JERUSALEM Europe is boring thank God, for you and for us, my interlocutor told me.

No one can keep himself ensconced in high office subject only to death or his own boredom.

However, this use of aircraft is deplorable.

Obviously, the USSR is not about to be resurrected.

Success breeds confidence, but it also attracts envy.

Any satisfactory expansion of the Council would need to include Japan.

I asked him to send us the book.

I asked him to send us the book.

The United Nations has made encouraging progress on the protection of children affected by armed conflict, but the lack of progress at the national level is disturbing.

It is gratifying to note that the contributions made to the fund have come from developed and developing countries.

The authorities are still trying to find Arnaud, but Annie's death raises fear for the worst.

There is, sadly, every chance that Al Qaida will continue to menace the world for some time to come.

It is gratifying to note that the Court has disposed of 10 cases during the period under review.

The Secretary General's reports showed that discrimination and intolerance were on the rise, and that was a cause for concern.

It is disappointing to see that these resolutions do not take into account these new developments.

For Europe, this situation is worrying on two counts.

The situation is equally worrisome in Yemen and Libya.

Russia s domestic situation remains deplorable.

That is more than a promise it is an assurance.

That is not encouraging, given the fact that United Nations membership now stands at 191 States.

The disqualification of both sends a strong message from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei.

There is also concern that emergency safeguard measures would be abused with respect to mode 4.

Unfortunately, in what can be seen as a vicious circle, poverty itself induces corruption in the societies.

It is of great concern that a growing number of countries are falling behind in their reporting obligations.

But that is not necessarily reassuring news for the rest of the economy.

The weak judicial sector remains of serious concern.

Encouraging progress has also been made in the finance sector.

It was encouraging to note that over 100 States had signed treaties establishing nuclear weapon free zones.

The rising trend of extra budgetary funding was becoming a worry.

The situation is far from hopeless.

However, we are concerned that the resolution also addresses other issues that are, in our view, extraneous to the imperative at hand.

It is pleasing to note that four States have appeared before the 1267 Committee for in depth discussions on the implementation of the sanctions regime.

The number of people living below the threshold of absolute poverty had increased, and environmental degradation was reaching alarming levels.

All of this sends a clear message non Muslims are not safe in Libya.

It is a relief that the US finally has a president who can act, and what he has been doing will make a big difference.

Although a sound multilateral trading system could enable developing countries to place hope in it, the current situation was far from satisfactory.

The increase in unfunded liabilities to 262 million is alarming.

Some encouraging progress is being made in this respect.

Even the affirmation that only concepts were being studied was not reassuring.

The recent erosion of confidence in the Treaty was a matter of concern.

Malaysia's trade and economic links with Africa have grown at a satisfactory rate.

People didn t have shoes, socks or proper clothes it was a desperate situation.

His sneezing flashes out light. His eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

It is cause for regret that negotiations on a draft international instrument on brokering have been pushed back to the second half of 2006.