Heartier crop varieties are helping farmers to weather tough conditions.

The adoption by the Council of this resolution is proof of the Council's commitment to helping Lebanon in the very difficult circumstances in which our country finds itself.

Against that difficult background my country has incorporated the Millennium Development Goals into its anti poverty strategy.

Even South Korean newspapers have been full of praise for the self discipline of ordinary Japanese in dire circumstances.

It provides a framework for democracy to thrive, and we are very proud of what we have produced, particularly in such a difficult security environment.

Israel s reluctance to rattle its nuclear saber, even in dire circumstances, adds to the mystery.

What Europe needs in this serious crisis are statesmen and women of Kohl s caliber, not domestic politicians!

I should like to express my gratitude to the Governments contributing troops to the Force for their understanding and patience in these difficult circumstances.

For China is a country of enormous hidden tensions and cleavages, and these may erupt into open conflict in difficult economic times.

It's human nature for rumors to run rampant in a high pressure situation, and social meda tools can be a double edged sword in expediting this situation.

3. Expresses its concern that, since the departure of the Director in July 2001, and notwithstanding the severe predicament of the Institute, a new Director has not yet been appointed

Admittedly, the country s dire economic condition and its urgent need for energy made the agreement venal in a way.

Easy travel plus hard economic times means that immigration rates may accelerate to the point where social friction exceeds general economic benefit. Similarly, hard economic times may worsen relations among governments, as well as domestic conflicts that can lead to violence.

Without access to education, this generation which will soon be the majority has little hope of ever escaping its straitened conditions.

The increase in child labor reflects families dire economic situation children are frequently a family s only breadwinners, and they work cheap.

Charity in Hard Times

Unemployment is relatively low, despite hard times for its major industry watch making and foreigners represent one quarter of its 170,000 residents.

This approach would automatically take account of different growth rates and give countries a powerful incentive to run surpluses in good times in order to increase the scope for maneuver in bad times.

In tough times such as these, money matters.

Noting with concern the devastating effects of difficult social and economic conditions, armed conflicts, natural disasters and infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria and of the human immunodeficiency virus acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV AIDS) pandemic on family life,

Hard times tend to concentrate minds.

Reaching this uneasy state has not been easy.

Attempts to build a serious rainy day fund have failed badly.

At this difficult time, we affirm our solidarity towards our Jordanian friends.

In these cynical times, that is encouraging.

But in East Timor, that rainy day is now.

10. Notes with profound concern that the continuing shortfall in the finances of the Agency, in particular at this time of acute crisis, has a significant negative influence on the living conditions of the Palestine refugees most in need and that it therefore has possible consequences for the peace process

Please sum up your experience covering the Iraqi blogosphere at such a difficult time.

Forecasting is always difficult, but especially so in troubled times.

Israel s reluctance to rattle its nuclear saber, even in dire circumstances, adds to the mystery. In the Yom Kippur War, as Syrian forces threatened to break the country s defensive lines, Israeli decision makers recoiled even from threatening to use nuclear weapons.

Energy policy has been pro cyclical the opposite of saving for a rainy day.

We owe him our deepest gratitude and unreserved support in these trying times.

There is no quick or easy way out of this problem, especially in bad economic times.

The negative consequences of poverty and other forms of adversity are not inevitable.

Thus, one might infer that we face another seven years or so of bad times.

Fortunately, Russians know how to survive hard times.

In these tough economic times, we are all acutely aware that security comes at a price.

PALO ALTO Elections often turn on the state of the economy, especially in hard times.

We express our solidarity with them throughout this difficult period of rebuilding homes and the devastated areas.

Younger leaders are more likely to be able to cope with the chop and change of difficult times.

She had a great influence on the sultan, which helped her people, country, and family survive the turbulent times.

The Guatemalan people welcomed MINUGUA with open arms, standing by the Mission in difficult times and engaging actively in the peace process.

(c) Climatic conditions

In addition, many people and firms hold their rainy day money in the form of US Treasuries.

The main challenge for the Assembly is to forge onward, keeping in mind that the road ahead is full of seemingly insurmountable challenges.