Liberia had been torn apart by civil strife for decades.

Before the tsunami, Aceh saw three decades of armed conflict caused by perceived economic injustices.

Two Decades from Warsaw

At the current pace, some regions and countries will miss several of the MDGs by decades.

That view of the matter had been denounced for decades by Puerto Rican anti colonialist forces.

For us who for decades survived by hope of freedom alone this summit is also about hope.

The devastation wrought by the increased intensity of hurricanes can set back our development efforts by decades, and has indeed done so.

They've been swept away over the last two decades by these types of world flattening digitization technologies, right?

And it went on for decades.

The battle against poverty, following the fight for peace, will require decades of sustained effort by the Sudanese people and by the international community.

Others are new, brought about by the changes and scientific progress that the world has witnessed in recent decades.

Three decades have elapsed since the introduction of this idea for the very first time by Iran in 1974.

For the first time in decades, not one of the countries in the region is plagued by internal conflict.

Throughout the decades, constant references to mythological occurrences have spawned such sparkling gems as By Jove and Jumping Jupiter.

The isolated provinces to which most refugees are returning are among the most affected by almost three decades of conflict.

Over the past few decades, Pakistan has been obliged to respond to the escalating steps of proliferation by our neighbour.

Nicaragua took great exception to being criticized by a regime which had kept one man in power for nearly four decades.

People around the world were torn between the hopes engendered by decades of remarkable progress and the fear of future upheavals.

Again, Bandura recognized this years ago, decades ago.

In recent decades, cooperatives have demonstrated great vigour.

It served the world well for many decades.

The United Nations six decades later must change.

Again, Bandura recognized this years ago, decades ago.

In last decades, the Mozambican population has grown to a rhythm sped up by about 3,3 , caused by the formation of a considerable sector of vulnerable population.

For over two decades, Bhutan's development process has been guided by the concept of gross national happiness a concept enunciated by His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuk.

The limited success of Brazil's industrial development policies over the past two decades could be explained by both internal and external factors.

In the last two decades (1981 2001), life expectancy for Israeli women has increased by 5.3 years, compared to 4.6 among men.

The total fertility rate has dropped by 50 per cent, from 6.3 to 3 births per woman over the last two decades.

That situation had changed in the past two decades as a result of heavy rural to urban migration, particularly by young people.

18. The representative of China observed that the Committee had been operating for decades in a highly efficient manner and by consensus.

Thus, some of the phenomenon s most dramatic impacts in recent decades had been felt by the ecosystems of the tropical Pacific Ocean.

It's been known for decades what causes this malignancy.

Chileans have been building with confined masonry for decades.

Syria has suffered the scourge of terrorism for decades.

Alas, Israel ignored that resolution for over two decades.

These emissions may be significant when summed over decades.

However, for more than four decades, Cuba has been subjected to a policy of continuous hostility and aggression by the military super Power.

Moreover, the current trends in this respect in rural areas are the same as the ones exhibited by urban areas two decades ago.

Look a decade ago, look two decades ago markedly different.

But in the last few decades that has totally changed.

These figures have fallen dramatically over the past several decades.

Poverty alleviation efforts were undertaken for more than three decades.

The reform agenda has been with us for decades now.

A solution to this decades old conflict has proved elusive.

The banning of anti personnel mines cannot wait for decades.