It is therefore particularly important to ensure methodological consistency and financial comparability between the initial calculation and the midterm recalculation.

Such consistency in concepts and methods will enhance comparability of data across different programme elements, more efficient use of resources, integration of multiple surveys and better quality of survey and administrative data.

These institutionalized reviews help to ensure each office's ability to achieve results, consistency and comparability of decisions on structure and posts among offices and equity and fairness to staff in the application of policy guidelines and use of resources.

43. In addition to coordination questions, the work in this area should address questions of the consistency and comparability of data collected and assess the extent to which the data collected are needed, relevant and used (see paras. 39 above and 44 below).

Consistency is key

(ii) Enhancing the comparability of data at the regional and global levels

Characteristics National systems should be designed and operated to ensure the transparency, consistency, comparability, completeness and accuracy of inventories as defined in the guidelines for the preparation of inventories by Parties included in Annex I, in accordance with relevant decisions of the COP and or COP MOP.

These policy demands require conceptual coherence and statistical comparability across goods and services producing activities.

Review of the Comparability and the Relevance of Existing Indicators on Corporate Social Responsibility

This consistency has paid off.

Consistency is important in action.

The next principle is consistency.

The use of ICTs enables consistency, accountability and transparency.

They are reciprocity, scarcity, authority, consistency, liking, and consensus.

Indicators should meet some basic requirements such as validity, objectivity, sensitivity, comparability, accuracy and disaggregation.

The four principal qualitative characteristics are understandability, relevance, reliability (accuracy, neutrality and completeness) and comparability over time.

B. Usefulness of Guidelines, as reflected in communications (particularly with respect to comparability, completeness and transparency)

(i) Going concern, consistency and accrual are fundamental accounting assumptions.

(i) Going concern, consistency and accrual are fundamental accounting assumptions.

(i) Going concern, consistency, and accrual are fundamental accounting assumptions.

It must act in every case with determination and consistency.

Nor can it achieve consistency between different standard setters approaches, or, indeed, consistency of implementation by different national regulators.

(c) Consistency with the United Nations reform

Within this component, the programme needs to develop assessment tools to monitor implementation, data quality and comparability.

The aim should be to ensure comparability of estimates for those activities between sections.

Has a little bit of consistency to it.

This would ensure better information exchange and, ultimately, consistency in decision making.

The delegation called for consistency between that regional agreement and GATT rules.

Furthermore, earlier adopted Technical Guidelines and Definitions were tested on their efficiency and consistency.

Consistency alone would be a big boost for confidence.

You know, reputations are built on trust, consistency, transparency.

Donors as well as recipients must ensure consistency between financing and absorptive capacity.

(1) Consistency of measures taken within and beyond the 200 nautical mile zones.

The objectives of the 2007 revision of the Central Product Classification were formulated in terms of relevance, comparability and continuity.

The diversity of surveys conducted in developing countries affects the comparability between countries and makes it difficult to draw conclusions.

The drive for transparency must become a drive for consistency.

There is no longer any consistency in the surface signals.

It was to ensure the quality, consistency and timely distribution of protection related information.

This is a question of consistency for the Council and for the international community.

The result in both cases is greater international coherence and consistency in policy making.

The international comparability of databases maintained by international organizations is hampered because different revisions versions and levels of classification are applied.

However, the pursuit of current figures should not have a negative impact on the equally important considerations of comprehensiveness and comparability.

This will be instrumental in the harmonization of national practices and will result in improved international economic statistics with enhanced comparability.

(a) Policies of international organizations on adjusting nationally supplied data to improve international comparability and making estimates for non reported data

Moreover, there are concerns regarding comparability of the national data and the need to harmonize relevant methodologies is becoming more and more apparent.