The timing of the conference is not propitious.

This does not bode well for Thai democracy.

This does not bode well for China, or, indeed, for the rest of the world.

Asia s new clout holds tremendous promise.

One can argue that this trend bodes ill for China.

As the Secretary General said, The success of the election augurs well for the transition process.

The good news is that we are awakening to this reality.

Japan s economy is moving at last, which bodes well for Asia and the world.

None of this bodes well for the big rally on January 31.

Given the Obiang clan s implication in serious corruption and misuse of state funds, however, it hardly bodes well for regional reform.

From this perspective, what Berlusconi advocates for Italy, and the consequences of his agenda for the eurozone, is not good news.

I noted an accompanying increase in technical cooperation delivery to a level of USD 98.8 million, a promising indicator for the future.

Nor is Rice s insistence on sticking to the failed road map for an Israeli Palestinian settlement promising.

Will things turn out differently this time? There is no question that the greater scope for cooperation that exists today bodes well for the euro.

An entire generation has grown up to be apolitical, even anti political, which bodes ill for the future.

This turn towards authoritarianism bodes ill for the Turkish economy, despite its strong fundamentals.

That augurs well for an effort to extend its spirit to Darfur and to apply time, energy, experience and negotiating capacity to the Darfur conflict.

That is another promising development, and I have pledged the OPCW's full support and readiness to assist that State in adhering to the Convention.

Will the IMF be successful in brokering a deal? The recent catastrophic collapse of global trade talks is not an encouraging harbinger.

Not really. The Tea Party radicalization of Netanyahu s Likud party does not augur well for the chances of a robust peace process.

Obama s commitment to substantial nuclear disarmament bodes well for the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty Renewal Conference in 2010.

Its adoption also augurs well for maintaining the momentum of active dialogue among Member States on tackling the issue of illicit brokering in small arms and light weapons.

If so, this does not bode well for the international financial system, which relies on well informed Chinese to help it recover from the current crisis.

Looking ahead, some signs point to the global economy s accelerated healing and growing resilience, which bodes well for an orderly retreat from unconventional policies.

If social tensions rise, China s government is likely to respond with greater repression, which will bode ill both for its relations with the West and for its medium term political stability.

Such controversy, including the alleged abuses of human rights of detainees, does not bode well for the efforts of the international community to assist the Government of Afghanistan to secure and stabilize the country.

This bodes well for the resumption of talks, given that Pakistan played a leading role in facilitating the Taliban s emergence and is now home to the Afghan Taliban s ruling council, including its leader, Mullah Omar, along with the Pakistani Taliban.

The increasing frequency of high level visits Prime Minister Abe went to China in October, and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was just in Japan is a welcome development.

That, together with the more than 30 incidents occurring daily on the Line of Contact, does not bode well for peace, particularly given the absence of even a hint of agreement on a document, any document.

Concerted efforts to resolve the crisis in Côte d'Ivoire will also be important for Sierra Leone, as the presence of armed combatants in any country in the West Africa subregion does not bode well for the stability of all.

The good news is that African governments are getting the message on how to spur economic growth, and are also getting crucial help from China and other partners that are less wedded to extreme free market ideology than the World Bank.

Japan s economy is moving at last, which bodes well for Asia and the world. But, despite its new vigor, the benefits of recovery could prove to be short lived unless a sustainable and cooperative growth path is found.

Let's perform Salah!

With continued support from the UNOTIL military training advisers, the Border Patrol Unit has begun to engage in direct dialogue with its Indonesian counterpart, which bodes well for their future interaction once the UNOTIL mandate comes to an end.

Integrated planning of human settlements development, including water and sanitation, based on multi stakeholder participation is attracting growing interest and adherence as a promising option for addressing the challenges posed by rapid urbanization in the developing world.

Will things turn out differently this time? There is no question that the greater scope for cooperation that exists today bodes well for the euro.

This does not bode well for our future.

This does not bode well for Syria.

This turn towards authoritarianism bodes ill for the Turkish economy, despite its strong fundamentals. It will have corrosive effects on the quality of policymaking, as well as undermine Turkey s claim to global economic standing.

Obviously, nothing happened between the elections first and second rounds that addressed the malaise of the French people. Nor was any particular promise made in response to the hard questions raised by FN voters just a week earlier.

The good news is that there are many ways by which improved incentives could reduce emissions partly by eliminating the myriad of subsidies for inefficient usages.

It seems to mark humanity s retreat into infantilism.

That augurs well for the future.

What will happen should crude strength and hard language prove inadequate to the task of insuring Russian national interests? No one can say, but Russia s history in this regard is not a source of hope.

Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good?