1.   But improved voting mechanisms will help greatly, and a recount would only be triggered by a margin much smaller than half a million votes.

2.   Homeostatic control mechanisms help the body maintain a constant internal environment despite external changes.

3.   The researchers, who reported on their work in the journal Limnology and Oceanography, say that understanding this trigger mechanism may help in forecasting algal blooms.

4.   Ryaas, rector of the Institute for Public Administration, told a discussion here Saturday that such a mechanism would help single out the best people for important positions.

5.   OSCE mechanisms considered to help solve the conflict included issuing a presidential statement and sending envoys or fact-finding missions to Chechnya, Gyarmati added.