In such circumstances, more than wishful thinking can come into play we might have few incentives to think hard at all.

There was a need for the Council to do some serious strategic thinking, it was underlined, something it normally finds little time to do.

A wider discussion of the root causes of the weaknesses in environmental governance should be undertaken before seriously entertaining the idea of transforming UNEP into a specialized agency.

Some people do not want to think about that.

At the 2008 Serious Play conference, designer Tim Brown talks about the powerful relationship between creative thinking and play with many examples you can try at home .

Layla's hard work paid off.

People do a great deal of thinking, but sometimes they think so much that they come up with contradictory responses.

Getting Serious About Global Poverty

It's nothing but hard work.

To continue stimulating in the short term was a perfectly defensible choice, but it made the lack of any serious thinking about the manner and speed of future consolidation starkly apparent.

Some environmental campaigners argue that, given the effects of global warming, every nation must act.

I'm going to give you some examples where intelligence makes something not consistent, but it's better.

We believe that the proposed measures merit our serious consideration.

And, in fact, some insurance companies are already beginning to think along these lines.

But surely the way a society cares for its sick and needy and elderly is sufficiently important to deserve serious and thoughtful argument based on what we really can see with our own eyes rather than on uninformed partisan prejudice.

ASEAN meetings are sometimes criticized as talking shops, but this time dialogue and strategic leadership are needed immensely.

The popularity of the Chartist movement between 1828 and 1858 led to a desire to refortify the Tower of London in the event of civil unrest.

With regard to international cooperation for development, if there is a serious desire to reach the goals set out in the Final Document, economic measures could be taken that would lead to improvements in some countries and regions.

All successful economies are built on thrift, hard work, and individual initiative.

In Lebanon itself, serious internal dialogue about the county s future remains stalled.

The international community has not matched words with deeds.

Furthermore, Denmark was able to vote in favour of the resolution only after careful consideration of some of the formulations in the text.

Some psychiatrists had reported that excessive use could lead to a psychotic state, including hallucinations, delusions, and thought disturbance.

But the centrist reformist axis swung into action with pinpoint timing.

But if they do, we must act in a way which honours that solemn commitment.

In order to succeed, the virtue of modesty needs the support of hard work.

His commitment to those in the developing world has been contagious.

Owners often promised to free slaves in the future to encourage slaves to work hard.

Now, design thinking begins with what Roger Martin, the business school professor at the University of Toronto, calls integrative thinking.

China first opened its economic system to the rest of the world, and only now is it thinking (a bit too slowly) about political reform.

Ben Bernanke made mistakes including thinking too much like Greenspan in the run up to the catastrophe of 2008.

Apart from the decisions taken in the past, the Pakistan delegation would suggest that some concrete and practical actions be contemplated to ensure the protection of civilians in armed conflict.

Should we not this year, as last year, take time to think about this agenda, in an attempt to move forward a little?

My sister is quick thinking.

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Convergent thinking is a term coined by Joy Paul Guilford as the opposite of divergent thinking.

Since taking office, I have called for more strenuous action in Somalia.

The G 8 this year illustrates the difference between photo ops and serious global governance.

Warring parties start to negotiate seriously only if and when they know that other alternatives are out of reach.

It is time to swallow our own medicine and resume the hard work of repairing our banking systems.

It will take years of hard, courageous and diligent work to get us back to a health system that s respected and effective.

More than ever before, it is time to think about how online attacks and aggression cause real damage.

Our serious offer made earlier this year still stands.

And so, I don't know if you've ever had this, but when I close my eyes sometimes and try to sleep, I can't stop thinking about my own eyes.

Some economists point to imperfect information, which precludes companies from considering the higher returns on investment available in the developing world.