commune donne l'impression d'une hégémonie quelconque ou d'un abandon des identités nationales. …”

“…À partir de l’analyse du Livre Vert, inventaire synthétique des biens et droits des archevêques de Narbonne, rédigé à l’initiative de Pierre de La Jugie (1347-1375) et de celle des fragments de comptabilités originales conservés aux Archives secrètes du Vatican, cet ouvrage dévoile, par un véritable travail de détective sur le fond et la forme des documents, comment les archevêques du XIVe siècle géraient leur patrimoine et quels étaient les revenus assurant leur train de vie princier. Les détails pittoresques des sources rendent cette visite dans le passé très vivante et permettent de croiser des personnages attachants…”

“…It is the process, procedures and authority used to accept or reject all components, drug product containers, closures, in-process materials, packaging material, labeling and drug products, and the authority to review production records to assure that no errors have occurred.The quality which is supposed to be achieved is not a concept which can be controlled by easy, numerical or other means, but it is the control over the intrinsic quality of a test facility and its studies. …”

“…It will be of interest to policy makers, leaders of tertiary education institutions and quality assurance agencies, as well as to academics and other parties interested in higher education and its internationalisation…”

“…But there are significant challenges, including an ageing workforce of school-based trainers, weak quality assurance mechanisms, high levels of dropout and concerns that the priority accorded to student choice may make the system unresponsive to labour market needs. …”