Women and children are being murdered and teenagers are being taken prisoner. Houses are being demolished and farms are being burned down.

Generally, three approaches are being considered or taken.

Measures were taken, or are in the process of being taken, in a number of areas to advance the process of implementation.

While these holy sites await reconstruction, they are quietly being taken apart, brick by brick, and any trace of their existence is being destroyed.

Most of the measures being taken are geared towards improving the feasibility of combining work and family responsibilities.

Resort areas are not the only destinations for persons being trafficked. They are also taken to big industrial sites located in remote areas.

Another delegation appreciated the rights based approach being taken.

Lessons about government, governance, and democracy that took the West centuries to learn are being taken in at extraordinary speed.

Many representatives outlined measures taken or being taken in their countries to counter economic and financial crimes.

Steps were being taken to eradicate such abuses in future.

She wondered what steps were being taken to address it.

A wide range of marine litter related instruments already exist and actions are being taken at the global and regional levels.

Failure to adhere to such requirements will be taken seriously and may result in supervisory action being taken.

I was told I was only being taken in for questioning.

What measures were being taken or envisaged to address that issue?

Where a child is being advised on the courses to follow, the parents' views are taken into account, as far as possible.

A State strategy to combat corruption is being developed in the form of a plan of action, and active steps are being taken to set up a nationwide anti corruption body.

Sometimes we offer bribes ourselves, sometimes they are being extorted from us but most often bribes are taken and given because this is how the system works.

Petitions are regularly being submitted to the State, which has not taken any action to recognize the right to life of unborn humans.

One can only hope that she isn't being taken for a ride.

According to independent media group ZUMBI, Urutau was taken directly to the police station, instead of being taken to the hospital.

Steps are being taken to modernize existing launch vehicles and to develop more advanced ones in order to guarantee reliable access to space exploration.

The Secretariat should indicate what measures were being taken to rectify the situation.

The reference to a decision being taken must be retained in paragraph 4.

There had been a number of setbacks, but corrective action was being taken.

Article 4.5 requires steps being taken to ensure that this does not happen.

By calling what s being taken from the young taxes, rather than borrowing that is, a promise to repay far more than what s being taken the implicit debts have been intentionally kept off the books.

Gross domestic product is taken to be the leading indicator of national well being.

for Yahweh will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being taken.

The speaker welcomed the various initiatives being taken to increase market access for LDCs.

That, in turn, depends on an economic recovery in the occupied territories and a belief that concrete steps toward a negotiated political solution are being taken.

And America s decision to send Undersecretary of State William Burns to a meeting with Iran s top nuclear negotiator suggests that those signals are being taken seriously.

Such measures, like the steps being taken in the UN Human Rights Council and elsewhere, are necessary to demonstrate that Qaddafi has no remaining international support.

Measurement is still largely limited to a number of industrialized countries, although steps are now being taken in a few developing countries to produce statistical data.

So, we all are being hit. We all are being impacted.

For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

But I am sure that Member States will not accept being taken for a ride.

Were steps being taken to mitigate the hardship of detainees awaiting deportation in antiquated facilities?

Meanwhile, widespread human rights abuses are continuing in the north and south of the country, with few steps being taken to combat the prevailing climate of impunity.

Regarding the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, constitutional steps are currently being taken for its submission to the People's Assembly during the coming period.

Currently, further concrete measures are being taken to address the gaps among regions of the country, as well as to further reduce malnutrition and injury related child mortality, the latter being the greatest cause of child mortality today.

action that should be taken is not taken, because orders are not understood or are simply ignored

Iraqi health professionals are being trained, policies and regulations for water quality are being established and water testing systems are being updated.

Just by being themselves, they are being extraordinary.

Measures are being taken to improve preparedness for prolonged power outages, protect backup power sources, and ensure the availability of water for cooling even under severe accident conditions.