It was also your air of quiet efficiency.

He didn't come here to witness a demonstration of your efficiency.

I hope that the tolerant spirit which has been in evidence here will continue, so that it will be possible for the Ministers to reach agreement on Tuesday.

In many ways the more pressure for urgency, possibly the more there is to be hidden.

In all parliaments the declaration of urgency is linked to the idea of exceptional circumstances.

Trade relations between the EEC and Japan have long been a concern of the Group of European Progressive Democrats.

That it has never theless been possible to smash some terrorist rings reflects the dedication of our security forces.

But will society see the software billionaire as having acquired her wealth unfairly, or will it see that wealth as a fair reward for cleverness?

But we must tighten up considerably in this area, because it makes a very large hole in our pocket.

An attempt was made in 1949 to make the Council of Europe into a constituent assembly.

However the course of his 26 year regency Luitpold knew to overcome, by modesty, ability and popularity, the initial uneasiness of his subjects.

The quality of work from our in house print shops is very high and the staff operates at a high level of professionalism and efficiency.

Justice is power and knowledge Socrates convinces Hippias that Justice is a matter of both power and knowledge, and that the powerful (i.e., truly skilled) man is better than the clumsy one who makes mistakes from lack of knowledge and skill.

Though he wrote to me on 24 December, as he knows, I only actually received the letter thanks to the efficiency of the European postal services at the end of last week.

And thus he went along, full of that debonair majesty that is given by the consciousness of great talent, of fortune, and of forty years of a labourious and irreproachable life.

Cuba (1511 1518) In 1511, Cortés accompanied Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, an aide of the Governor of Hispaniola, in his expedition to conquer Cuba.

I would also add that 700 000 jobs in industry have been lost in my country since 1974.

Its economy is a variant of crony capitalism, in which economic success depends on one s political connections, rather than on the meritocratic free market competition from which liberty grows.

Mr Bonde. (DA) Can that last statement of principle be taken as a guarantee that Danish citizens will not have to have a passport when they travel to other Scandinavian countries?

It is a testament to the great efficiency with which we exploit living marine resources that fish like cod are now much more likely to die at the hands of fishermen than for all other reasons put together, once they get into the fisheries.

NEW YORK Almost everyone in the world who watched the 2008 Olympics in Beijing was impressed by China s preparations, the acumen of the Chinese in running such a complex and challenging event, and the rich harvest of medals especially gold medal that Chinese athletes won.

However, despite the huge problems posed by the entry of Spain and Portugal into the Community, the Greek Socialists, having examined the issue on the basis of purely political criteria, warmly support the accession of these two countries on 1 January 1984, as has been agreed, in the belief that all the internal Community problems can be solved given goodwill and cooperation on all sides, with a view to creating a Europe of the Peoples.

Yesterday my group voted against urgency on this matter, because we feared that the careful, patient work carried out over many years by Council, Parliament and Commission could be disrupted or put at risk by irresponsible, partisan, emotive, possible opportunist statements by certain Members. I fear that some of Mrs Ewing's recent statements could possibly be said to fall into this cate gory.