But there is nothing like that can make you lull

NEW DELHI The lull in headline grabbing terror attacks appears to be over.

But the long term nature of this challenge must not lull us into inaction.

The apparent (and deceptive) lull in the fighting in Syria has contributed to this shift.

It resulted in a major lull in the group's activity from May to July 2008.

However, in the following twenty years after Ross' return, there is a general lull internationally in Antarctic exploration.

The fact that there has been no major nuclear terrorist attack should not lull us into a fall sense of security.

After an apparent lull in aerial bombardments, the planes soon returned, and the Janjaweed resumed their campaign of murder and destruction.

The fact that there has been no major nuclear terrorist attack should not lull us into a fall sense of security. The threat remains.

The present no war no peace lull in the Middle East is not sustainable nor is a one state solution either possible or desirable.

US airlines have used the lull in demand for their services to reorganize both their equipment and personnel, much like the railways in the 1930 s.

Rather, it is a move aimed at establishing a balance of threat based on sustaining a low intensity conflict even if a new lull is agreed upon.

A now increasingly arrogant and extremely well armed Hamas expects such a lull to be agreed upon only in exchange for new concessions from both Israel and Egypt.

The United Nations has taken advantage of the lull to complete plans for assistance to spontaneous returns and to advance its preparations for the coming return season (October 2005 May 2006).

With such resistance to change, it is no wonder that so many political leaders try to lull their subjects to sleep, hoping that when everyone wakes up, it will all have proven a dream.

Indeed, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, the Labor Party leader, might be ready to pay a high political price during an electoral season by accepting even a new lull that is intermittently violated by Hamas.

The Philippines welcomes the resumption of direct dialogue on practical matters between Belgrade and Pristina after a lull of more than 12 months and the expressed willingness of Belgrade to engage in that important process.

During any lull, a fanatic from either side could jump to center stage and, through an act of utter madness, kick up the settling dust and dash the hopes of the many on both sides who still long for a lasting peace.

Although it is agreed that Goya could not have witnessed this incident, Robert Hughes believes it may have been his visit to Zaragoza in the lull between the first and second phases of the siege that inspired him to produce the series.

Hamas s offensive is not an attempt to draw Israel into a costly invasion that might shake its regime. Rather, it is a move aimed at establishing a balance of threat based on sustaining a low intensity conflict even if a new lull is agreed upon.

The recent rise in oil prices also posed a challenge to world economic growth and, in particular, the economic development of many developing countries. Other possible constraints on growth included a lull or even reversal of the trend in appreciating housing prices in many large economies and a significant rise in long term interest rates and risk adverse financial markets.