But the track record of charting this recovery has been discouraging.

The cooperation of New Zealand with respect to Tokelau is exemplary as it is encouraging.

Both Government and international support for the electoral process has been encouraging.

But the immediate effect on long term bond rates has not been encouraging.

The Committee is encouraged by the resumption of dialogue at the highest level between Israeli and Palestinian leaders.

It was an interesting event and, more important, an encouraging one.

I am encouraged by this development and congratulate the parties on achieving this milestone.

In parallel with economic achievements, the reform process in Viet Nam has also seen encouraging development in the social field.

The deployment of thousands of domestic observers under the coordination of the Foundation for Free and Fair Elections is especially encouraging.

This is encouraging, especially after years of declining trends.

The withdrawal of Israel from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank is indeed an encouraging development in the region.

Progress to date is encouraging, primarily in the field of large scale operations management in crisis countries.

President Bush's statement this morning was encouraging because it reflected a meeting of the minds between the developing and the developed countries.

In general the Team has found a high level of commitment to the work of the 1267 Committee and a generally encouraging awareness of the List and the measures.

At the same time, we need to respect our commitments. We should not simply make pledges and promises.

The role of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration will be significant in Haiti's transition and the establishment of a National Commission on Disarmament is an encouraging development.

Although States were often vague in their description of the legal measures concerned, that they believed they had the means to implement the travel ban is encouraging.

Recognizing that failure to combat racial discrimination and xenophobia, especially by public authorities and politicians, is a factor encouraging their perpetuation in society,

The positive experience of increasingly fruitful cooperation among the major United Nations organs, within their mandates, is an important enhancing factor in that regard.

Most important, we note that the Provisional Institutions of Self Government have shown an encouraging and demonstrable level of commitment to move forward in the implementation of the standards.

She was encouraged by the Government's efforts with respect to the Creole language, which was an international language spoken outside Mauritius, including in her own country.

And she pulled back, threw down her arms, put them on her hips, turned around and yelled across the room, This guy is built like a god damned mountain of muscle, and he's grabbing me like a fucking Frenchman, which I found encouraging.

Strategies devised to fight climate change must take into account the double role of the agricultural sector as both an emitter of carbon dioxide and a promoter of carbon sequestration.

In that connection, my delegation considers the resumption of dialogue at the highest level between Palestinian and Israeli leaders, as well as renewed efforts by members of the Quartet, to be a very encouraging development.

In this regard, the example of Japan, which revised its Official Development Assistance Charter in 2003 to include provision for fostering participation of its citizens in volunteer activities in development abroad, is encouraging.

The response by Member States to the efforts undertaken by the Department for Disarmament Affairs to encourage greater participation in the two United Nations reporting instruments on arms transparency has been encouraging.

The declaration made on 23 August by the Government of Uganda, that six MRC leaders are personae non gratae on Ugandan territory, is an encouraging development.

It has been encouraging to note that there have been no security incidents requiring UNAMSIL support since the Mission handed over primary responsibility for security throughout the country to the Government in September 2004.

Resumed participation of the Georgian and Abkhaz sides in the United Nations chaired Geneva meetings of the Group of Friends and in meetings addressing various practical aspects of the peace process after a prolonged suspension of direct contacts is an encouraging development.

While it is encouraging that the Government appears to be taking a more rights based approach in its policies related to persons with disabilities, until these policies take effect, the rights of disabled persons to an adequate standard of living must nonetheless be ensured.

For example, the long overdue commitment of 0.7 per cent of GNP to ODA and the establishment of a timetable to achieve that target by 2015 was encouraging.

The outcome of the Council s June meeting was encouraging, and we must continue on that path in the coming months to make progress on two equally important issues how to foster innovation and the digital economy, and how to ensure Europe s manufacturing competitiveness.

This decision, in addition to subsequent discussions with local officials in Western and Southern Darfur, was an encouraging development by which the Government confirmed that victims were free to receive medical treatment without first reporting to the authorities and completing a lengthy questionnaire, known as form 8.