I hear some laughing, but I think the situation is very, very serious if we go on on that path, if really we first have to reach consensus on how to establish consensus, on how to make a decision.

If we had agreed agenda items, then we would not have continued to discuss them.

It would of course be better if we could agree on two.

If the matter was to be considered, however, it was essential that an attempt should be made to reach agreement on the outcome of the discussion.

Lastly, there are delegations that say they would not oppose a consensus if one were reached for the holding of consultations.

However, if consensus is not reached on a point, the disagreement will be reflected in the final report

It would be very preferable for Member States to take this vital decision by consensus, but if they are unable to reach consensus this must not become an excuse for postponing action.

If consensus cannot be achieved, countries vote with different voting shares.

I would like to mention that, if the Commission agrees on the Egyptian proposal, we would have no problem agreeing to it.

If consensus could not be reached on those amendments, the European Union would vote against the draft resolution.

That consensus decision stands if one truly respects the rules of procedure.

There was a consensus yesterday that you concluded there was no consensus on how to establish consensus on the proposal made by Finland.

Thirdly, outcomes need to be negotiated by consensus.

(c) Where consensus cannot be achieved, the matter shall be put to a vote.

The working group reached consensus on the conclusions summarized below.

If the parents cannot reach agreement on raising the child after the divorce, the dispute is settled in court.

In case of disputes spouses shall try to seek agreement.

However, if there were to be consensus, and whenever that consensus is attained, we will not oppose consultations being held on a possible mandate and on the necessary arrangements to see how this Conference on Disarmament could deal with the issue.

If the parents cannot reach agreement on a matter, the dispute is settled in court, with the participation of the tutorship and guardianship authorities if requested by the parents (or one of them).

If transparency measures could be agreed, a further step would be to formalize and verify those unilateral commitments.

The representative of Italy also preferred the first option, but stated that if no agreement was reached, she could accept the third one.

If consensus is not possible, adoption by voting requires a three quarters majority of the Parties present and voting.

For if it is true that we have not found the common ground on which to build together, it is no less true that our positions have not remained unchanged.

Although she understood the concerns expressed, further discussions would be counter productive and in any case it would not be possible to achieve a perfect text or complete unanimity.

Lastly, if there is no agreement on the expansion of permanent membership, expansion should be limited to the non permanent category.

Where this is not possible, the report shall reflect the views of all the Committee members.

Failure to reach agreement on these will lead to implementation of resolution 425 (1978) being frozen.

If China is a cow, she is indeed a marvellous animal that gives both meat and milk, but at the same time grows stronger.

If all efforts at reaching a consensus have been exhausted and no agreement has been reached, decisions shall be taken by a three fourths majority of the members present and voting at the meeting.

Did they reach agreement and arrive at consensus on the question of mines?

But now that the Cold War is over, there's nearly universal consensus in the Muslim world and pretty close to the same here in the United States, if you talk to people and ask them that in principle, there's no reason that democracy and Islam cannot co exist.

That is why what we have agreed is so important.

Take joint positions with your client.

Unfortunately, it had not been possible during the current year to reach a consensus, but his delegation hoped that positive results would be achieved next time.

361. The discussion section of the report is of particular importance when the Committee is not in a position to reach consensus on the conclusions and recommendations.

Agreeing on a peacebuilding commission is without doubt one key result in the area of peace and security.

4. On 3 December 1996, the Conference unanimously passed the following resolution

It would be better if such schemes could be agreed upon by all by G 20 countries, as was briefly the case in the coordinated stimulus of April 2009. If not, groups of countries should pursue them on their own.

If a complete ban on APLs had been pressed, there would have been no consensus on the revised protocol.

At times it appeared that we had reached agreement, and then it appeared we had not.

If all efforts to reach consensus have been exhausted and no agreement has been reached, the decisions of the Committee shall be adopted by a two thirds majority vote of the members present and voting.

The former has been unable to agree upon a programme of work, the latter on an agenda.

If Member States mustered the requisite political will, the Committee would undoubtedly be able to arrive at a consensus scale favourable to the membership at large.

Failing that, we were to kill you.

63. The court s statute derived its substance from the rich resources of cultural diversity, which should lead to a unified effort and a unified result.