There is an issue that was raised with me by a number of assistants who were refused entry to the public gallery even though there was space. 	contrast
We had to cancel it, even though you had earlier said that you would attend. 	contrast
It is no surprise to you, I am sure, to see me rising on this issue even though my question is further on. 	contrast
It is hard to believe ten years after the Chernobyl disaster which, as has already been said, left 125, 000 dead and a further 3.5 million ill, that the plant in the Ukraine is still open even though it only produces about 6 % of the electricity there. 	contrast
For example, among the Luhya in Western Kenya, it is not uncommon for Muslims to slaughter animals during funerals, even though, strictly speaking, there is no such provision in Islam. 	contrast
Indeed, Russia's military prosecutor has now issued an international arrest warrant for her, even though the officer she is accused of bribing was acquitted in a trial in Moscow last year of the very charges that prosecutors now want to question her about. 	contrast
In Ukraine, human rights lawyers report the troubling case of a woman who was convicted for transmitting HIV to her husband even though he had used a condom, and despite the fact that he asked for the charges to be withdrawn. 	contrast
Calderón has refused to touch these power structures, even though everyone, from the World Bank to left-wing rabble-rouser and former presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador, agree that they are the main impediments to Mexico's progress. 	contrast
The employees of the state-owned enterprises still receive paychecks, even though about a third of their workplaces have been destroyed. 	contrast
Even though parts of both the developed and the developing world increasingly look to China for leadership, the country's leaders view such a global role as beyond their current capabilities. Yet, China has come a long way from the days of the Kyoto Protocol. 	contrast
Many Roma are sent to special schools even though they show no sign of mental disability. 	contrast
Even though they were already resigned to a 25-basis-point rate increase, the politicians made a big show of being opposed to it, aiming to prevent what they really feared and what was certainly more warranted: a 50-basis-point hike and a warning of more on the way. 	contrast
Europe's Franco-German locomotive has broken down and ratification has stopped, even though member states that had yet to ratify the treaty could have completed the process of ratification. 	contrast
Currently, non-EU members of NATO that contribute troops to an operation cannot vote -- or even be present at votes -- when the Athena Special Committee sets the mission budget, even though their troops will fight and possibly die. This is discriminatory, undemocratic, and no way to treat important allies like Norway and Turkey. 	contrast
For example, the victorious powers in World War I invoked the principle of self-determination, but after the dismantlement of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, the Sudetenland was incorporated into Czechoslovakia, even though its inhabitants spoke German. 	contrast
He denies any responsibility, even though the HKMA oversees all financial institutions. 	contrast
Despite all the talk about the Chinese economic miracle, China's ranking has risen only slightly, from 61st out of 82 countries in 2000 to 60th in 2004 -- even though per capita real GDP grew by 44% between 2000 and 2004, or 9.6% a year, the highest of the major countries. 	contrast
This year Madi may grow even less cotton, even though the crop is the main source of income for himself, his two wives and his five children. 	contrast
The issue of agriculture: The United States and other countries refused to understand, even though it is a very simple notion, the multifunctional reasons for our common agricultural policy. 	concession
I take it this matter is of interest to the Finnish Government, but even though I raised this question with a member of the Finnish Foreign Office, we still do not have any information and the man is on trial today, and tomorrow. 	concession
Mr President, even though the Christian Democrats are late converts to the idea of a Committee of Experts which they opposed in January, we in the Socialist Group welcome the fact that they now support the establishment of the Committee of Experts and we look forward to its second report which will be published within the next couple of months. 	concession
Even though I do not subcribe to all the proposals put forward by the rapporteur, I personally believe that he has come up with a very balanced approach towards resolving the problem. 	concession
I alerted the services to this point in advance this morning, but it was not taken even though it is relevant under Rule 19(4). 	concession
Even though we have got air traffic increasing globally by 7.9 % a year, most people flying are having more difficulty getting the right fares. 	concession
(Applause ) I certainly hope that even though he will be giving up that post he will still visit the European Parliament to give us the benefit of his extensive knowledge. 	concession
It is much less favourable to Spain and Poland, since the weighting they received at Nice is almost as great as that of Germany, even though heir population are only half as large. 	concession
Would it be the home country FSA, with its responsibility for consolidated supervision, even though it would have only limited powers? 	concession
But, there are reasons to believe that higher interest rates, even though expected, can have a negative impact on home prices. That is because home buyers are mostly ordinary people with little financial sophistication, unlike the professionals who trade in stocks. 	concession
Thank you for this important discussion even though the circumstances are not the best at the moment. 	concession
It is too important a matter to be voted on a Friday, even though I personally will be here. 	concession
Even though Mr Prodi has initiated some reforms, it seems to me that women are still very much under-represented in the hierarchy of both the Council, the Commission and, to be honest, this institution as well. 	concession
But for many other aspects and subjects I am confident that the Agreement can provide immediate direction to our ambitions and efforts, even though in legal terms the Agreement may not yet be fully operational. 	concession
Even though I have something like six doctorates from five countries - most of them honorary, I have to admit - the instructions on how to use the telephones and how to set up the voice mail are nearly unintelligible. 	concession
