Such guiding philosophies are most compelling when they provide clear answers.

The benefits have become more dubious, while the costs and risks have grown increasingly evident.

The need for protesting Puerto Rico's colonial status and identifying effective decolonization alternatives was more evident than ever before.

More than two years into the Syrian uprising as the battle continues on the ground, a new outspoken and creative Syria has emerged after decades of isolation and silence.

The last sentence in the English version, in any event, was not clear or seemed far too elliptic.

The result has been a clear case of collective punishment in one of the most densely populated places on earth, with 3,823 persons per square kilometer.

There can be little doubt that some societies are more steeped in violence than others, even controlling for obvious factors like income levels and education.

A declaration of independence should be recognized only if a clear majority (well over 50 plus one of the voters) have freely chosen it, ideally in an unbiased referendum.

For obvious reasons, names and other particulars have been omitted in several cases, lest the individuals concerned be harassed by the United States Government.

Children are fatter than their parents. Epidemics caused by fat are now manifest Type 2 diabetes, increased rates of heart and cardiovascular disease, and notably more cancers, such as breast cancer.

The statistics of bad health are clear, very clear.

A question has been raised regarding this who has the right to listen to Houmani?

This option has become increasingly popular in the past 10 years, as in many cases intelligible voicing may be achieved within minutes of placement of the prosthesis.

The appeal of targeted sanctions against Iran is obvious they are meant to help the administration avoid military action, which could create more problems than it solves.

Various universities and institutions of higher learning have experienced a major breakthrough with the number of universities increasing from only five in 1995 to more than 40 in 2005.

True, corruption has also become more common in other countries in recent years, and many democracies are stained by links between politics and finance.

Special emphasis will be placed on the need for a more strategic approach, with clear entry criteria, and for strengthened project cycle management tools

For example, the 1996 immigration reforms implemented by the Clinton administration, along with other, underlying structural trends, halted the traditional circular pattern whereby Mexicans came and went to the US every year. Instead, they began to settle in communities farther from the border, greatly increasing the stock of Mexicans in the US.

The irony is obvious Islamists, who seem suspicious of democracy as a Western plot, took President George W. Bush s promotion of democracy in the Muslim world more seriously than America s autocratic friends and possibly more seriously than Bush himself.

The findings are clear.

The values are clear.

In this regard, since the initiation of deliberations on Security Council reform more than a decade ago, Indonesia has always maintained that it is important to establish clear and objective criteria when determining candidacies for membership.

There must be a clear border between the two.

The experts will face obvious restrictions.

Over the past two years, the Brazilian Government has been working ever more incisively to implement public policies that have a positive impact on the situation of inequality that exists in the country.

People in the affected countries would live much better and become more productive, benefiting their children and grandchildren in 2100.

The answer seemed a no brainer.

The message is clear.

My mandate is clear.

The advantage to the cargo interests is obvious.

We sought the same balance when we recommended to our heads of State or Government the adoption of clear measures to guarantee fairer international trade that would be more conducive to development.

What is now needed most of all is a clear message that dialogue, not violence, is the way forward in these very tense times.

To defeat the terrorists we must offer a vision of a more just and equitable world and act accordingly, at home and abroad.

Her final scream for opening up the world wide web is loud and clear

Corporate identity making business strategy visible through design.

This resolution provides clear protections for United States persons.

This is a historic fallacy.

America s policies were clear.

So the facts are clear.

This is an inherently political process.

The answer is not obvious.

The faces of the culprits is clear.

We have a clear timetable.

So the challenge is clear.

Hence, the forthcoming High level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly should give a clear mandate to the Organization to work out proposals for further streamlining the United Nations system into more tightly managed entities.