Sovereign states increasingly measure their vulnerability not to one another, but to forces beyond their control.

Their causes may be beyond our control, but how we react is in our own hands.

That is beyond one's control it's about survival.

The trade of African countries is still dominated by commodities, which are subject to volatile price movements beyond their control.

His delegation understood, however, that some Member States, particularly developing countries, might be prevented from doing so by conditions beyond their control.

Indeed, growing Iranian control of the Shiite clerical establishment extended beyond Iraq.

Many people see famines as forces of nature, completely beyond our control.

While rapid growth in developing countries has been an important factor in the rising commodity prices, much of this is beyond their control.

Many factors beyond a leader s control can block his or her country s progress.

The Taliban in Pakistan, Hilaly concluded, have become an autonomous force beyond control.

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They are largely beyond our control, even though my Office continues to use all means at its disposal to try to make progress towards their arrest.

Because control policies deter children from starting, even greater benefits can be expected beyond 2050.

Sometimes history is driven by deep forces beyond our control, and sometimes by sheer chance.

Consequently, while people suffer and endure the involuntary poverty caused by persons or events beyond their control, living in accordance with voluntary poverty requires a free will choice.

With more and more subsistence farmers being driven off their land by pressures far beyond their control, we need to find better ways to balance the needs and rights of rural and urban populations.

That may include tribes that have thus far been beyond the control of the Government or the rebel movements and that have been fighting to protect their own interests.

Their position goes beyond political philosophy.

It also depends on factors beyond the control of individual countries global economic conditions and regional economic environments.

And government control now extends beyond the media, judiciary, and academia to the worlds of business and sports.

Lee also must confront factors beyond his control, such as soaring oil prices and the global credit crunch.

The existence of the general obligation of States to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction and control respect the environment of other States or of areas beyond national control is now part of the corpus of international law relating to the environment.

But forces beyond Madi s control even beyond his awareness are restraining cotton prices, creating a global glut that is largely the result of policies followed by the world s richest governments.

The high price of oil was governed by the market and was beyond the control of energy exporting countries.

This represented an increase in the UNOPS share of the application service provider fee, which is beyond its control.

The convergence goes beyond their agendas common irrationality.

Their interests go beyond purely economic aspects, however.

As a result, Somalia's failure to pay its assessed contributions to the United Nations was due to conditions beyond its control.

Sad to say, however, our hard won gains are now threatened by forces and influences that are well beyond our control.

They are instrumental in the process of national reconciliation, and their impact goes far beyond the cases under their jurisdiction and beyond the countries immediately concerned.

Despite concerns over conflict in southern Thailand, there are no secessionist enclaves beyond government control, and no indications of foreign terrorist involvement.

The protracted nature of the conflicts has caused the emergence of territories that are beyond the control of the central legitimate authorities.

They should look beyond the ravaged wastelands that communism inflicted, beyond the poverty, and beyond the social divisions through which our discarded ex leaders sought to prolong their misrule.

But some leaders see moral obligations beyond their immediate group and educate their followers.

Companies are losing control of their customers and their employees.

The model in public health is smoking, though the list of overlapping and contradictory causes implies greater deference to factors beyond our control.

A historical wave beyond his control had lifted the former KGB lieutenant colonel from out of the shadows to the pinnacle of power.

His delegation drew attention to the conclusion of the Committee on Contributions that Iraq's arrears had been due to circumstances beyond its control.

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Exalted be your Lord , the Lord of Glory , beyond their allegations .

Convinced that all people have the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well being of themselves and their families, including food, medical care, necessary social services and security in the event of lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond their control,

In order to fulfil this responsibility, Contracting Parties shall avoid to the maximum extent possible and reduce to the minimum extent possible adverse environmental effects of activities under their jurisdiction or control, including effects on natural resources, beyond the limits of their national jurisdiction.

For according to their power, I testify, yes and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord,

Drug barons and local warlords control increasingly large swaths of territory from Guinea on the Atlantic coast through Senegal to Mali, Niger, and beyond.

If we take account of the comments and remarks by the Presidents and Prosecutors, in particular those by President Pocar, we feel that there are sufficient imponderables, factors that are beyond their control that might well delay proceedings.