But it required a great leader to take advantage of it.

The Special Unit proposes to harness this opportunity by undertaking activities with a multiple focus.

In fact, seizing this opportunity is the only recipe for genuine growth that we have left.

We would urge all delegations to take the opportunity to do so.

I wish to take this opportunity to reaffirm my personal commitment to the members of the Council to remain vigilant and firm on this matter.

The European Union would like to take this opportunity to express its condolences to and solidarity with all those affected by humanitarian emergencies in the last year.

Malaysia would like to take this opportunity to associate itself with the statement delivered earlier by Ethiopia on behalf of the Group of 21.

Following the summit, we have a collective responsibility to grasp the opportunity to reinvigorate the United Nations.

All the people of the Sudan should take advantage of this opportunity to set the country on the path towards a firm and lasting peace.

We believe that if we fail to seize this opportunity, the credibility and legitimacy of the Security Council and the entire system of global governance will continue to erode, to the detriment of us all.

But seizing today s unique opportunity with Iran demands long term vision from all parties.

Once again, I would like to encourage States to take the opportunity to share national achievements and concerns related to the fight against Al Qaida and the Taliban.

It called on the international community to seize the opportunity to translate the Brussels Programme into reality.

We must assist the two sides to seize the current opportunity for a genuine political dialogue under the road map.

The key to realizing that opportunity lies in access to Chinese markets all the more significant in light of China s upcoming pro consumption rebalancing.

He urged Somali leaders to seize the opportunity to complete the process by electing a transitional President and to support in good faith the new Transitional Federal Government that was to be formed.

We urge them to seize the opportunity offered by the upcoming summit in Pretoria and to work constructively with the mediation team.

But Europe s leaders have largely ignored or misunderstood its significance, and thus have failed to seize the opportunity that it represents.

LONDON Margaret Thatcher was Britain s greatest twentieth century peacetime prime minister. In the 1980 s, the near simultaneous crisis of communism in the East and social democracy in the West gave her the opportunity to do great deeds.

I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to members of the Authority that have contributed to the voluntary trust fund in order to enable the participation of members from developing countries in the work of the Legal and Technical Commission and the Finance Committee.

Norway urges all States to grasp this opportunity to make a joint effort to promote the development of this universal institution, bearing in mind that no institution can ever be more than the sum of the efforts invested in it.

The crisis can yet be an opportunity to turn from a path of financial bubbles and excessive consumption to a path of sustainable development. In fact, seizing this opportunity is the only recipe for genuine growth that we have left.

The international community should not fail to take advantage of this unique opportunity to take concrete measures to reduce the disaster risks, to establish early warning and response mechanisms and to strengthen the capacity of poor countries to prevent disasters.

Like others, Australia thinks it is appropriate to also take this opportunity to recognize the Security Council's decision, through its adoption of Council resolution 1593 (2005) on 31 March, to refer the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court for investigation.

Seizing the opportunity requires that humility rather than moral supremacy prevails. Empathy, not ethnocentrism, should be the order of the day now that the guns are falling silent and we have rediscovered the limits of military force.

These opportunities need to be seized with as much alacrity as the world has responded to Asia s sorrow.

Rather than use the opportunity provided by central banks unconventional monetary policies to respond effectively, too many of them have slipped into an essentially dormant mode of inaction and denial.

She encouraged UNHCR to take the opportunity of the ongoing reform of the United Nations system to enhance its internal management and improve efficiency in its use of funds.

Yet instead of grasping this opportunity, local and international leaders soon disengaged and became distracted by the second Intifada, the events of 9 11 and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

As the Department of Economic and Social Affairs is currently developing a strategic plan to address these issues, the Forum and its secretariat (as one of the divisions of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs) should consider taking the opportunity to exercise a key role in the area of natural resource management.

One of the true joys of my life in politics was the opportunity to have a quiet lunch with Thatcher in London some years ago, and express my gratitude to her for recognizing our chance for freedom and seizing the diplomatic initiative to help realize it.

I urge the Government to take advantage of this chance and find an appropriate solution that removes these unnecessary burdens from an already distressed population.

But Japan is unable to seize these opportunities, because its political system is incapable of producing competent leadership.

Let us make use of this rare window of opportunity.

Let us not miss this chance.

We would also appeal to all Member States to seize this rare opportunity to usher in reform and change, which we are convinced are needed and today's statements have convinced me even more if the United Nations is to represent an effective and genuine multilateralism in the truest sense of the term.

Thank you for this wonderful opportunity.

An opportunity such as this must not be missed.

Let us not miss this historic opportunity.

Let us not miss this historic opportunity.

It is imperative that we seize that opportunity.

This opportunity must be seized.

Mrs. Watanabe has a talent for seeing how the tide turns. Her advice is to grab the opportunity at work, and also find happiness in marriage and children.

They also realize that this is perhaps their last chance to save Pakistan.

Failure to seize this moment would, I believe, lead to the disintegration and eventual collapse of the European Union.