They are often the last birds to roost at night, but appear to sleep soundly, undisturbed by torchlight.

There is no doubt that China needs its financial sector to develop soundly in order to ensure sustained economic growth.

It also expected its budget for the 2006 07 period to be based on soundly justified proposals following a comprehensive review of staffing requirements.

The war of attrition followed the June 1967 war, in which Egypt to the immense surprise of most of its citizens and the outside world was soundly defeated.

Non Western political systems are typically archaic good rulers can sleep soundly at night, while bad rulers face continual danger of overthrow from the army or the streets.

It would be advisable to effect a change in the policy of that body that would lead it soundly and constructively to promote and stimulate cooperation with Member States that request it in that regard.

The ones that terrorize the Japanese are big several centimetres long, and, unlike a house fly, a moth or a jumping spider, cannot be ignored. They must be dealt with if you ever want to sleep soundly again.

The war of attrition followed the June 1967 war, in which Egypt to the immense surprise of most of its citizens and the outside world was soundly defeated. Its air force was crippled and its army was virtually overrun, with Israel capturing the entire Sinai Peninsula.

Global rebalancing requires surplus countries such as China to boost consumption, while deficit countries such as the US save more (which requires sharply lower budget deficits and increased private saving). It will get a more sympathetic hearing from the new Congress than from President Obama, who was soundly rebuked at the Second G 20 Summit for demanding more deficit financed spending.

The sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations is an opportunity that we should seize so we can go forward in developing it soundly and with fairness, irrespective of the difficulties and obstacles. Indeed, the Organization is the most effective forum for dialogue and negotiation, for finding suitable solutions to complex issues, and for building a fair and multilateral international order.