Sadly, Mr President, even though Mrs De Palacio answered our questions on transport to our satisfaction, and as a group we will no doubt endorse the Commission tomorrow, we must enter a reservation on the candidature of Mrs De Palacio pending the findings of the OLAF and the Spanish authorities' investigations and because of the way she responded to questioning on this issue at her hearing. 	concession
In terms of legislative logic you need to take the general regulation first, even though that involves only assent, and take the regulations thereafter. 	concession
Thirdly, if a measure was blocked and referred back to the legislative authority, it was referred to Council alone, not Parliament and Council jointly, even though they jointly constitute the legislative authority. 	concession
Are we going to accept WTO regulations, even though it may mean somewhat expensive payments or having to take imports which we do not want? 	concession
Mr President, I should like to draw the attention of the Chair to the fact that under Rule 19 every word spoken by the Chair, even though it might prove superfluous, is nevertheless printed in the full report as well. 	concession
Mr President, thank you for allowing my question and thanks to the President-in-Office for his answer, even though he has stated that it is a non-answer. 	concession
However, I would like to suggest that if we decide to remove two urgencies, we should follow the precedent we have set in the past and still vote on them even though we do not debate them. 	concession
Even though industry itself has all the capabilities to employ expert researchers, when it comes to protecting people's health, Amendment No 11 asks that sounder scientific evidence should be available first. 	concession
It seems to me that EU Commissioners living in Brussels will not be able to vote in the European elections next summer even though they are working for Europe. 	concession
We must respect the decision of the Court of Justice even though it gives us many difficulties. 	concession
There can be no doubt whatsoever that Sudan is an urgent situation, even though we have discussed the tragic situation in that land on many occasions. 	concession
Taking into account the fact that the United Kingdom is not going to be part of that single currency and the Republic of Ireland will be, will he undertake to have a look at the damaging effects this will have on retailers and all the businesses in Northern Ireland, even though it is a crystal ball gazing exercise at this stage? 	concession
Even though he is absent, Mr Hughes has done an excellent presentation on his behalf. 	concession
For that reason I would like to take this opportunity, even though I know the subject is probably more appropriately dealt with in the report on marital cooperation in legal issues which we will be dealing with at the next part-session. 	concession
The point of order I wanted to make - even though the issue is no longer relevant - is that in your interpretation of the rules, a Member need only announce his attendance and not participate at the start of a vote. 	concession
Insufficient credit is given to the European Union even though we are partly the paymasters in connection with the IMF. 	concession
However, if a Member wishes to indicate that they are present in the room, despite not wishing to take a view, then they have the option - not the obligation - to press their abstention button which shows that they were there, even though they did not wish to take a position on that particular text or amendment. 	concession
I am concerned about the level of involvement of developing countries in particular within the decision-making process, even though it is primarily an OECD document at present. 	concession
So we do recognize and acknowledge Mr Liikanen's approach at penitence on behalf of the institution, even though we all accept that he was not directly responsible. 	concession
Even though it is late it is important that this Parliament should extend this support if the Union is to see itself as a genuine buttress of fundamental human rights and the freedoms which we espouse worldwide. 	concession
So we are giving the same amount of money to fewer farmers - the global figures do not show this - providing an average of ECU 6, 000 for every farming family in the Community, even though many of them have other, off-farm income. 	concession
Even though the Langen report dealt with procurement inside the European Union, it became quite obvious, even to those who were less inclined to listen, that the global environment is as important to business in the EU as the internal regulation. 	concession
Even though structural funding represents an everdecreasing factor in our economic prosperity in Ireland, no country could go through a drastic cutting away of investment without undergoing enormous internal disruption. 	concession
I did such a course in the Irish language a few months ago and was refused such allowances even though in years past such courses have been sanctioned by Parliament. 	concession
Let us make sure that that single market is actually in place, as many people claim it is already, even though we know that in reality it is not. 	concession
It is very difficult to get any information from the Foreign Office even though the new Labour Government has promised openness and transparency. 	concession
Even though they do not apply to all the beneficiary Member States in the same way and to the same degree, I subscribe to the rapporteur's concerns about other environmental aspects relating to the fund. 	concession
No EIA was sought by the authorities on the massive Hilton Hotel project which is planned for the centre of Dublin, even though a revised EU directive adopted by the Environment Ministers in March said that such statements should be prepared for large-scale urban development projects. 	concession
I also wish to thank the President-in-Office for his very comprehensive answer and also for his very comprehensive non-answer, because even though Mr Megahy and myself were tabling two different questions from maybe two different angles, the result we want to see is the same. 	concession
I make this appeal for the record: even though this is only an opinion, Ecofin might show some courtesy to Parliament by meeting with us so that we can register with them too our concern that we should be properly consulted. 	concession
I recognize that even though it is a Friday morning it was on Friday mornings in this Parliament that we eventually brought this problem to the attention of the Commission. 	concession
For all the reasons you have mentioned, in addition to all the others, we are already in favour of this request even though consensus is still required and some contracting parties are not so happy. 	concession
On the question of Amendment No 11, on trade marks, it seems to me that this is dangerous, even though trade marks are actually safeguarded in the parts of the directive which immediately precede this. 	concession
