They appeared taken aback.

The Taliban seem to have been taken aback by the public and media reaction to the attack.

But several of the MPs had also been taken aback on discovering that when Obama spoke to them, he read from an invisible teleprompter.

PARIS Why do revolutions so often take professional diplomats by surprise? Is there something in their DNA that makes them prefer the status quo so much that, more often than not, they are taken aback by rapid changes, neither foreseeing them nor knowing how to respond once they begin?

But several of the MPs had also been taken aback on discovering that when Obama spoke to them, he read from an invisible teleprompter. This had misled his audience into thinking that he was speaking extemporaneously, a skill that is highly regarded in India.

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

Manual observations are taken at least once daily, while automated observations are taken at least once an hour.

Measurements are taken between peristaltic waves.

(iii) Are IHL principles taken into account

There are clear steps that can be taken.

Generally, three approaches are being considered or taken.

Small steps are taken every year, and all of them are important.

Proteins structures are taken from the Protein Data Bank.

Employee figures are mainly taken from official company's websites.

In practice, however, all decisions are taken by consensus.

Sometimes people who are taken into Uzbek custody are never heard from again.

Where additional security measures are required for particularly vulnerable areas, these are taken.

If they are bound in fetters, and are taken in the cords of afflictions,

There are several dimensions on which action can be taken.

The principles of international humanitarian law are taken into consideration.

Action taken, progress made and constraints encountered are described below.

A number of new mechanisms have been set up and a number of measures taken or are envisaged to be taken.

They are not influenced by anything but the facts, and probabilities are taken as facts.

At the end of the secondary stage, GCE O Level exams are taken at the end of the following pre university stage, the GCE A Level exams are taken.

There are a number of issues to be taken into consideration.

Among the varied factors of which account should be taken are

Care must also be taken with how the measures are adopted.

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

The torch is then taken out of Greece, most often to be taken around the country or continent where the Games are held.

The piglets are taken from the sow as soon as possible, so that she can be made pregnant again, but they never leave the shed until they are taken to slaughter.

) At this stage, however, the preference votes are also taken into account.

(k) Additional specific measures are taken to prevent the pollution of groundwaters

The legal measures taken by Benin for the suppression of terrorism are

Suggestions for next steps are to be taken by the Kimberley Process

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

The decisions taken by the European Central Bank are a particularly dramatic example of this problem, taken as they are by a simple majority of a body that is not even democratically elected.

Whatever actions are taken to confront Hamas will undermine the Palestinian national project.

Charts are taken from the Infographic on Copyright Term in the Arab World.

Organs and or body parts are usually taken while child is still alive.

Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight.

(vi) What other measures are taken to ensure the implementation of these principles?

Measures taken so far to revitalize the General Assembly are simply not enough.

We are relieved that the Council has ultimately taken action on the matter.

(vi) What other measures are taken to ensure the implementation of these principles?

Steps taken by the Government to alleviate poverty are outlined in Chapter XIII.