That was a positive sign.

This proactive role of the Agency is a welcome sign.

Also encouraging are signs that groups that have remained outside the political process are now seeking to actively participate.

The final withdrawal of the United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala last year after 10 years in the field was a positive sign.

The peaceful integration of URNG ex combatants and the transformation of the URNG into a political party were other signs of positive change.

On the other hand, there were positive signs of the Islamic Republic of Iran's commitment to the NPT.

The positive shift in nearly all priority areas agreed within the NEPAD framework is also an encouraging sign.

We believe that those positive signs will serve as an impetus to further strengthen international support aimed at overcoming development challenges.

This having been said, the Special Rapporteur considers as positive the fact that His Excellency the Head of State has expressed a willingness to initiate amendments to the Electoral Act.

There are positive signs, too, that momentum is indeed building to increase investment and aid flows.

55. Positive signs of coordinated approach and international cooperation, in particular through multilateral mechanisms, have begun to appear in the fight against organized transnational crime.

Positive signs of the growing acceptance of the Convention came from other States that are still outside the Convention, including China, Indonesia and Somalia.

In the economic sphere, recent conscientious efforts have resulted in the registration of positive signs in the revitalization of the global economy.

It's the sign of a pervert.

That such large numbers of people have participated actively in the referendum and the current political campaign is an encouraging sign of Iraqi popular support for democratic processes.

The positive progress we have seen in our region in confronting this problem, taken together with the international multilateral process that gave birth to a new draft instrument on marking and tracing, are positive signs we should pursue.

It can be an indication.

The first signs were the words of an exgirlfriend from Paris.

This is a positive trend.

The first case should be regarded as a primary indication and the latter as a secondary indication.

There is no indication that a case seeking positive protection for Sami herders would be successful, and, in any event, the existing Supreme Court ruling would be a further obstacle.

A positive phenomenon observed during the past three years is an increase in book loans (also in cities).

Not one habitation that We destroyed before them had believed. So how can they believe?

There is not a township before them which did not believe which We have not destroyed so will they believe?

Not one city that We destroyed before them believed what then, will they not believe?

Not a city before them which We destroyed believed will they then believe?

Not one of the towns (populations), of those which We destroyed, believed before them (though We sent them signs), will they then believe?

None of the towns We destroyed before them had believed. Will they, then, believe?

Not one township that We destroyed before them believed. Would they, then, believe?

Not a township believed of those which We destroyed before them (though We sent them portents) would they then believe?

No town that We destroyed before them believed. Will these then have faith if they are sent signs ?

Of the villages We destroyed, there was not one that believed. What, will they not believe?

Not a single city which We destroyed believed before them, so will they believe?

The people of the town whom We had destroyed also had no faith. Will these people then believe in God?

There did not believe before them any town which We destroyed, will they then believe?

Before them, not one of the communities which We destroyed believed either. Will these believe?

(As to those) before them, not one of the populations which We destroyed believed will these believe?

That would be a major step forward.

There were some signs of relative well being, but evidence of exceedingly poor living conditions as well.

However, in spite of those positive signs, only 15 countries had reached the 30 per cent threshold of women parliamentarians, regarded as the minimum necessary for women to have a significant impact on the work of the parliament.

And it's only by linking positive things that the negative can be delinked.

But we hope that you can build on those positive signs and not allow them to drift away, because I think it is that kind of continued engagement, working with trying to accentuate the positive, that stands a good chance of taking us forward.

We need to take a really positive view.

It is a positive step and one to be welcomed.

The Committee notes that the value attached by the community to education is a positive factor that helps to reduce the incidence of child labour.