This legislation comes from Congress even though the Administration has to take the responsibility for not vetoing it. 	concession
Even though the UK will get its rebate, and quite rightly so, those lines will not contribute towards that. 	concession
"Even though the Pentagon itself wanted to close many of them and use the money elsewhere, no measure could be gotten through the Congress, because military bases qualify as ""pork"" - the favors for their constituents that help congressmen get re-elected -- and, according to old and sacred informal rules, no congressman will ever vote against pork in a colleague's district. "	concession
Even though Muslim practice is strong in Africa, there is widespread incorporation of traditional African rituals in ceremonies like weddings and funerals. 	concession
After all, only the ingrained habit of playing second fiddle to the US prevents EU members from clearly and loudly distancing themselves from Israel's repressive interferences on the West Bank and Gaza, even though such a stance would help strengthen the commitment of Arab states to the coalition against terrorism as well as provide a useful shove to American diplomacy. 	concession
Even though, like the majority of France's political class, she was educated at Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA), she spurns the language and habits of this elite factory. 	concession
In Zimbabwe, for example, a woman was recently sentenced for exposing her lover to HIV even though she did not infect him. 	concession
China blocked Taiwan's entry into the Word Health Organization even though the SARS epidemic inflicted heavy casualties on the island earlier this year. 	concession
The result is a growing temptation to react by moving further right, even though elections are usually won in the center. 	concession
These fears incite anger and xenophobia, even though everyone knows that globalization cannot be conquered by kicking out foreigners. 	concession
So, even though potential usefulness is the reason why governments devote so much money to scientific research, people really expect more from science than that. 	concession
But even though net international capital flows are going the wrong way, there are still substantial gross capital flows outward from the world economy's core to its periphery. 	concession
One in five human genes is now patented, even though the human genome might be thought to be our common heritage. 	concession
So even though the little worker bees may have been giving up their lives, by doing so they were potentially saving hundreds of blood relatives. 	concession
After all, even though Microsoft has a monopoly of primary sales of its software, copies sold in 2007 compete with those sold in 2006. 	concession
"At best, Europe should hope for a ""more common"" foreign and security policy, even though this fails to answer Henry Kissinger's old question: If you want to speak to ""Europe,"" whom do you call? "	concession
The result is, the second phase of the deployment has still not taken place even though it was accepted by Khartoum six months ago. 	concession
"As a result, international law came to recognize the ""right of protection"" against governmental arbitrariness and states' crimes against their own people, even though enforcement remains quite uncertain. "	concession
The decisions are anything but final, even though the isolationists now prevail. 	concession
Most people would say that doing so is permissible, even though the harm to the aggressor is much greater than the value of the victim's teeth. 	concession
Even though the label of treason is used, the offense now resembles the American concept of sedition and seeks to prevent a violent overthrow of the government. 	concession
Even though many of them might not have studied the local culture, they can nonetheless provide guidance that has been informed by the world's most expensive infrastructure. 	concession
Even though almost 13 years is an inexcusably long time, the war crimes indictment kept Karadzic on the run and prevented him from resurfacing. 	concession
But NATO is also acting because some European countries want to show Washington that they can pull their security weight even though they refuse to go near the war in Iraq. 	concession
So the spread and strengthening of Chávez's so-called Bolivarian Revolution was not in Brazil's interests, even though some of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's officials appear to be fans of Chávez and his administration. 	concession
Moreover, the cells' features are inherited in their respective cell lineages, even though the stimuli that triggered the differences between them during embryonic development are long gone. 	concession
Moreover, recent economic research finds that higher taxes are justified on welfare grounds, because the costs to smokers are huge (even though the external costs to others might be small), and that higher cigarette taxes do not hurt the poor (since the self-control value of higher taxes helps the poor more). 	concession
But Putin's interventions in the UN Security Council over Iraq have been far more moderate than, say, those of France and Germany, two of America's historic allies. This is so even though Russia has vital national interests to protect in Iraq, including real fears about regional instability spreading into Russia's south, with its millions of Muslim citizens. 	concession
"Unlike the French, however, the Dutch have not been euro bashers even though, as a medium sized country, the Netherlands do have some legitimate grievances against the EU—namely, how the so-called ""Stability Pact"" to control fiscal deficits is being enforced. "	concession
This means that the unemployed can't find jobs (even though there is useful work for them to do), and that workers who have jobs will not move to potentially better ones. 	concession
Even though a consensus had emerged in the Council that a December interest rate hike would be necessary, a handful of holdouts on the ECB Governing Council -- some with their own very private agendas -- leaked misleading and, in one instance, clearly false information to the press in a futile attempt to thwart the increase. 	concession
Even though the big countries are trying to marginalize them at almost every turn, the small countries cannot unite to fight the common enemy. 	concession
Even though your ascension to the position of Prime Minister came in an awkward way because of Ariel Sharon's stroke, I believe that you have an opportunity to be part of a historic reconciliation. 	concession
Such a statement is now commonplace for most political leaders around the world, even though it neglects to address the question of how much we can do to help America and the world through climate policies versus other policies. 	concession
