Everything of the best and almost new.

So you started demanding perfection.

It was a nice, friendly, civilised arrangement.

These are leaders who are highly ambitious for the greater good.

It's rather like that line in the film As Good As it Gets.

We'll try to surpass that, won't we? Yes, sir.

Now, see everything's perfect for Miss Mayfield when she comes.

Various quantification methods have been used so far. None of them has appeared to be perfect.

He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again.

The Organization must perfect the art of results based budgeting as quickly as possible.

And because they're ambitious for a greater good, they feel no need to inflate their own egos.

We prefer to take the lead and do what we can to improve our conditions.

(f) To optimize the utilization of information through the use of modern information technologies

For women, shame is do it all, do it perfectly and never let them see you sweat.

In spite of falling oil prices, he brought this country up here.

Despite some improvements, the team has never enjoyed full cooperation.

Despite these improvements, operational bottlenecks persisted.

This system is bristling with defects and drawbacks.

He submits that in spite of his complaints, the diet has not been modified.

I warn you in advance that I'm a poor speaker, but I'll do my best

(h) To exercise due diligence to prevent all acts of violence against women, including by improving the safety of public environments

Above all, we must never lose hope in the Organization's capacity for reform, its perfectibility.

Ambassador Qazi said that the international community must do all that was possible to assist the Iraqis and that every effort must be made to improve the security environment.

It will require better planning to ensure that resources are used as effectively as possible.

He's looking at his table he's planning to propose this evening to his girlfriend of 40 years, and he wants it to be perfect.

Despite some improvements, the answer remains mixed.

The best possible systems must be in place to provide warnings of impending disaster.

Go on, Duffy, get going. The Morning Post expects every editor to do his duty.

Morales's belligerent rhetoric has sapped any residual Chilean goodwill, she suggested.

Despite certain improvements, China's human rights record remained poor.

We must do what is required to strengthen and reform this Organization, for, despite its imperfections, the world does need the United Nations.

The country was also prone to natural disasters, and, despite some improvement, it faced continuing serious problems.

This awareness of serving the greater good is very self inspiring and it creates fertile ground for compassion to grow in.

States should do what they can to ensure that genuine charities are able to operate as freely as possible while ensuring that donors do not find their money diverted from the good causes they wish to support (see box 3 and annex III for examples of abuse).

It facilitates the exercise of the right of aggrieved suppliers and contractors to seek review.

His reply, a long one, arrived today.

Although there have been improvements in recent years in all regions, the rate is insufficient to achieve the target by 2000 in all countries.

Nonetheless, the draft articles were far from perfect, and certain substantive issues remained in dispute.

Although the law was still deficient in some respects, it was extremely well known around the country.

Despite efforts to improve governance and combat corruption, the situation regarding economic, social and cultural rights had not improved.

Although some progress had been achieved in the improvement of the status of children, many problems persisted.

Nevertheless, that State shall cooperate in good faith with other aquifer States with a view to providing as much information as possible under the circumstances.

It has the same aim as the Secretary General's report to improve living conditions in the widest possible sense.

Despite the substantive improvement in the security situation, the environment in Haiti still remains volatile.

The draft should be viewed not as a compromise, but rather as a text that was as perfect as was humanly possible.