Mr Masefield said the Prison Service did not have 50-50 recruitment provisions like the police, but they had "made great strides in the recent past" and aimed to achieve a target of 35% Catholic applicants by 2011.
Some governments, moreover, may try to achieve a declared target even when changed conditions have made the mark impossible or even dangerous.
The Ministry of Justice said the figures indicated the government would be likely to achieve its target of a 5% reduction in re-offending.
The Bank of Japan said its policy overhaul is intended to double the money supply and achieve a 2 percent inflation target in about two years.
Patterns of bond trading in the City clearly show that investors believe that the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank will achieve its target of a 2.5% inflation rate.
Elsewhere in the Asian Cup, Iran comfortably topped the group with a maximum nine points -- the only nation to achieve that target -- after cruising to a 3-0 victory over United Arab Emirates despite fielding a weakened side.
LEDs are becoming brighter and even more efficient-requiring fewer bulbs to achieve target brightness for a given display.
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In other words, if the FOMC announces that it wants the Federal Funds rate to be 4 percent rather than the existing 5 percent, the amount of open market purchases needed to achieve this target is likely a range rather than a point estimate.
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Cairn reported one of its wells did not achieve a commercial find while another failed to reach target depth before the end of the Arctic drilling season.
It is the only way to achieve the kind of revenue target that allows for a balanced package of deficit reduction.
The conversations helped Mr. Zick achieve his target salary at his new position as a social-media manager at a hospitality company, he says.
Moving forward the company aims to achieve further brand acceptability among all target segments through a broader offering of cutting-edge handsets that combine mobile phone functionality with enriched content and smart device capabilities for greater high-speed voice and data capacity.
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On the other hand, if the Fed fails to announce a clear and credible target, then the Fed will have to do a lot of work to achieve whatever unannounced policy goals it might have.
There are multiple ways to achieve this, depending on how your target audience, you can drop a pixel in your email with your birthday party invitation, put it on your social networking page that your friends visit, or in the special case of your husband, directly drop the pixel on the computer he uses the most (given you have access).
What we do is we set a target, an achievable goal, and then we give industry the flexibility to achieve it.
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