"The point is that eventually, despite strong regional loyalties and various cultural and religious differences, the majority can identify as being simply ""Pakistani"" -- even though they may harbor radical differences about what this might mean. "	concession
There are now no EU countries where Euroskeptics are in the majority, and the widespread impression that citizens in Western and Eastern Europe alike are turning their backs on the EU is wrong. The reality is that even though voters may find the EU remote, most appreciate the need for Europe to unite in a world where China, India, and other fast-developing countries are set to challenge it. 	concession
Independent Ukraine has been free of ethnic conflicts, even though there has been no shortage of attempts to incite them. 	concession
The EU cannot reduce carbon emissions within its borders if it does not cooperate with Ukraine and Russia: carbon dioxide emissions per capita in these two countries rival that of many West European states, even though their per capita income is 15 to 30 times lower. 	concession
Indeed, many countries are parties to UN conventions that commit them to combating aspects of terrorist behavior, even though the UN has not agreed on a single formal definition. 	concession
By 1940, this fell to one-fifth, even though Asia was home to three-fifths of the world's population. 	concession
Meanwhile, France, Germany, and Italy are all in the G-7, even though they share the same monetary policy and currency. 	concession
In December 2006, NATO allowed Serbia to join its Partnership for Peace, even though there were still war criminals at large in the country. 	concession
However, even though rulers are chosen through popular vote, there are worrying signs of weakness in the region's democratic institutions. 	concession
He was an apologist for American power, even though during the Vietnam years he had wriggled and dodged to avoid being at the sharp, conscripted end of it. 	concession
"So, even though a law may be standardized, law enforcement may see divergent outcomes; "	concession
That's probably true, even though scientists are now discovering other planets outside our solar system. 	concession
If Sarkozy governed effectively, such political and institutional departures might seem like a breath of fresh air in a society whose institutions seem increasingly ill-suited to the challenges of a multi-ethnic and post-industrial society (even though dirigiste France has conserved its industrial base better than many other rich countries). 	concession
Will China hold together? Even though a weak US response is the biggest risk on the economic side, what happens in China may well have deeper and more lasting consequences on the broader historical canvas. 	concession
It is also the dominant perspective of governance in the United States, Britain, and other societies organized along Anglo-American lines -- even though actual practice often deviates from idealized principles. 	concession
But the investor in the developing country who figures out that an existing good can be produced profitably at home and sets up a model for others to emulate does not normally get such protection, even though the social returns can be high. 	concession
Thus, even though the United States and Japan will not be raising interest rates anytime soon, lower foreign rates still make the dollar and yen relatively more attractive. 	concession
Europe's banking system remains sickly, even though many national governments have gone to great lengths to hide their banks' woes. 	concession
For example, the current Christian leadership is a political ally of Hezbollah, even though the former opposed and the latter favored Syria's continuing occupation of Lebanon. 	concession
"They show that even though Pakistan faces huge problems of poverty, population, and environment, 75% of the $10 billion in US aid has gone to the Pakistani military, ostensibly to reimburse Pakistan for its contribution to the ""war on terror,"" and to help it buy F-16s and other weapons systems. "	concession
Yes, the US is not yet a party to the agreement - even though America is the world's biggest single contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. 	concession
Even though poor countries seem to be falling ever farther behind, the truth is more heartening. 	concession
Even though Argentina is, in the last analysis, mainly responsible for its fate, the IMF is not helping. 	concession
Just as Fromkin shows with regard to Germany in 1914, the Bush administration manipulated US public opinion to support the Iraq War as a war on terror, even though Iraq had nothing to do with any terrorist attack against the US. 	concession
"But the Obama administration did not want to be tagged as ""socialist"" for nationalizing banks, however temporarily, even though experts such as former US Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker had recommended just that. "	concession
We think we're still getting richer even though we save less. 	concession
"A tax called a ""death tax"" is regarded very differently from a tax called an ""inheritance tax,"" even though the two are really identical. "	concession
When these function well, we have a general sense that, even though people are not always trustworthy, basic fairness prevails. 	concession
Employees learned in the experiments that employers largely could be trusted to give such bonuses as a reward for hard work, even though no one could hold them formally accountable if they selfishly refused. 	concession
Even though people may admire other things, they act as if they are mostly happy enough with whatever they already have, and lack the will to consider real change. 	concession
After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the US, many Americans drove to distant locations rather than fly, even though statistics showed that flying remained far safer. 	concession
Even though GDP is artificially inflated, some useful activities are carried out. 	concession
At around $30 a barrel, oil prices are remaining high even though a soft global economy means that world demand is low. 	concession
But such policies seem politically untenable in the short term, even though -- according to the World Bank's estimation -- an appropriate conclusion of the current trade round under the auspices of the World Trade Organization could contribute $350 billion a year to developing countries by 2015. 	concession
Pharmaceutical companies argue that they should be entitled to a full patent, paying nothing to the developing country from which the traditional knowledge was taken, even though the country preserves the biodiversity without which the drug would never have come to market. 	concession
The thirst for an extra billion dollars in revenues in the budget in one year -- even though revenues in future years would be lowered -- sealed the deal. 	concession
