First, they were competitive.

But which of them reigns supreme?

Then there was a moment's silence and then a shot.

Everything's such a mess since you've been here.

Word of the martial rigor of this house echoed throughout Edo.

I salute the positive spirit which prevailed during the negotiations in Pretoria.

Since the end of 2012, a sort of armistice has prevailed.

I would like to emphasize the cooperative spirit that prevailed during its preparation.

The anti Japanese hysteria of the 1980 s fell on fertile ground.

And, indeed, human capital policy is now much in fashion.

The spirit of 1995 had to be adapted to the realities of 2005.

It also acknowledged the spirit of consensus that had prevailed at the recent International Conference on Population and Development.

This is possible only if there is a spirit of justice, peace and solidarity.

With the end of the cold war, a new spirit of friendly cooperation prevails in South East Asia.

Wisdom prevailed over ambition, and hatred yielded to the nation apos s need to survive.

In discussing the composition of the Permanent Court of Arbitration he stressed that if certain proposals were to prevail, then

Nonetheless, political divisions within Europe are reminiscent of those that prevailed at the time of the Iraq war.

This same situation has prevailed in previous sessions some members of the Bureau have been elected after the beginning of the session.

In some countries, near paralysis in the economic area has contributed to increasing popular dissatisfaction.

In north Cyprus, which has turned into a place free for all, a chaotic situation exists.

It has done so effectively owing to the spirit of consensus that has often prevailed among its members.

Then, as now, fears about regional instability, economic stagnation, and social backwardness abounded.

While these pseudo religions collapsed, a benevolent ideology of social democracy dominated much of Europe.

The watchwords were independence and interdependence sovereignty and mutual responsibility cooperation and common interests.

Similar sentiments were expressed on Twitter as many felt that justice, though delayed, had been served as far as Kasab was concerned.

Trench warfare prevailed on the Western Front from September 1914 until March 1918.

The insurgents held Herat for about a week, during which the city underwent a period of anarchy.

The Conference on Disarmament is not the NPT, but I believe both have to work to achieve the common objective of international security.

As his successor, I shall strive to maintain the spirit of harmony and dialogue with which the forty eighth session was imbued.

To do that, however, the spirit of cooperation and partnership that permeated the Conference must carry over into its implementation phase.

The populist policies of the past four years have not brought economic improvement.

Shinok was just an introduction to today s new wave of Moscow restaurant culture.

In conclusion, Canada welcomes the outstanding spirit of dialogue that has prevailed between us on this so fundamental concern, humanitarian assistance.

We have noted the spirit of reconciliation in which the political consultations took place and pay tribute to those who exerted efforts to that end.

In the past, models of authoritarian domination prevailed in many parts of the world, such as colonialism or militarism.

The impression of the delegation of Malta is that the same reasoning as prevailed last year persists now.

There was also a strong suspicion that the French were trying to find a way to buy off Turkey with a relationship falling well short of European Union membership.

Despite all the difficulties of the transition period, concern for mother and child occupies a special place in the country.

If that mindset prevailed at the country level and among the agencies, the answers would be many and would come naturally.

I sincerely hope that the spirit that prevailed during the summit will also guide the work of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly.

The political, military and economic situation today is very different from that which prevailed in the post war period.

But the world has changed, and it's overdue to upgrade that mindset and that taxonomy of the world, and to understand it.

On balance, then, the multispeed growth patterns of the past decade are likely to continue.

The political atmosphere during the campaign for the presidential run off election was generally peaceful, but somewhat tense.

We were in the mood to adopt the report. So I hope that that spirit, which pervaded the room on Thursday and on Friday morning, will return today. Let us get the report out.