This is likely to be a long drawn out and expensive process with an uncertain outcome.

Most importantly, they have to be long term, since reconstruction itself is a long term process.

Europe has engaged in navel gazing for long enough.

Trust creating and building is very long process and can be destroyed in one moment.

It is still necessary to mention that the implementation of these measures is a long term process.

The outcome document represents an important step in a long process of United Nations reform.

Rehabilitation of degraded land in Africa is generally perceived as a long term process.

In some species, the female will eat the male after mating, but in any event, the male will not survive for long after mating.

The process of conversion of Iranians to Islam which followed was prolonged and gradual.

The real breakthrough usually comes in the wake of a lengthy and gradual process of change and adaptation.

The process of Security Council reform has been long and arduous, spanning some 12 plus years.

Data gathering, too, is lengthy having required approximately nine months in the case of the Project.

The process that leads a war torn society to sustainable recovery is long and complex.

Recovering from more than 20 years of civil war will be a lengthy and a costly process.

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If you think of it, the whole system of public education around the world is a protracted process of university entrance.

For investors, the reform process may seem impossibly long and hesitant.

Indeed, it was to be the first act in a long exercise of futile mega diplomacy.

This situation denotes that this will be a long process that will need great efforts to change the attitudes of society.

The general view was that the reforms are not a one off event but a process, a step in a long journey.

Mr. President, a secure environment is a precondition for a viable political process and for long term development in Haiti.

The creation of this capacity in government is long term and rooted in systems and activities that are institutionally based.

As for the age of marriage for girls, the enactment of new legislation was a lengthy process, even though the Minister of Justice had stated that conformity with the Convention and with article 2 of the Constitution was a priority.

This is a long, slow process One of the things I like about it, it's multi generation.

That process is long and slow, but it is the only way to maintain Europe s relevance as an international actor, with something to say and to offer.

Changing social perceptions is a long process. However, efforts are underway to bring about a positive attitudinal change regarding women

The New Zealand relief and reconstruction response that I have just outlined is only the first step in what will be a long term recovery process.

Income distribution has skewed in favor of the rich for too long, and the government has failed to provide decent public goods.

Defining and compiling competencies is a long process that may sometimes require more effort and time than most organizations are willing to allocate.

Japan s experience shows that a recession that results from a financial crisis can be extremely prolonged, because deleveraging is a long process.

Thus, these cells cannot survive for long' as they cannot exchange sufficient material to maintain active metabolism.

For example, a manufacturing process might have been in stable condition for a long period, allowing a value for the variance to be determined essentially without error.

Human civilization reached its current heights only through a long process of interaction and cooperation among nations and peoples with diverse cultures and traditions.

His own country had a long land border and was under pressure to halt drug trafficking, and landmines were a practical tool in this effort.

The issue of identification is a long term operation on which emergency measures will have to be adopted in the immediate future, if the Forces nouvelles are to be assuaged.

The Arabs march to freedom is bound to be a long and tortuous process perhaps the main geopolitical test of the twenty first century.

John Maynard Keynes once famously said that even the most practical man of affairs is usually in the thrall of the ideas of some long dead economist.

After the election, the kind of factional disputes that have long paralyzed policymaking in Iran will likely persist.

It had been a very long but participatory and transparent process that had involved Member States, experts, non governmental organizations and other international organizations.

Furthermore, an exclusive focus on the electoral event overlooks the fact that eligible voters tend to be disenfranchised long before the election itself, when voter registration takes place.

The crisis in Europe s southern neighborhood reflects a deep seated transformation process that will have long lasting consequences for the region, for Europe, and for the world.

The prolonged absence of the United States from truly active engagement in the Middle East peace process is partly to blame for the current situation.

In our domestic affairs, we have managed to reverse a long process of deterioration to achieve macroeconomic stability and political institutionalization.

As this is the beginning of a long awaited process, it is up to the Syrian authorities to be more forthcoming in order to make headway in a process that will be most probably a long one if it is to be judged against the pace of progress to date.

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