Even though in 2001 the share of GDP devoted to IT investment was about the same in the EU and in the US, this was due to recent, concentrated bursts in Europe, as well as to the rapid investment slowdown in the US after the dot.com bubble burst. 	concession
He demonstrated how history can be presented and valued in totally different ways: from an American or Japanese point of view, even though no one is making up facts or falsifying sources. 	concession
Even though actual enlargement of the eurozone remains in the relatively distant future - the earliest possible date being January 2007 - the accession countries must prepare their entry strategies well in advance. 	concession
So EU institutions are right to acknowledge currency boards as being consistent with the ERM II regime, even though they have at the same time reserved the discretion to assess each country on a case-by-case basis. 	concession
Even though many, including myself, do not see it as an optimal final solution, it is an important compromise that will allow eurozone enlargement to start. 	concession
"This strongly suggests that jobs broadly ""follow"" sales (or perhaps the other way round), even though, once again, this is true only on average and not for all companies. "	concession
Often, they prioritize electrification ahead of running water, even though electricity is not essential for life: whatever the inconvenience, water can be carted home from a vendor or a well, but there is no convenient way to carry electricity. 	concession
These days, no politician dares to suggest that continuing to pile up debt is the way to go, even though few are prepared to articulate a credible plan for fiscal consolidation. 	concession
Expected benefits would increase further if we included the chance that potentially higher climate sensitivities would exacerbate damages, even though doing so would require including similarly plausible lower climate sensitivities, which would push in the opposite direction. 	concession
"Fighting climate change can be a sound investment, even though neither mitigation nor adaptation alone will be enough to ""solve"" the problem. "	concession
Indeed, those who believed they were a persecuted minority might want differing solutions in different countries even though the persecution was of a similar nature, for all sorts of historical, political or economic reasons. 	concession
I am not able to do so, because even though I deleted the reference to confidentiality in my individual complaint, the details about the progress of that complaint have not been given to me. 	concession
Even though the arch-realist Henry Kissinger endorsed the war in Iraq, his brand of realpolitik was the primary target of neo-con intellectuals. 	concession
Thus, even though Africa has a profound crisis of disease, thousands of African doctors migrate to the US, Europe, and the Middle East in search of decent living standards. 	concession
Now it must continue to raise rates even though there are signs --like declining US consumer confidence — that America's economy may be faltering. 	concession
The value of all ODA in 2006 was $126 billion, less than half the value of private remittances, even though it includes assistance from OECD and non-OECD countries, as well as from China. 	contrast
It is particularly important in the areas of shipping contracts, i.e. charter parties, commercial contracts, insurance, reinsurance, banking contracts and rescheduling of debts, which often specify English law as a law-governing contract even though neither of the parties is of English origin. 	concession
Many Americans applauded Egyptian President Anwar el - Sadat for his political courage in visiting Jerusalem three decades ago -- a decision for which he ultimately paid with his life - even though the vast majority of Egyptians strongly disapproved. 	concession
But when you look at these fares, even though they have dropped, they are still too high. 	concession
Others strain to produce complicated models, according to which investors might have been able to foresee the Depression, or ponder the likelihood of protectionist reactions in other countries to the American tariff act, though the US legislation had not yet even been finalized. 	concession
That is that coach and bus drivers are effectively being categorised as road hauliers though they carry out very different tasks, requiring very different working hours. 	contrast
Moreover, according to the ICJ, Serbia violated international law by failing to prevent genocide, because, though it could have thwarted the massacres, it did not, and subsequently did not help the ICTY arrest Mladic (who, notoriously, is still hiding in Serbia).	contrast
The Commission would point out that this proposal is based on the standard format used for all the European agencies, though there are admittedly differences with this one. 	contrast
Thank you, Commissioner, I think you will understand that I profoundly disagree with your answer though it was helpful to the House that you expressed it so clearly. 	contrast
One thing is very clear: the new European monetary area, though it is wholly open to trade, will have a very different degree of openness to the separate Member State economies. 	contrast
Though agencies like Oxfam are seeking to help 8 000 families per month, over 400 000 people have lost their belongings or their livelihoods. 	contrast
Though the number of people suffering from HIV has stabilised in recent years in Europe, the problem of AIDS is still a very real one particularly in the more deprived and disadvantaged urban areas and of course, within the African continent. 	contrast
It is therefore essential to see rural development as support for the creation of a range of additional occupations in rural areas, not just those relating directly to agriculture and food processing, important elements though they will certainly continue to be in such areas. 	contrast
Yes, many farmers are struggling at the moment, but large, richer farmers, though profits are down, are very far from the breadline. 	contrast
The honourable Member knows better than I, though I have some experience of it as well, the damage which has been done to Africa by the illegal movement of arms. 	contrast
Important though these aspects are, the prime reason why the citizens of Europe will recommend the Murphy report is the emphasis it rightly places on safety and accessibility for everyone. 	contrast
May I say that I speak with a background in the industry, though since joining this House I have of course severed all ties with it. 	contrast
That policy, I should tell you, is equivalent in effect to the stance of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and also Ireland, though the occasion of Lord Robertson's intervention was Ireland's accession to the Partnership for Peace Programme. 	contrast
