I thought it was a very candid response today, a very candid presentation, IAAF president Coe told reporters.

Coe praises 'candid' Russian apology for doping scandal

What do I think, you say ... well then, I'll give you my candid opinion.

China valued its constructive relationship with both countries, and felt it could afford to be candid.

Delegations expressed appreciation for the organization's professional approach to internal audit, and the transparent and candid report.

And because of that, you end up getting very honest, candid, sincere responses that are often very moving.

We also thank his Special Representative, Mr. Jessen Petersen, for his informative and, I have to say, candid briefing.

My overall impression of this morning's candid discussion is that our shared assessment of the summit is that it is a success.

Ms. Patten said that both reports were very candid and realistic about the differences in the employment situation of women and men.

Mr. Blake (Jamaica) My delegation wishes to thank the Secretary General for his lucid and candid World Youth Report 2005 (A 60 61).

On the MTR of the Brazil country programme, a delegation commended the remarkably self critical, candid and sincere nature of the Brazilian MTR.

It provides a candid account of the problem, as well as a clear framework for effective action by both the Secretariat and Member States.

The Committee appreciates the constructive dialogue established with a high level representative delegation and welcomes the candid and comprehensive responses to the questions raised during the dialogue.

This could serve both to show support and to provide direct and candid feedback on how a peace operation was faring and what unforeseen obstacles it might be facing.

The summit has provided us with an excellent opportunity for candid exchanges, and I conclude by sharing the sense of optimism for the future of multilateralism and the role of the United Nations.

Global athletics boss Sebastian Coe praised what he described as a candid apology from Russia over a doping scandal on Thursday but reiterated it was not the moment for the country to be readmitted to the sport.

Little has changed since then. Local pharmacists from Lahore to Lusaka continue to sell a variety of brands of the same drug at different prices and shopkeepers are called upon to give a candid opinion of their benefits and shortcomings.

Such an examination requires a candid appraisal of the extent to which existing United Nations human rights treaty monitoring bodies and special procedures have been able to address the compatibility of States' counter terrorism measures with their international human rights obligations.

In his typically candid style, Richard St. John reminds us that success is not a one way street, but a constant journey. He uses the story of his business' rise and fall to illustrate a valuable lesson when we stop trying, we fail.

So the point of all this for us today is not just hopefully honesty for the sake of honesty, but a hope that by being more honest and candid about these experiences, that we can all collectively bend that happiness baseline up a little bit.

Indeed, East Asian countries may find it difficult to conduct candid surveillance of one another s policies and enforce firm policy conditionality. The example of Greece before and during the eurozone crisis shows that it is often hard for countries to be tough on their neighbors.

The interaction of staff was characterized by a collegial atmosphere with mutual respect, indicated by a high level of engagement by staff in the workshops, candid and open exchange of views as well as by verbal and non verbal cues provided by staff behaviour.

The Chairman recalled that in accordance with General Assembly resolution 58 316, section C, paragraph 3 (d), the practice of question time had been introduced into all Main Committees with a view to enabling a dynamic and candid exchange with heads of departments and offices.

Kul Gautam, Deputy Executive Director, said that the High Level Forum on Health related Millennium Development Goals, established in May 2003, aimed to provide an opportunity for candid dialogue between senior policy makers and to identify opportunities for accelerating action on the health related Goals.

Perhaps most important, deeper regional integration calls for closer cooperation in macroeconomic and financial surveillance, as envisaged by the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization. Asian countries must be able to conduct well coordinated candid reviews of one another to reduce the likelihood of risks and detect emerging vulnerabilities.

The policy is based on a candid analysis of the social and economic situation of Guinean women, who make up 51.4 per cent of the population 75 per cent of women live in rural areas and over half of urban women live in the capital city.

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA One of the most interesting parts of my job as a business school dean is engaging in candid conversations with leaders across industries. A few years ago, I started hearing a troubling refrain business leaders are feeling the type of public disdain once reserved for politicians.

Addressing the challenges that we Britons face will first require acknowledging our limited control over their root causes. The country is in desperate need of leadership with the courage to be candid with voters, by explaining to them clearly and soberly that the UK can no longer solve its problems alone.

Latin America experienced this dilemma in the 1980 s, when its debt arithmetic had become unsustainable. At the outset of that crisis, major US financial institutions capital exposure to Latin America was near 200 , making candid recognition of debt unsustainability the surest route to wiping out the global financial system.

The revelations also annoyed the Mexican army, for they pointed out that the military frequently doesn t act on intelligence provided by the US, and displays a strong aversion to risk. Moreover, Pascual s candid assessments described a dysfunctional situation in which Mexican security agencies fight each other more than they fight organized crime.

The last thing Europe needs now is an interest rate cut, says one influential member of the ECB Governing Council in a candid assessment of the current situation. Capitulating to outside political pressure is no one s definition of an anchor of stability. The euro would collapse, and the ECB finished as a creditable central bank.

Evaluating two decades of US sanctions to curb Iran s nuclear appetite, the US Congress s Government Accountability Office recently concluded that the results are unclear, adding with candid obliqueness that some evidence, such as foreign firms signing contracts to invest in Iran s energy and Iran s continued proliferation efforts, raise questions about the extent of the sanctions impact.

The biggest risk is that the growing disconnect between the perception of national companies and the reality of Europeanization may lead to spectacularly ill judged policies. It is high time for business leaders to be more candid about where their real constituencies lie, and for national politicians to recognize that they can no longer wield control over the giants of today s European business.

But Barak skipped a cruelly candid paragraph in Dayan s speech that evoked the imposing magnitude of the Palestinian plight Let us not cast the blame on the murderers today .For eight years, they have been sitting in the refugee camps in Gaza, and before their eyes we have been transforming the lands and the villages where they and their fathers dwelt into our estate. It is not among the Arabs in Gaza, but in our midst, that we must seek Roi s blood.