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The recommendation in the report to have an international financial mechanism to mobilize the necessary resources to implement international and national development strategies and programmes is very much welcome and timely.

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Not everyone will welcome these changes.

All of this is welcome, at least in principle.

To date, his dialogue efforts had been welcomed.

So the increased importance of the G 20 should be welcomed.

As I write these words, Lebanon is giving five of its citizens fighters a hero s welcome.

For quite a while, Tetovo has been listed among the most polluted cities in the world.

The forthcoming resolution on the triennial policy review should seek to make a wider impact on development by taking stock of the system's performance over the past three years and establishing clear guidelines on how to make greater progress in the future.

Information on the amount of such expenditures would be welcome.

He turned out to be very welcome there were a hundred yellow ribbons.

Obviously, such deals will be unwelcome in the US.

Under current conditions, responding to China s rise with military force would be unwelcome.

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And that was a very, very, very big part of my process.

In a world of scarcity, more always seemed better.

Of course, America's economic support for political reform would be welcome.

The improved project implementation rates and the efforts by the Office to reduce fund balances were welcomed.

It's a very, very strong force.

The American forces invading Afghanistan were originally welcomed as liberators, but NATO got involved without a proper plan of engagement, and after eight years the presence of foreign troops is no longer welcome.

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Language is very different. Language is very precise.

All of this has underpinned a much welcome calm in financial markets.

As the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, famously said, the burqa is not welcome in France.

But China s looming slowdown is likely to be both manageable and welcome.

Such an outcome would be a welcome end to the dominance of Alemán and Ortega, who have served Nicaraguans poorly.

In that regard, the projected procurement savings were a welcome step in the right direction.

While many in Guatemalan society welcomed the presence of the Mission, MINUGUA faced tough criticism at times.

The European Union welcomed the steps taken to address the serious issue of sexual exploitation and abuse.

CARICOM welcomed the efforts to reform and improve internal coherence and coordination within the United Nations system.

The announcement that the Darfur peace talks would resume in Abuja on 10 June was welcome news.

So again, it was very, very popular and very, very useful.

So we live on the most fragile, little soap bubble you can imagine, a very sacred soap bubble, but one that is very, very easy to affect.

So with that said, we only have a very, very short time.

While that would be welcome, such efforts need to be accompanied by an expansion of benefits.

Because she had negotiated Hong Kong s handover to China, she was a frequent and welcome visitor during my tenure.

In that regard, Japan commended the inclusion of UNHCR in UNDG, which had produced fruitful results.

Bangladesh welcomed the reduction of nuclear arsenals through arrangements outside the NPT. Such arrangements, however, should complement rather than substitute for the NPT.

Ukraine welcomed the adoption of the Convention against Corruption and had begun the process of ratification.

In particular, he welcomed the fact that priority activities could largely be financed by reallocating resources.

This is a flower that really, really smells pretty nasty and is designed, again, evolved, to look like carrion.

The need for political leadership is so urgent precisely because the prospect of decisive progress is so real and so alluring.

Very High