Authoritative instructions, which the member is bound blindly and implicitly to obey, though contrary to the dearest convictions of his judgement and conscience, are utterly unknown to the laws of the land and against the tenor of our constitution.' 	contrast
Painful though it may be to contemplate, there is no other explanation for a Union that is prepared to wage war, not for oil, not for power, but to oppose the evil of ethnic cleansing in the heart of Europe. 	contrast
Research on nuclear reactor safety is also included in the programme, though at a lower level of funding than previously. 	contrast
Mr President, Parliament may remember that I tried to get an exemption for whisky bonds - almost all of which are in fields away from residences, though there are some older, smaller ones nearer residences - but I was not successful. 	contrast
If you rule that we will not suspend the debate until tomorrow morning - and I understand that is implicit in what you are saying, though I would question it - could you a least say that the Council will reply in writing to the specific questions put by Mr Spencer on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy and that we will have that reply tomorrow before the vote? 	contrast
The Commission has made a brave attempt to put something on paper, limited in scope though it is, to help the consumer. 	contrast
Though this risk is considered remote, the committee thought the risk was unacceptable and recommended that the gene be excised before the maize could be used as animal feed. 	contrast
Having said that, I repeat that though the Commission is definitely not prepared to consider a prorogation of the duty free system, it is willing to consider what transparent, clear instruments might be put in place to offset certain specific, adverse consequences, should they materialize. 	contrast
The EU does not consider that the creation of a further channel of negotiation would assist at this time though the EU has a special envoy who is active in the region. 	contrast
But I have no doubt at all that we will be expected to be sizeable contributors to the reconstruction of East Timor, though I imagine the honourable Member would agree with me that others should be contributors as well and I imagine that the honourable Member would also think it sensible for us to try to draw on the lessons of reconstruction activities elsewhere, not least in Kosovo to ensure that the money we deploy in East Timor is spent as effectively and rapidly as possible. 	contrast
But I believe this time we have a report which, though it might not be what all of us would have wished in every respect, nevertheless commands very wide support. 	contrast
We can make this work, though as I say there are one or two problems with precise wordings that we will want to come back to. 	contrast
Europe is seeking to diversify supply, and Russia its demand -- though neither is doing so very successfully. 	contrast
Indeed, the only difference between Hamas and al-Qaeda -- though the two groups do not generally work together -- is that the latter emphasizes attacks on Western targets, while the former has until now focused on Israel. 	contrast
"But these attempts will almost surely fail; in the end -- though it may take years -- cotton subsidies will be eliminated. "	contrast
Brazil has also developed a sophisticated system to track and record deforestation -- though monitoring an area the size of Europe with scarce resources is by itself unlikely to lead to much compliance. 	contrast
The IPCC report makes it clear that exaggerations of this magnitude have no basis in science -- though clearly they frightened people and perhaps will win Gore an Academy Award. 	contrast
Though their bitter border dispute remains unresolved, and China has been a vital ally and military supplier to India's enemies in Pakistan, bilateral relations have grown warmer in recent years. 	contrast
Though he does not sacrifice major moral principles for power, Kotunica is not the unassuming lawyer he once was. 	contrast
Though the return varied by decade, even turning negative in some decades, overall it performed fairly consistently. 	contrast
Though hardly a panacea for the Kashmir dispute, this could pave the way for a more permanent settlement and, perhaps, lasting peace. 	contrast
Europe therefore had to act, though that decision was obviously difficult. 	contrast
"Full economic integration implies the equalization of unskilled wages everywhere in the world, and, though we are nowhere near attaining this ""goal,"" the downward pressure on those at the bottom is evident. "	contrast
Yet when we treated the mice with a drug dose continuously adjusted to maintain a stable tumor volume, the animals, though not cured, survived for a prolonged period of time. 	contrast
"Alternatively (or coincidentally), Russia might discover a new business center of gravity in Central Asia and East Asia, though this would hardly be the ""liberal empire"" that Anatoli Chubais once envisaged, for it would be based on the mutual attraction of autocrats. "	contrast
Nor was Serbia guilty of complicity, because, though it exercised considerable influence over Mladic and his people, it did not know, at the moment when the genocide was taking place that such a crime was being committed. 	contrast
Though a protégé of Musharraf, the army's chief of staff, General Ashfaq Kayani, is a professional soldier for whom the army's institutional interests are more important than the political interests of his former army boss. 	contrast
The Chinese demanded a resumption of talks on the unsettled border, though there seems little prospect of either side making new concessions. 	contrast
"The idea of a ""just war,"" legitimized by a justa causa (just cause), though scorned for many years, is thus back in vogue. "	contrast
It is on course to overtake China as the world's most populous country by 2034, it has the world's fourth-largest army and nuclear weapons, and it is already the world's fifth-largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity and continues to climb, though too many of its people remain destitute. 	contrast
Though only a miniature version of America's imperial predicament, Britain's current policy, as its new prime minister, Gordon Brown, is defining it, may anticipate the direction taken by the next American president. 	contrast
"The ""Convention,"" though influential, is just a debating group; the real negotiations between governments will come later this year. "	contrast
In addition, though, it is essential: 	contrast
I must admit, though, that I did enjoy Mrs Bloch von Blottnitz's intervention! 	contrast
In English 'aliens' are people from another planet and to be perfectly honest we do not have much of a problem with that at the moment. There seem to be, though, Members of this House who have no sympathy with either group - and if there were aliens from another planet, they would probably have little sympathy with them either. 	contrast
