Government officials cannot be actively involved in political activities.

First, US officials did not lay the political and psychological groundwork for deployment.

Chinese officials faced the risk of a dangerous interplay of political and economic instability.

Unfortunately, the Commission composed mostly of elected officials, rather than experts wasted its time in political squabbles.

Sensible officials resist this, but they need political cover elected representatives who will support them on Capitol Hill.

What this and officials new candor more broadly means for Vladimir Putin s political future remains to be seen.

European officials in Brussels and the major EU governments should not go for political and economic half measures.

Political leaders, government officials, and judges do not even pretend that the judicial system is independent and fair.

But, just as understandably, senior political and military officials particularly in democracies prefer to avoid any association with torture.

But nobody has yet dared to arrest him, leading to suspicion that he is protected by senior political officials.

Bad leadership and lack of political will on the part of elected leaders and public officials breed corruption and poverty.

According to a study by LUISS University, half of the country s top business leaders and political officials are 60 or older.

3 the reform trio, a short term for the three major government officials responsible for the consultation of the political reform.

The Prime Minister has reached out to Kosovo Serbs in many public statements, setting an example to officials and political figures.

He reiterates the need for the remaining constraints on all political leaders to be lifted, NLD offices to be allowed to reopen and political prisoners, including elected officials, to be released.

So, what your letter means I've got to tell you, we are all in a party, and political officials are the pinatas.

Getting ahead depends on personal connections of the sort enjoyed by the sons of military officers and political officials, but few others.

Some senior officials were dismissed because of their political views or ethnic or tribal background, in what was effectively a witch hunt.

She also held numerous meetings with NATO, EUFOR and senior national officials of many countries to request their political and operational support.

Politicians, functionaries, army officials usually coming from the right introduced into Israeli political life the disgraceful norms in force in the occupied territories.

At the political level, the seminars have provided an opportunity for high level officials with political responsibility to review progress in the ratification process and to be informed about the efforts of other States.

Optimists hope that this might hasten economic liberalization, and perhaps even lead to moderate political reform, especially greater accountability for far flung local officials.

After Dmitri Medvedev s election in 2008, Golyshev turned to playwriting, authoring a political satire in 2011 that officials banned from a festival for indecency.

He reiterates the need for the remaining constraints on all political and ethnic leaders to be lifted, for NLD offices to be allowed to reopen and for political prisoners, including elected officials, to be released.

Senior officials in Jordan have been slowly walking back from the comprehensive political reforms that were promised in the initial euphoria of the Arab Spring.

Diplomats speaking off the record, however, tell a different tale, even as some Albanian political leaders, including some former UCK officials, call for an inquiry.

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For many years, officials simply ignored the emerging gang problem. They were more interested in the process of political transition and putting in place the Washington Consensus.

Throughout the region, government officials shut out those they regard as troublemakers and manipulate procedures for issuing broadcast licenses to benefit political allies or silence independent voices.

The secretariat has also assisted in strengthening the involvement of political authorities, the academic community, parliamentary officials and the private sector in the implementation of the NAPs.

13. Further condemns the manipulation of the press by political parties and government officials, including the selective application of slander and tax laws to harass journalists and editors

But China s aspirations also underscore a worrisome and increasingly pervasive new reality political officials are making decisions normally left to markets on a scale not seen in decades.

With so many political officials crafting crisis responses to solve local problems or to create local opportunities, how likely are they to agree on a unified international approach?

Tight knit cliques of bureaucrats and corporate officials made sure that a utility company vital for economic growth would never be hindered by strict regulation or political oversight.

There is thus concern that some in Cambodia's government which includes officials who once served under the Khmer Rouge will seek to hijack the trials for political ends.

The US can undermine the Iranian regime by avoiding statements and actions that help drive energy prices higher and bolster Iran s economy. Administration officials should lower the political temperature.

Second, US officials initially tended to view missile defense largely as a technological issue divorced from its political context. For most Europeans, however, the military technical issues are less important than the broader political implications of deployment for European stability and security.

Moreover, the risk of such a policy mistake is high, because the political economy of countries like the US may lead officials to postpone tough choices about unsustainable fiscal deficits.

They should apologise and set the ground for a real reconciliation between the people, and not just a reconciliation between the leaders and sectarian officials to fulfill their political goals.

Interacting with high level Haitian officials, political actors, leaders of the civil society, regional actors and organizations as well as the diplomatic community and the United Nations system in Haiti.

Participants included AMIS, the Sudanese Council of Churches, officials from key Ministries demonstrating high level political commitment to the HIV AIDS awareness campaign non governmental organizations, and United Nations partners.

With the focus on civil society, parliamentarians and other elected officials should not be ignored they can strengthen implementation of the measures advocated through political legitimacy and or administrative authority.

But don t expect US officials to proclaim that goal openly, or Chinese officials to express their gratitude.

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