It is therefore not desirable.

Yet, however desirable this outcome, it is no longer likely (if it ever was).

UNICEF concurs that it is desirable to have staff with a legal background.

However, full mobile telephony penetration is as desirable in developing as it is in developed countries.

The decline of French influence in Europe is undeniable, but it is neither fatal nor desirable. It must be stopped.

That situation is neither satisfactory nor desirable.

In that regard, it is desirable for the Council to address the special needs of Africa.

I do not think that a struggle for hegemony is inevitable, or that it would be desirable.

But this scenario is neither relevant nor desirable.

The status quo is neither desirable nor useful.

Although full consensus is very desirable, it seems that we may not be able to achieve it on this particular issue.

Desirable qualities

Of course, some government spending is desirable or necessary.

The desirable size of the Russian roster is eight.

It is inevitable and indeed desirable, that many different international actors take part in peacebuilding, including, often, regional organizations.

Some claim that it is not only acceptable it is desirable. Hope, they argue, is critical to aid recovery, and a bleak diagnosis should not be allowed to kill it.

It is my understanding that it would be desirable to defer consideration of this item to the sixtieth session of the General Assembly.

It is within range when the number of its nationals appointed to such posts is between the upper and lower limits of the desirable range, and it is overrepresented when the number of its nationals appointed to such posts within the entire Secretariat exceeds the upper limit of the desirable range.

In addition, the European Parliament s detachment from national political debates means that it has less political legitimacy than is desirable.

Such an accord might well be desirable, but it is simply not an option for climate change any time soon.

It is neither feasible nor desirable for Europe to establish itself as a geopolitical equal or competitor of the US.

Of course, it is neither possible nor desirable to clone Obama in each of the European Union s 27 member states.

TNCs do not generally conduct basic research, and perhaps it is not even desirable to push them into that area.

An idle fireman looked desirable. But the situation is different now.

This change in US foreign policy is both desirable and necessary.

Amusing? Yes. Desirable? Maybe.

(f) Although considerable effort went into providing metadata to support the MDG database, it fell well short of what is desirable.

The Inspectors believe that a common payroll system is not only technically feasible but also financially desirable, though it is not a simple task.

Obama is also correct that acting in concert with others is almost always desirable.

In fact, such an outcome is not only likely, but also desirable.

A return of Kosovo to Serb sovereignty is neither desirable nor realistic.

We still strongly believe that verification is technically feasible and politically desirable.

Thus, it is desirable to keep samples for a sufficient period of time while new, more sensitive methods of analysis are developed.

It is neither realistic nor desirable for the United Nations to be the only provider of technical expertise to broad peacebuilding operations.

That, however, would be a high class, desirable outcome because it would avoid prolonged depression.

It would be desirable to involve independent experts and non governmental organizations in the process.

It would also be desirable to accelerate the procedure for LDCs' accession to the WTO.

It was felt that enforcing such rules in the home environment was not necessarily desirable.

It would be desirable to analyse the impact of that redistribution on the Organization's activities.

Unanimous decisions are very desirable.

When it has a scarce resource that it wants to turn into a desirable outcome, it thinks in terms of efficiency.

Structural reform however desirable it may be for the longer term simply is not a remedy for these countries short term growth conundrum.

In both cases the setting of a deadline for a Government reply is desirable and makes it clear that reminder letters are appropriate.

It is underrepresented when the number of its nationals appointed to such posts throughout the entire Secretariat is below the lower limit of the desirable range.

Such inconsistency is not desirable and may undermine the legitimacy of a court.