With codecision, though, it is now Parliament and Council jointly and equally which will decide on what measures to confer upon the Commission and what procedures will be adopted. 	contrast
The time has now come, though, to be able to send Parliamentary representatives to all the meetings and to participate in the IGC on the same basis as the Commission, as a Community institution, to make our case, to advocate our proposals and at times to argue against the proposals made by others.  	contrast
"This IGC, though, will not be so much about broadening the field of responsibility or the competences of the European Union; it will be about structural reform, institutional reform, reform that will make the Union more open, more efficient, more democratic and more transparent. " 	contrast
The Bush administration has also trampled on citizens' basic right to know what their government is doing, refusing, for example, to disclose who was on the task force that shaped its energy policy - though one really doesn't need that information to see that it was shaped by the oil industry and for the oil industry. 	concession
Our links with Taiwan are very strong. They are economic and commercial though. 	contrast
I would like to be able to say that all the amendments now being redebated here will go through to conciliation, though I rather doubt it given the majorities that are needed. 	concession
I would merely like to say this: the common position of the Council is the result, in its current form, of a long and fruitful, though sometimes difficult and combative, cooperation between Parliament, the Commission and also, in fine , the Council. 	concession
Some in this House - I believe from the outset that they have been a minority, though perhaps rather vocal in terms of the media - have talked of targeting individual nominees. 	concession
The one area where I would take issue with the Commission in particular, though also with the Council, is the matter Mr Macartney alluded to concerning salmon. 	concession
Already there are moves in arable farming towards integrated crop management, broadly based on organic principles though not completely organic. 	concession
I am grateful to Mr Wijsenbeek for his question though I might point out that on this occasion we are acting in a completely consistent fashion with what we did last time. 	concession
I am grateful to the honourable Member for his question though not necessarily grateful for some of his conclusions. 	concession
I do not think it is a particular problem for new plants to comply with these regulations though I recognise that there are problems for some of the older plants. 	concession
We already did so, though unfortunately without enough success, before the conflict and now in the changed circumstances this continues to be one of the priorities in selecting projects. 	concession
Mr President, this really is a very sorry tale, though I want to thank you and the Commissioner for at least allowing us to have that statement before we had the debate. 	concession
This tax, though, does not come without its problems. 	concession
This judgment is based on a flawed comparison between Russia and the Soviet Union -- though one that is also popular in Russia itself. 	concession
It can also raise or lower the basic rate of income tax -- though by no more than 3% -- and levy charges, such as road tolls. 	concession
President Clinton and then-Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan deserve little credit for this -- though, to be sure, bad policies could have messed things up. 	concession
Investors in Enron waited years before discovering that something was amiss. Though sudden and vast, the change in America's fiscal stance already provides a clear inkling that something was amiss. 	concession
A government saving plan that is based on automatic, though not compulsory, enrollment has the ability to deal with this problem, if only imperfectly. 	concession
That is the perception though it may not be the fact. 	concession
A great proportion, though by no means all of them, are parentally abducted children. 	concession
I myself am not against taking economic sanctions, though I realize that this is a policy which is very difficult to sell within the European Union. 	concession
There is a limit to the amount we can do ourselves to increase their personal security though we continue to press our concern about that matter on the Colombian authorities. 	concession
You have presided over one of the most extraordinary periods in the history of the European Union and the life of this Parliament, as you yourself said in your speech: going from the intergovernmental conference, through the introduction of the euro and indeed through the unexpected ratification process of the new Commission - that though we had not quite timetabled or expected it - has also been dealt with. 	concession
Thanks to the strenuous efforts made by Mr Dixon and his colleagues, Pillar 4 is working well, though faced with enormous problems due to the legal and institutional vacuum in Kosovo. 	concession
A study by Philippe Jorion and William Goetzmann found 39 countries with reliable stock price data -- though not dividend data -- for a good part of the twentieth century. 	concession
"The decades of rapacious war lords, greedy imperialists, and Japanese invaders were over; China could stand up -- though much misery still lay ahead as Mao's tyranny put down its roots. "	concession
The older we become, the fatter we get, no matter what we eat -- though this seems to conflict with the ob-gen argument that we need to get fat to avoid starvation. 	concession
"The IMF has, however, become far more neutral than it is given credit for -- though it could take more steps to distance itself from its past. These include abolishing any region or country's right to appoint IMF management; allowing the Fund to borrow from markets, so that it does not have to keep seeking key countries' permission to expand; eliminating any country's official veto power over major decisions; and having its agenda set by the IMFC rather than outside bodies. "	concession
Now we see -- though the lifting of the Union's arms embargo may now be delayed thanks to US pressure and Chinese aggressiveness -- that the European Union has become merely a tool for corruption when France and China draw up joint action plans. 	concession
So far, Musharraf has accepted his diminishing stature quietly -- though he has few other options. 	concession
Though some of the changes simply involved administrative regulations, the Patriot Act's overall effect was to erode the great pillars of liberty, such as habeas corpus , the right to recourse to an independent court whenever the state deprives an individual of his freedom. 	concession
