For borders to be defensible, they need first to be legitimate and internationally recognized.

The third is the need to take into account the legitimate defence interests of States.

Some other delegations noted the need for distinguishing acts of terrorism from the legitimate struggle of peoples for self determination.

Governments that emerge from peace agreements need some time, and they need support properly to play their role of interlocutor vis à vis the international community quite simply, to become legitimate.

The composition, size and working methods of the Council need to reflect today's realities in order to be perceived as relevant and legitimate.

The Council and the decisions it takes need to become more legitimate and more effective therefore balanced representation in the Council is essential.

These countries urgently need structural reforms that can generate more inclusive economic growth and political institutions that channel, rather than suppress, legitimate popular demands.

There is a need to establish a balance between the right to regulate and the need to ensure that legitimate measures are not applied in an arbitrary manner or as a disguised barrier to trade.

Bearing in mind the need to allay the legitimate concern of the States of the world with regard to ensuring lasting security for their peoples,

The first and most serious source of tension stems from the need to recognize Kurdish identity as a fully legitimate part of the Turkish Republic.

Since they lack the legitimate authority of elected or high level appointed officials, bureaucratic entrepreneurs must remain cognizant of the need to balance initiative with loyalty.

The large numbers of human subjects in research are an outgrowth of the legitimate need for more and better health care throughout our ever lengthening lifespans.

What has come to be called money laundering, that is, the attempt to turn illicit gains into legitimate riches, provides one example of the need for action.

Developing nations will need to be more understanding and responsive to legitimate concerns in rich countries, and be more willing to pay for some global public goods.

Of course, alongside the potential economic benefits of attracting a much larger share of Chinese FDI, legitimate competitive and national security concerns do need to be addressed.

A. Usurpation of legitimate commerce

Under what conditions can one reasonably hope to restart a multilateral agreement on investment? To be viable, such an agreement must recognize the legitimate need for some regulation.

Today, by contrast, it all looks as if intervention may re legitimate Sarkozy in the eyes of French citizens, whose votes he will need in next year s presidential election.

The group now considers these legitimate targets.

(d) Ethics. Given the pervasiveness of information systems and networks in modern societies, participants need to respect the legitimate interests of others and recognize that their action or inaction may harm others

What is legal, they think, is also legitimate.

a monopoly over the use of legitimate force

Nevertheless, international monetary reform remains a legitimate aspiration.

Stopping criminal activity is a legitimate government concern.

Bilateral and multilateral development cooperation agencies and international financial institutions will need to be similarly cognizant of and receptive to the sound management of chemicals as a legitimate element in such national plans.

Calling for Israeli concessions is perfectly legitimate, even necessary.

Yet they find it perfectly legitimate to carry on.

This is a legitimate concern for all of us.

Such exploitation has been perpetrated by legitimate nation states.

So Ukraine now has a legitimate government. Or does it?

Past conquest cannot be a legitimate basis for current rule.

Some of this was legitimate, some of it was excessive.

Puppet states are not recognised as legitimate under international law.

The homeland war was a defensive, just and legitimate war.

Emphasizing that the need to balance the global licit supply of opiates against the legitimate demand for opiates used to meet medical and scientific needs is central to the international strategy and policy of drug control,

When pursuing this mandate, there is a need to establish a balance between preserving the right to regulate and ensuring that legitimate measures are not applied in an arbitrary manner or as a disguised barrier to trade.

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So the growing power of today s China naturally raises legitimate concerns.

We should have a Council that is representative, legitimate and accountable.

We are convinced that these are ambitious but absolutely legitimate goals.

This formality may frustrate the legitimate expectations of the other parties.

It will have to accept all the other states in the region as legitimate players with their own legitimate interests as much as it wants to be recognized as such itself.

The most effective solution to mercenarism would address its underlying causes and introduce measures to take into account the context of the problem, including the privatization of war, the need to maintain legitimate ownership over natural resources, and globalization.

There are, of course, perfectly legitimate reasons for close Sino Russian relations.

Haiti needs a strong and legitimate government to overcome the challenges ahead.