I eagerly await your decision.

We wished him luck and waited the next few hours with bated breath, fingers and toes crossed, clutching our respective good luck charms.

As I said in my opening statement, I very much welcome those invitations.

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On average, the warmest month is July and the coolest month is January.

We express our profound condolences to his family and to the people of Georgia.

The Security Council offers its deepest sympathy and condolences to the family of Dr. Garang and to the people and Government of the Republic of Sudan.

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The warmest month of the year is July, with an average temperature of , whereas the coldest month is February.

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Not everyone will welcome these changes.

All of this is welcome, at least in principle.

To date, his dialogue efforts had been welcomed.

On my own behalf and on behalf of the Conference on Disarmament I should like to express our deepest condolences to the United States and the Government of Iraq and to the families of the victims.

So the increased importance of the G 20 should be welcomed.

As I write these words, Lebanon is giving five of its citizens fighters a hero s welcome.

For quite a while, Tetovo has been listed among the most polluted cities in the world.

The forthcoming resolution on the triennial policy review should seek to make a wider impact on development by taking stock of the system's performance over the past three years and establishing clear guidelines on how to make greater progress in the future.

Information on the amount of such expenditures would be welcome.

President Kumaratunga I extend to you, Sir, our warmest congratulations as you assume the high office of the President of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session.

Mr. Kryzhanivsky (Ukraine) I would like to express my warmest congratulations to you, Ambassador Choi, on your assumption of the chairmanship of the Committee.

Allow me, on behalf of all the member States and observer States of the SCO, to extend our warmest congratulations on the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.

He turned out to be very welcome there were a hundred yellow ribbons.

Obviously, such deals will be unwelcome in the US.

Under current conditions, responding to China s rise with military force would be unwelcome.

In this final video, the homecoming was sweeter than sweet. A solider receives a warm greeting from his dog.

In a world of scarcity, more always seemed better.

Of course, America's economic support for political reform would be welcome.

The improved project implementation rates and the efforts by the Office to reduce fund balances were welcomed.

Mr. Wangchuk (Bhutan) Allow me to begin by extending my delegation's warmest congratulations to the President upon his assumption of the office of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session.

The American forces invading Afghanistan were originally welcomed as liberators, but NATO got involved without a proper plan of engagement, and after eight years the presence of foreign troops is no longer welcome.

All of this has underpinned a much welcome calm in financial markets.

As the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, famously said, the burqa is not welcome in France.

Mr. Chaudhry (Pakistan) On behalf of the Pakistan delegation, I express the heartiest felicitations to Director General ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for having received the Nobel Peace Prize.

But China s looming slowdown is likely to be both manageable and welcome.

Such an outcome would be a welcome end to the dominance of Alemán and Ortega, who have served Nicaraguans poorly.

In that regard, the projected procurement savings were a welcome step in the right direction.

While many in Guatemalan society welcomed the presence of the Mission, MINUGUA faced tough criticism at times.

Mr. Beck (Palau) On behalf of the Government and the people of Palau, I wish to express our deepest condolences to the Government and the people of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the tragic loss of lives in the terrorist attacks in Amman.

The European Union welcomed the steps taken to address the serious issue of sexual exploitation and abuse.

CARICOM welcomed the efforts to reform and improve internal coherence and coordination within the United Nations system.

The announcement that the Darfur peace talks would resume in Abuja on 10 June was welcome news.

Mr. Berruga (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish) At the outset, I would like to express to the people and Government of Jordan Mexico's deepest condolences and condemnation of the despicable terrorist attacks perpetrated two days ago in Amman.

While that would be welcome, such efforts need to be accompanied by an expansion of benefits.

Because she had negotiated Hong Kong s handover to China, she was a frequent and welcome visitor during my tenure.