Examples of using Were overrepresented in English and their translations into Russian
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Five developed countries were overrepresented.
Pacific Islanders were overrepresented in the prison population but to a lesser extent.
There was reason to believe that companies from developed countries were overrepresented in the list of suppliers.
Women were overrepresented in informal employment and were paid less for work of equal value.
Only persons with undetermined citizenship were overrepresented among the prison population.
Men were overrepresented in 19 of these companies, i.e. more than 60 per cent men and less than 40 per cent women.
He noted that people of African descent were overrepresented among the prison population in many States.
Such action amounted to targeting of those from poorer backgrounds, among whom ethnic minorities were overrepresented.
Women of colour in Canada were overrepresented in prisons and suffered from a high level of discrimination and violence.
The Union also noted that, while as at June 2003 some of its own member States were overrepresented, others were still underrepresented.
Maori and Pacific Islanders were overrepresented in the criminal justice system and as victims of crime, particularly domestic violence.
Some delegations asserted, on the other hand,that certain regions were overrepresented on the Council in its current composition.
Sweden expressed the hope that NewZealand would continue working on those problems and include all factors that could explain why certain groups were overrepresented.
Sixteen selected candidates were from countries that were overrepresented in the Secretariat under the desirable range system.
African Americans were overrepresented at every stage of the criminal justice system and that policy prevented the African American community from participating fully in political life.
Lastly, in view of the constitutional principles governing data collection,the authorities were not able to verify allegations that the Roma were overrepresented in the prison population.
ERRC stated that Roma children were overrepresented in the state- care institutions due to various factors, including poverty and discrimination.
As at 30 June 2006, 18 Member States were unrepresented, 11 were underrepresented,141 were within range and 21 were overrepresented.
In October 2008, men were overrepresented by 30 per cent in decision-making positions i.e. public government representatives, senior officials and managers.
He remained concerned that 18 Member States were not represented in any United Nations services and 10 were underrepresented,while certain States were overrepresented.
Indeed, one of the main problems that female workers faced was that they were overrepresented in unskilled and low-paid positions, hardly benefiting from in-job training.
Nineteen Member States were overrepresented: Argentina, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Ethiopia, India, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Uganda and Ukraine.
Of the 191 Member States, 17 were unrepresented, 8 were underrepresented, 99 were within range and below midpoint, 43 were within range and above midpoint,and 24 were overrepresented.
Twenty Member States were overrepresented: Argentina, Belgium, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Ireland, Kenya, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Senegal, Sweden, Thailand, Uganda and Ukraine.
She agreed that too many Roma children attended special schools and gave assurance that efforts were being made to rectify that situation,particularly in the three provinces in which Roma children were overrepresented in special schools.
In 1992 the Committee had noted that some of the ethnic groups were overrepresented at the lower income levels, and had indicated that the members of some minorities had reportedly considered that they had been subjected to racial discrimination.
The representatives pointed out that a significant proportion of current staff members would be retiring over the next 5 to 10 years, andthat the majority of those retirees were men from countries that were overrepresented in their respective organizations.
His delegation believed that might be one of the reasons why some Member States were overrepresented in the Secretariat, a number were unrepresented and many more were either underrepresented or represented at a level below the midpoint of their respective range.
He commended the pioneers of microcredit and urged that efforts be made to ensure that microfinance was available to the poorest of the poor, andin particular to women, who were overrepresented among the poor and had historically high repayment rates.
With respect to the argument put forward by the State party that there was no way of knowing whether persons belonging to the Roma minority were overrepresented in prisons because the law did not permit the establishment of statistics disaggregated by religion and ethnic origin, she requested the Hungarian delegation to indicate whether measures could be taken to modify the relevant legislative texts.