Good Trade Intentions Gone Bad

Google s adamant stance on Chinese censorship may have been well intentioned.

Intentions matter, but without actions, they don t mean squat.

Its implementation will be a test of Russia s good faith.

Netizens were also worried about the government's intentions

However, that involvement is often left up to the goodwill of the international actors.

(v) Expenditure not in accordance with the intention of the Meeting of States Parties after making allowance for duly authorized transfers within the budget

These are well meaning doctors, some of them have gone on to become very good friends.

No one should underestimate the difficulty of assessing Iran s real intentions.

Indeed, the West has consistently misread Russia s intentions on Kosovo.

In some analyses, malign impact turned into a more sinister malign intent.

She always has the best intentions, and wishes peace for the world.

He is suspicious of Iran s intentions and wants its nuclear power plants to be completely dismantled.

By 1 August 2002 the State of Qatar announced intentions to withdraw from Gulf Air.

But even more significantly, its intentions addressed a cardinal question for Japan who should rule, bureaucratic mandarins or elected officials?

Such actions are not only grave violations of international law but are also totally inconsistent with Israel's alleged intentions for unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip.

RedDiaryPk writes on what this confirms the intentions of the current regime and the consequences of a military rule.

Even well intentioned social policies can have unwelcome consequences.

In Lebanon, the Syrians have repeatedly misread the Bush administration s intentions.

Louis made peace with the Triple Alliance, but he continued to maintain his aggressive intentions towards the Netherlands.

The efficacy of cooperative multilateralism can, unfortunately, be tested only against the intentions of its weakest adherents.

Pakistan must do whatever is necessary to convince everyone that it will not play a hidden game with the Taliban assuming, of course, that it has no such intention.

Understanding the intentions of Iran s leaders is not as difficult or as ambiguous as some believe.

One is relying on Chinese goodwill to stabilize the US and world economies.

One example is Russia, which is skeptical about the EU s intentions, most recently over Ukraine.

Many of China s neighbors fear that its ongoing economic and military expansion poses a growing threat to their interests and independence, and are reaching out to the US to diversify their security partnerships and hedge their bets on China s benign intentions.

How the generals respond to the ASEAN request will be an important signal of the regime s intentions.

They focused on the government s intent, and looked at what officials actually said, not just at the pattern of public debt.

Some critics believe that Santos s intentions are too ambitious, or that they are unsustainable in the long run.

We will acknowledge the good faith of all our fellow Members, and we will help in any way we can to achieve the broadest possible consensus.

While motivated by the best of intentions, the hope of reviving the road map is out of touch with reality.

We are not asking that members sign new agreements or declare new intentions, but we need them to act.

Because such reforms are of a complex nature, they should be undertaken with a sense of history and with political will, and without hegemonic intentions.

No matter how well intentioned and gifted, technocrats cannot ensure proper policies and deliver optimal outcomes.

All of the condemnation and shame expressed by European politicians following the Lampedusa tragedy has been, for the moment, no more than a mere declaration of intentions.

Any other declarations, public statements or letters of intention are in no way valid to shorten this period.

Bolivia, France and Uruguay established agreements and letters of intent among line ministries, local government, the private sector or NGOs.

We need look no further than its recent problems with so called wealth management products (WMPs) for evidence that reform intentions without adequate regulatory institutions can cause problems.

5. Endorses the intentions and plans of the Scientific Committee for its future activities of scientific review and assessment on behalf of the General Assembly

4. Endorses the intentions and plans of the Scientific Committee for its future activities of scientific review and assessment on behalf of the General Assembly

4. Endorses the intentions and plans of the Scientific Committee for its future activities of scientific review and assessment on behalf of the General Assembly

But the scale of China s economy and its role in global trade and financial markets compel us to try to understand the intentions of China s new leadership.

The autonomy of Finland was at first encouraged by the Russians in part due to the relatively developed governmental structures in Finland (as compared to the emperor centered Russia of early 19th century) and in part as a deliberate policy of goodwill to win over the minds of the Finnish people.

Putting aside the Israeli government s well known skepticism about Iran s sincerity and intentions, to suggest that Saudi Arabia s opposition simply has to do with geopolitical competition with nearby Iran is to overlook one of the main factors driving the current crises in the Middle East.

A degree of edginess and renewed suspicion has been evident in the past month about, on the one side, Israeli intentions and, on the other, Palestinian resolve and capabilities.