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A future full of achievements and development.

Middle East history is replete with examples of missed and lost chances to make peace.

History is replete with examples of former empires that exercised hegemony and practised colonialism.

In addition to that fundamental weakness, the report was also replete with factual inaccuracies.

Moreover, Obasanjo has a long and sorry track record when it comes to elections.

China has a history of forcing scholars and dissidents like us into exile.

Other currency centered conferences were dismal failures.

The Council has a busy agenda on counter terrorism in the coming year.

There have, of course, been many examples in history in which currency unions or single currency states have broken up.

There are general provisions calling for the allocation of adequate resources to support participation in international trade and the negotiating capacity of developing countries (SPC, paras.

The history of Europe was full of examples of xenophobia and intolerance being propagated to create fertile ground for subsequent violence.

Of course, history is replete with examples of autocrats perverting justice Stalin had his Moscow Trials, and Hitler had his People s Court.

Indeed, China has a track record as a serial proliferator, having helped Pakistan build its atomic bomb.

Obama has a proven track record, albeit one that has disappointed many who voted for him in 2008.

Ms. Popescu said that the report was rich in information, but that it gave no sense of a holistic approach to rights.

Recent history is replete with alarming examples of dictators and would be dictators who refuse to recognize when their time has run out.

The Palestinians have a difficult history one of internal disunity and murderous internecine conflict to overcome.

Of all the kinds of treaties discussed in this study, IHL treaties have the highest record of continued vitality during armed conflict.

All of this implies that connectedness will remain a double edged sword the leverage it provides being fraught with vulnerability.

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The history of San Marino is imbued with the search for peace and friendly cooperation among all peoples and the rejection of the logic of war and incitement to violence and conflict.

But the reality is more complicated, and marked by repeated failures to create a coherent body politic, even when historical opportunities beckoned.

Judging from FDI data, some developing countries for example, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea and Singapore have already an established track record in this regard.

There's a long history in astronomy of unlikely things turning out to be there. And I mean, the finest example of that was radio astronomy as a whole.

Even international organizations with a long history of involvement in humanitarian operations at times take initiatives without prior consultation, in some cases bypassing the Government.

Saudi Arabia is one of the few remaining absolute monarchies in the world and has a devastating human rights record which includes arbitrarily detaining over 30,000 people.

My view is that, whether or not the Commission agrees on a written agenda for its substantive session, we must remember that outside these walls the disarmament agenda is very much alive outside these walls.

Middle East history is replete with examples of missed and lost chances to make peace. The challenge now is to break this pattern and turn today s opportunity into reality.

We can thereby help the people of the Sudan to achieve their legitimate dream of putting an end to the bloodthirsty conflict as soon as possible and to look to the future with serenity and hope.

Palestinians see their history as one of struggle against Zionism and Israel. But the reality is more complicated, and marked by repeated failures to create a coherent body politic, even when historical opportunities beckoned.

North Korea s leaders have a history of aggressiveness, a demonstrated contempt for their people, and a record of selling just about anything (from drugs and counterfeit dollars to missile parts) to earn hard currency.

But a presidential regime runs the risk of a stalemate between the executive and the legislature, and a pure parliamentary regime, such as existed in the Third Republic, has a track of failure in France.

Recent economic history is replete with examples of financial crises the United States in the late 1980 s Sweden, Finland, and Norway in 1992 Japan in 1998 and much of the world economy in 2008.

All of this implies that connectedness will remain a double edged sword the leverage it provides being fraught with vulnerability. And that means that we can count on more surprises in store for states.

In conclusion, at a moment when our world stands at the crossroads of a promising future, or a threatened one, let us not miss the opportunity being offered by this high level forum of nations of striving to save humanity from the ravages of poverty, illiteracy and social disintegration.

Of course, history is replete with examples of autocrats perverting justice Stalin had his Moscow Trials, and Hitler had his People s Court.

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Such states are vulnerable, and the past is littered with small and successful globalizers that lost out because of power politics the Italian city states of the Renaissance, the Dutch Republic, or, in the twentieth century, Lebanon and Kuwait.

American economists, led by Martin Feldstein, have argued that the eurozone s economies are too diverse, with too many institutional differences and labor market rigidities, to form an optimal currency area.

Ever since, the country could be held together only by an iron fist Iraq s history is replete with Shia, Kurdish, and even Christian Assyrian revolts, all put down in bloody fashion by the ruling Sunni minority.

From the statement made by the Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs, it was evident that tremendous inequalities existed in the world yet widespread sharing of economic and political opportunities was instrumental for economic growth and development.

But, while history is replete with murderous regimes applauded by cowed and deceived masses, the greater risk for democratic nations is that their citizens withdraw into apathy and short term thinking for immediate gratification.

There have, of course, been many examples in history in which currency unions or single currency states have broken up. Although there are technical and legal reasons why such a split would be harder for an EMU country, there seems little doubt that a country could withdraw if it really wanted to.

As is apparent from the curriculum vitae of Professor González Campos, the Spanish candidate is a jurist with an outstanding professional background that combines a brilliant teaching and research career in the field of international law with a distinguished record as a judge and adviser on international affairs.