Many countries enact legislation to stop people from inciting others to commit violent acts, though some go further. 	concession
To all intents and purposes, Taiwan is independent already, though without formal recognition. 	concession
In this new world, China and Russia are back and America, though still on top, is declining. 	concession
Instead, all Iraqis were allowed to participate in the process, and, though consensus was not ultimately reached, that, too, was a part of the democratization process. 	concession
Globalization has several dimensions, and, though economists all too often portray it and the world economy as being one and the same, other forms of globalization also have significant effects -- not all of them benign -- on our daily lives. 	concession
And, though Europeans have lamented that fate has allocated the real power in the Middle East to their crass cousins, they have nonetheless done pretty well there, not least commercially, simply by not being American. 	concession
For Germans this question was not easily answered, though clearly our family was liberated in every sense. 	concession
"There is a bow to diplomacy in the assurance that fulfilling this mission ""is not primarily the task of arms, though we will defend our friends and ourselves by force of arms when necessary."" "	concession
There is still no confirmation concerning when Obama will visit Asia, though many expect that he will attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, to be held in Singapore in November. 	concession
Yasuhisa Shiozaki, who occupies the key position of cabinet secretary, is a long-time ally, while the foreign minister, Taro Aso, though a rival within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), shares Abe's policy priorities. 	concession
Though the next few years are likely to underscore some of the weaknesses that the skeptics highlight, the end will come mainly because other countries will find creative ways to mimic the most effective US institutions, albeit within their own legal, political, and social frameworks. 	concession
Though some hotheads in India now call for military action, including strikes on terrorist facilities in Pakistani territory, this would certainly lead to a war that neither side could win. 	concession
While Israel's non-victory in Lebanon and the Palestinians' bloody divisions mean that both sides have been humbled, a breakthrough, though possible, remains unlikely. 	concession
A good part of the explanation for this turnaround was the fact that the government managed to convince enough voters to move from abstention to the 'Yes' camp (though the turnout still failed to reach 50%). All of this suggests that the higher the turnout the greater the likelihood of a 'Yes' win. 	concession
Though differences are no bigger than those found within larger economies such as the US or Germany, they risk being amplified by the crisis. 	concession
Pakistan's clampdown on its offices throughout the country essentially confirms this conclusion, though Pakistan is publicly demanding more evidence. 	concession
Congress, though making no promises to undo any of the BJP reforms, had relocated its soul as the voice of India's impoverished masses. 	concession
Though women have the right to vote in almost every country, gender inequalities in political representation remain large. 	concession
"The key sign that discrimination has been injected into the current discourse is the obsession with the idea of ""integration,"" despite the fact that the vast majority of European Muslims abide by the law, know the language of the country in which they reside, and are loyal to their country (though sometimes critical, like their fellow citizens). "	concession
Though the exact details remain to be decided, such steps might include more exchange-rate flexibility in China, and perhaps a promise from the US to show greater commitment to fiscal restraint. 	concession
We thought we had got somewhere when we got the Council Regulation of 1991, disappointed though we were that it was going to be five years before it was implemented. 	concession
I have a lot of sympathy with Mr Hallam's intervention, though I have to say that one would conclude that we do not take Friday mornings seriously. 	concession
That is where we are best placed, and I hope we go on with that kind of policy, though not into a more dirigiste form of economic management. 	concession
I do have a concern though that sea-fishermen, especially share fishermen, who are wholly self-employed, will be adversely affected by some aspects of these proposals and I seek some clarification of this. 	contrast
The biggest difficulty we have, though, is to put it into some sort of picture. 	contrast
There are, though, two realizable goals that Israel can achieve. 	contrast
In relation to that report we do not just have to take on board the importance of the ideas expressed by Mr Florenz about recycling - endorse them though I do. 	concession
Their territories which are part of the European Union though not part of their main land masses are all represented here. 	concession
What happened after that was completely and totally unacceptable, though predictable. 	concession
IKE acknowledges that, within a reasonable range, the market does a far better (though not perfect) job in setting prices than regulators can. 	concession
So far we have not been obliged to have recourse to a blocking statute, we have not had to go to the WTO panel, though it is perfectly clear that in certain circumstances we would have no other choice. 	concession
And although Boyle doesn't mention this latest development, umbilical cord blood, taken in the final stage of labor, is now banked by profit-making firms as a potential -- though unlikely -- source of stem cells for the baby. 	concession
Rare though they are for obvious reasons, the potential consequences to very large numbers of people are extremely serious. 	concession
Regular dialogue with religious communities, though a good thing, should not be extended to purely secular areas. 	concession
There must be a return to negotiation, difficult though that may seem to Russian leaders. 	concession
At the same time, quantitative models may be useful for calculating the risks that prevail in near-equilibrium conditions, though one must remember, particularly for regulatory purposes, that conditions may occasionally veer quite far away from equilibrium. 	concession
With equal fervor, Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, defends his country's right to develop its nuclear capacity (though denying that his country seeks nuclear weapons) and challenges decades of Holocaust research. 	concession
With equal fervor, Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, defends his country's right to develop its nuclear capacity (though denying that his country seeks nuclear weapons) and challenges decades of Holocaust research. 	concession
