His political opponents quickly observed that this amounted to an admission that the first stimulus had failed.

Failure to adapt amounts to regression.

While many may see that there is nothing wrong with this description, it is simplistic and doesn t capture what is happening on the ground.

Meanwhile, existing and newly created jobs provide less of an earnings upside.

Unfortunately, that does not measure up to economic reality.

But the fall of Bo and his family hardly rises to the level of Shakespearean tragedy.

Nigeria's commitment to nuclear non proliferation has never been in doubt.

Indeed, its leaders willful ignorance of the lessons of the past is criminal.

A functional and unimpeachable juridical system is key.

While some Democrats remain bitter, there is little serious questioning of the legitimacy of Bush s victory.

The reasoning behind the tests seemed unimpeachable.

Sometimes this approach works, and sometimes it does not but it always amounts to playing with fire.

Unexceptionable principles, one might say.

In no sense do these people amount to a mass movement.

After all, Obama should have to live up to his Nobel Prize as a multilateralist!

That will not be easy in fact, it could amount to trying to square a circle.

Egypt's commitment to the establishment of a nuclear weapon free zone in the Middle East is unquestionable.

All of this could lead to a standstill, which, in the current environment, would be tantamount to going backward, threatening not only European integration s future prospects, but also its past accomplishments.

This would amount to using governments fiscal resources to facilitate a Greek restructuring.

The current draft is not yet unequivocally clear on this point.

Yet none of this amounts to a fundamental change in Russia s strategy, because Russia continues to adhere to its fundamental decision, made in the early 1990 s, to open itself to the West.

The Conservatives pledge to start cutting the deficit immediately amounts to only a 1 reduction in the coming year.

The DPJ s only reason for being, however, is its anti LDP stance, while the SDP has long opposed the Japan US Security Treaty, and the PNP strongly opposes the privatizations of the Koizumi era. That does not amount to a coherent government program, and Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama s administration quickly revealed the DPJ s fundamental hollowness.

Putin chose Medvedev carefully, and not only for his unquestionable loyalty, vitally important as that is.

Indeed, the proposal amounted to a rupture with the near universal agreement that small depositors should be considered sacrosanct.

Three years after the Monterrey Conference, what has been done to help the developing countries participate in the decision making process?

The World Bank s designation as a bank understates its importance and its multifaceted roles.

Although there have been numerous initiatives to investigate its war guilt, especially its occupation of China, there has not yet been an official effort comparable to what the Germans undertook to take collective responsibility for their war crimes.

And we need to do so quickly if the EU is to deliver on its citizens expectations.

She has to prove beyond reasonable doubt that her husband has committed the crime.

According to the bonds collective action clause (CAC), this would not amount to a default if 75 of bondholders accepted the change of venue.

The US did not offer any clear indication of what it thought should follow such an outcome, apart from some kind of election process, which in a largely sectarian conflict like Syria s would amount to nothing more than an elaborate census.

It is healthy when the West is asked to live up to its own self image as the bastion of reason and human liberty.

The interconnectedness of development and security is beyond question, and the two issues must therefore be treated in an equitable and balanced manner.

Such a practical, effective EU may not reach the lofty rhetorical aspirations beloved by politicians, but it will not be moribund.

I am aware that Judge Goldstone, a dedicated and unimpeachable human rights lawyer and advocate, shared similar concerns when he was initially approached.

Much of the Arab world understandably views the invasion of Iraq as the cornerstone of the real US strategy for securing stable energy supplies.

Although the importance of eliminating discrimination against women had been enshrined in national law in 1946, the concept dated back further.

This is monetary policy on steroids, and, to opponents of inflation inducing money creation, it amounts to playing with fire.

Even if she experiences some inconvenience or period of adjustment to new surroundings in Fiji, this does not amount to a breach of Covenant rights.

But will Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao live up to that standard, as conveyed in the Analects of Confucius, on his current visit to India?

Meron explains these thresholds as they relate to international armed conflict, non international armed conflict and lower intensity violence not rising to the level of non international armed conflict

Still, it is easier to find exciting anecdotes than it is to show how they scale up to revitalizing an entire economy.

5.5 The petitioners further contend that the racial discrimination suffered by them amounts to degrading treatment proscribed in article 12 of the Constitution.

Accordingly, based on the information before it, the Committee considers that this process does not amount to a right of appeal for the purpose of article 14, paragraph 5, of the Covenant.