To close the budget gap,

That strategy supported technology transfer, helping to close the knowledge gap and rapidly improving the quality of manufactured goods.

But the gap between esoteric knowledge and economic applications remains large.

But this leaves us with a big gap in our knowledge.

I'd like to talk about where the gap of knowledge is.

What separates developing countries from developed countries is not only the gap in resources, but also a gap in knowledge.

So if these predictions are accurate, that gap is not going to close.

The key is to close the confidence gap and pave the way for meaningful dialogue.

We believe that the time has come to close the gap between words and reality.

Because if you don't close that gap, you really are exactly where we are today.

However, there exists a breathtaking gap in our scientific knowledge of the resources of sea.

China recognizes, too, that what separates less developed from more developed countries is not only a gap in resources, but also a gap in knowledge.

Superficially this looks about right to close the output gap if it is spent this year .

It is not likely that China (or others) will soon close that gap with the US.

To close this gap, the world community must identify and eliminate the root causes of violations.

The establishment of a Peacebuilding Commission to help countries emerging from conflicts will close an institutional gap.

Despite the political commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights in Mongolia, the country was hampered to a great extent by its knowledge gap and capacity gap.

(c) To foster scientific and engineering endeavours to close critical gaps in knowledge

Low and middle income countries, however, continue to lack the financial means to close the AIDS resource gap.

Then there should be awareness, education, because there is a knowledge gap somewhere that we have to solve.

So one of the characteristic problems of our time is how to close this gap between capabilities and foresight.

We can just raise taxes a bit and close that gap, especially if we raise taxes on the rich.

The gap is due mainly to persistent challenges in deploying the full complement of civilian police officers (only 460 out of a mandated 815), but efforts to close the gap continue.

Family planning must be enhanced, the poverty gap reduced, and education and knowledge disseminated among women and men alike.

The Global Renewable Energy Fund of Funds should help close the financing gap for developing renewable energy markets and services worldwide.

Only after long periods of rising per capita incomes do savings in developing countries rise enough to close the resource gap.

Thus, of the close to 600 million gap for programmes resulting from the Peace Accords, very little external financing is envisioned.

China recognizes, too, that what separates less developed from more developed countries is not only a gap in resources, but also a gap in knowledge. So it has laid out bold plans not only to reduce that gap, but to create a basis for independent innovation.

But, even if that could be achieved, it would close the trade gap only for as long as Greek prices remained competitive.

Moreover, it is clear that northern European countries could help to close the competitiveness gap more rapidly by encouraging faster wage growth.

Current projections showed that there was an urgent need to close in 2005 a multi million dollar gap between income and expenditure.

Experience shows that it is possible to close the gap between relief and development and transform disasters into opportunities for sustainable development.

It was important to utilize ICT to close the education gap that separated the world's most prosperous communities from their poorer cousins.

Gap

Sustained endeavours in formulating a viable legal framework would strengthen international cooperation and close the gap between space law and progressive technological development.

Governments and the private sector in this subregion will be supported by UNIDO to help business close the performance gap with their international competitors.

Efforts are under way to close the gender gap in primary and higher education and to ensure the participation of women in decision making.

Of course, a government can also close a budget gap by raising taxes, but any sudden shift can significantly magnify the distortions that taxes cause.

The Department should continue its efforts to close both that digital divide and the communication gap between the United Nations and the public at large.

The international community cannot, however, stand back and leave it to the State in question to close the accountability gap when gross atrocities are perpetrated.

Asia s Leadership Gap

Mind the Gap

The Bank began to recognize that developing countries differed from more developed countries not just in their lack of resources there was also a knowledge gap.

It might have a shorter gap or a longer gap and you bring the gap closer together so you have a spark.

But perhaps the other, bigger gap is what we call the hope gap.