Not only this, but they welcome the eyes of the world.

After all, vested interests do not welcome challenges.

All the exits and flyovers to Dhahran were of course shut, even those leading to (Saudi oil company) Aramco and remained shut until about 7pm.

Welcome the opening address of Ms. Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

They welcome measured and respectful US, European, and wider support.

To be sure, the reduction in violence is welcome, and the surge in troops may have played some role.

In April and May 2003, polls showed a majority of Iraqis welcoming the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.

Liberals who welcome it as a beacon of freedom and progress in the Arab world confront those who accuse it of Islamism and religious radicalization.

In this culture, managers do not categorically reject new ideas as interruption, thus giving a strong negative message. Instead, they welcome new ideas and new approaches, and are ready to consider their potential value.

Meanwhile, faced with a large federal budget deficit, many American voters would welcome reduced spending on nuclear weapons.

Mr. ALI (Syrian Arab Republic) (translated from Arabic) Allow me to associate myself with the remarks of the previous speakers welcoming Ambassador Abe, the Under Secretary General for Disarmament Affairs.

Most of its people would welcome a more entrepreneurial environment, but they have been beaten down by years of criticism, constraints, regulations, and arbitrary budget cuts.

An overvalued exchange rate strengthens repayment capacity, so international bankers cheer it on until they cut and run.

Welcome the efforts and progress made by the respective Governments in the Asian and Pacific region in the field of preventing human trafficking, and encourage them to continue these efforts

Now its leaders maintain that they would welcome democratic changes in the region as a guarantor of peace and common values, though they express skepticism about whether such developments are actually imminent.

Many who want Olmert to go would still not welcome a Netanyahu comeback, which may also explain what appears to be an indirect endorsement of Olmert by the United States.

They welcome the arrangements that you propose in order to balance concern for the timely termination of the oil for food programme against the need for an orderly treatment of the requirements of both vendor and purchaser.

Many political leaders also welcome official crisis lending, which can ease market pressure on them. The media, meanwhile, always thrives on being the bearers of bad news.

Welcome the deployment of a Senior Human Rights Adviser to the United Nations Country Team in Suva to cover the Pacific Island States to assist in the strengthening of national human rights protection capacities

All participants and supervisors referred to the direct relevance which the course has had to the work being done in capitals, and supervisors indicated that they would welcome the possibility of selecting other colleagues for future courses.

If you want to join the UK Conservative Party or the German Christian Democrats or America s Democratic Party, you can do so easily, and they will welcome you with open arms.

More generally, Americans view immigrants as being welcome to combine their culture of origin with their new American ness, while immigrants see no conflict between their ethnicity and religion and their embrace of America.

More than half of Iraqis surveyed said that they would not welcome Turks, Jordanians, Iranians, or Kuwaitis as neighbors.

Welcome the inclusion of a thematic focus at the thirteenth Workshop and recommend the continuation of this practice at subsequent workshops with a view to sharing experiences with respect to a particular human rights theme

Now, even Islamists are welcoming Russia back as a regional player in order to strengthen their struggle against American hegemony, conveniently forgetting Russia s brutal suppression of Chechen Muslims during the 1990 s.

Welcome the enhanced participation of national human rights institutions in the sessions of the Commission on Human Rights and other relevant United Nations forums, including in the sessions of human rights treaty bodies in accordance with their rules of procedure

They welcome the proposal and agree that an updated index would contribute positively to the involvement of new members in the work of the Council and would be of wider benefit to all States Members of the United Nations in facilitating their participation in the work of the Council.

During the recent visit of a high level North Korean delegation to the US, there were encouraging signals that its rulers would welcome increased economic contacts, including with international financial institutions.

Also welcome the participation of Mr. Kim Hak Su, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, and of Ms. Ann Veneman, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund, in the opening session of the Workshop

They assumed that Czech and Polish leaders who were strongly pro American would willingly agree to deployment, and that public opinion in both countries would go along with whatever the governments decided.

Welcome the financial contributions made by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Member States to the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions and invite other States of the region that have not yet done so to consider doing so

Although the overwhelming majority of Palestinians reject the use of force to settle this power struggle, many welcome the change in Gaza, where Hamas has cleared the streets of armed militias and restored some law and order.

Also welcome the appointment of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and take note with appreciation of her important contribution to the thematic discussion on human rights and human trafficking at the thirteenth Workshop, as well as the contributions made by the resource persons

To achieve dialogue across the divide between those who claim that their own particular group has sole knowledge of the truth, on one side, and those who welcome and cherish diversity, on the other may not always be possible, at any rate in the short term.

Welcoming the current initiatives taken by the countries of the region, as well as by the League of Arab States, the Association of South East Asian Nations, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and the Pacific Islands Forum, for the strengthening and development of regional or subregional endeavours for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Asian and Pacific region,

Those who shut doors and build walls do not belong to the same family as those who welcome the needy in the name of higher values. The foundational principles of our democratic traditions are at stake principles that are being weakened by the clash itself.

As for Israel, it initially responded to the Arab revolts in a confused way. Now its leaders maintain that they would welcome democratic changes in the region as a guarantor of peace and common values, though they express skepticism about whether such developments are actually imminent.

For radical Islamists (and some Westerners), the rise of Islam sets the scene for a clash of civilizations, which they welcome as a polarizing device that will allow them to recruit from the much larger Muslim mainstream.

Welcome the consolidation of SEECP's parliamentary dimension and praise the results of the Conference of the Chairmen of the Foreign Affairs and European Integration Committees from the national Parliaments of the SEECP Participating States (March 2005) as reflected in the respective adopted documents.

Further welcome the efforts of those States that are implementing, or have adopted, national human rights plans of action and the efforts of those States that are in the process of developing a first or subsequent national human rights plan of action

Welcome the launch of the Action 2 programme in October 2004 and its potential to promote activities in the context of the four pillars of the Tehran Framework identified as priority areas under the Asia Pacific Regional Framework, with a view to strengthening national human rights protection systems

Whereas Merkel declared forcefully that Islam was also a religion of Germany, some in Eastern Europe have declared that they will welcome only a small number of refugees and only if they are Christian. Such bigotry plays directly into the hands of Islamist extremists worldwide.