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And, though not delivering a speech at all might have been the most prudent course, he can still use the
occasion
to reinforce an image of his country as a positive force in Asia.
In November the party will hold open internal talks, an
occasion
that will increase competition between each governor.
The WHO has said that canceling the Olympic Games would “compromise the huge investment that athletes and others have made in preparing for what should be a fantastic occasion.”
Katyn was also the
occasion
for the Soviets to break off relations with Poland’s wartime government-in-exile in London.
Ten years after Saddam’s removal, Iraq’s future remains where it always has been: in the hands of Iraqis, who will have to rise to the
occasion.
World Polio Day is thus an
occasion
to urge politicians to renew their commitments to polio eradication, and to apply lessons from the GPEI to improve health everywhere.
When the G-7’s leaders meet next week in Germany, they should use the
occasion
to take the first steps toward avoiding the most dangerous consequences of global warming.
This troubled moment is an appropriate
occasion
to ask some fundamental questions about the peace effort itself, a process whose length in years is beginning to span the lifetimes of some of the people engaged in it.
World AIDS Day, on December 1, is an
occasion
to honor the millions of victims, and to recommit to ending this devastating disease.
Since the days of Deng, China has had an uncanny ability to rise to the
occasion
and meet its challenges head on.
Five years ago, India’s lunar mission, called Chandrayaan, was the
occasion
for another national celebration.
The ideals he expressed are lofty; he himself fell short of them on more than one
occasion.
China would prefer to accomplish this the Chinese way – that is, essentially through a display of soft power – or, as the Chinese government put it on the
occasion
of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s official visit to Beijing in early June, through “non-traditional security areas.”
On the rare
occasion
that a full investigation was conducted, only low-level associates were ensnared.
That Begin was able to rise to the
occasion
had much to do with the psychological impact of Sadat’s astonishing initiative.
The fact that he distances himself so emphatically from the same Islamist movement with which he has on
occasion
rubbed elbows, is, at worst, vice’s tribute to virtue.
On occasion, however, the virus mutates to a lethal form that can kill almost 100% of its victims.
While the G7 has not been replaced – its last summit was held in May in Sicily – G20 meetings are an
occasion
to expand and broaden the dialogue.
CAMBRIDGE – The release of revised GDP data by the United Kingdom’s Office for National Statistics in late June seemed like an
occasion
for cheer, because growth had not quite been negative for two consecutive quarters in the winter of 2011-12, as previously thought.
In Europe then, the 8th of May 2005 is an
occasion
to look back in sorrow and anger.
It is also an
occasion
to look forward with pride in the achievements of recent decades and therefore for hope.
UN member states should use the
occasion
to pledge a radical increase in funding for TB programs around the world, and to overhaul an R&D model that has proved unfit for purpose.
Yes, Germany did it, because there was no alternative; and many Germans are proud of their country for rising to the
occasion.
Yet, at the same time, China’s lead in AI will likely
occasion
more clashes between Chinese firms and foreign regulators.
On more than one occasion, under both Trichet and former ECB chairman Wim Duisenberg before him, press leaks and the tit-for-tat responses they engender, made the Governing Council sound more like a cacophony of discordant voices than a serious deliberative body.
I hope they will rise to the
occasion.
At the very least, a multilateral negotiation would provide an
occasion
to recognize the existence of the problem, reflect on how best to coordinate investments, and help move development assistance accordingly.
World Water Day is the ideal
occasion
to launch a new agenda for water wisdom.
Meanwhile, Mexico’s media are freer, better, and stronger than ever, even if on
occasion
the quality of their output leaves much to be desired.
The CIA has only been held to public account on one occasion: the 1975 US Senate hearings led by Frank Church.
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