To be sure, each time there were extenuating circumstances a jobs summit, the final vote on the US health care bill, and the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

While extenuating circumstances might sometimes prevent Member States from complying with their obligation to pay their assessed contributions in full, on time and without conditions, detailed explanations of those circumstances must be submitted to the Committee on Contributions within the specified time frame.

48. In paragraph 495 of the report, the Working Group notes that most treaties are silent about defences and extenuating circumstances and that no rules of international criminal law on these matters have evolved.

With regard to the payment of arrears, Jordan rejected any punitive measures, since the vast majority of States in arrears were developing countries that were unable to pay their contributions owing to extenuating circumstances.

I had been unaware, he thought, of some extenuating factors for the destruction I witnessed.

Thailand replied that the mentally retarded or those of extremely limited mental competence may not be sentenced to death because section 78 of the Thai Penal Code allows extenuating circumstances to be taken into account by the Court, which may if it thinks fit, reduce the punishment to be inflicted on the offender by not more than one half .

Circumstances

Circumstances precluding wrongfulness

Under such circumstances, we cannot succeed.

In these circumstances, pragmatism should prevail.

Terrorism is unacceptable under any circumstances.

That's not the way human circumstances operate.

But Italy s circumstances are far from ideal.

It cannot be justified under any circumstances.

The situation of women in special circumstances

For many others, however, circumstances remained dire.

New circumstances imposed new challenges for most people.

In these dynamic circumstances, Saudi Arabia stands out.

Attitudes formed in such congenial circumstances die hard.

The pact would become meaningless under such circumstances.

2) Everyone can learn under the right circumstances.

No management can be effective under such circumstances.

The general circumstances in Uganda are not reassuring.

In such circumstances we cannot sit idly by.

And tax policy must evolve with changing economic circumstances.

In 2009, we face a similar set of circumstances.

In these circumstances, policy inertia is not an option.

Indeed, most major governance reforms occur in such circumstances.

This combination of circumstances may be sufficient for success.

Abduction and hostage taking are prohibited in all circumstances.

Contemporary circumstances have brought us to a watershed moment.

Circumstances were such that the decision was perhaps understandable.

Such time limit may be extended in appropriate circumstances.

Circumstances precluding wrongfulness in the law of State responsibility

Asia today presents a completely new and unique set of circumstances. The dilemmas arising from these circumstances demand new solutions, not obsolete Cold War era concepts.

There are particular circumstances that may encourage this electoral response.

In such circumstances, liberal democracy and security are in tension.

In these circumstances, we badly need strong and wise leadership.

Aristide s government was ousted under highly contested circumstances in 2004.

Other countries have been more successful due to fortunate circumstances.

Under these circumstances, doubts about Prince Philippe's leadership skills intensify.

These sentences can be doubled when there are aggravating circumstances.

Thirdly, there remains resistance to outlawing terrorism in all circumstances.

was arbitrary or reasonable in the circumstances of the case.

It is unjustifiable under any circumstances and in any culture.