Costa Rica has made important efforts to conserve its rain forest, and Colombia has led the way in shifting to fuel-efficient mass transit.
"We have made important efforts to improve central administration, but we need to extend those to regions and municipalities," Mr. de Guindos said.
GASSER: To be fair, companies have made important efforts to better protect user data through a broad range of measures, including privacy dashboards, enhanced privacy and security features, such as end-to-end encryption, upgrades to their privacy policies, and more.
But Chile not only serviced its debt punctually; it also made important efforts to reduce its foreign debt by means of continuous fiscal surpluses and debt-equity swaps.
Crocker credited him with making important contributions to peace efforts in Congo and, more recently, Mozambique.
"The game has made important progress in its efforts to end the use of performance-enhancing drugs, and I hope that the league and the players will continue those efforts," Waxman, who will become the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee in January, said Tuesday.
Technical developments of molecular procedures directly applicable to genetic analysis of virtually any organism have made important contributions to these efforts.
The work of TASO and other care organizations have also made important contributions to prevention efforts, exemplifying the concept of a prevention-to-care continuum.
The public and private sectors can make other important efforts, including the voluntary adoption of standards for sale of foods, the reformulation of food products or the creation of codes of conduct for marketing and advertisement.
