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 .

In these circumstances, pragmatism should prevail.

Circumstances

The situation of women in special circumstances

In these dynamic circumstances, Saudi Arabia stands out.

Attitudes formed in such congenial circumstances die hard.

The general circumstances in Uganda are not reassuring.

In such circumstances we cannot sit idly by.

Circumstances precluding wrongfulness

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

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.

Abduction and hostage taking are prohibited in all circumstances.

Such time limit may be extended in appropriate circumstances.

Circumstances precluding wrongfulness in the law of State responsibility

What is true in some circumstances may be false in others.

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

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

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.

Depending on national circumstances, implementation could begin in different phases.

Rules that are beneficial in some circumstances may become counterproductive in others.

In such circumstances, policymakers in emerging markets will eschew boldness for prudence.

But let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position

Immanuel Kant teaches us that the circumstances in which we find ourselves must always be judged against the circumstances in which, but for chance, we might have found ourselves.

Reaffirming that no terrorist act can be justified in any circumstances,

Reaffirming that no terrorist act can be justified in any circumstances,

In these circumstances, Asians cannot afford to sit back and moralize.

In these circumstances, privatization will have profound consequences for China s economy.

Only in extreme circumstances would the US consider using nuclear weapons.

Each country in every year faces a unique set of circumstances.

I want to be next to my mother in such circumstances.

Such exceptional circumstances have not been presented in the complainant's case

Such exceptional circumstances have not been presented in the complainant's case.

In the present case, no such special circumstances have been advanced.

Under such circumstances, we cannot succeed.

Terrorism is unacceptable under any circumstances.

In some circumstances, that might be enough to understand what is happening.