Humankind is at a new and historic, turning point, and the United Nations is at a crucial crossroads.

East Asia s Turning Point

Turning Point at Chernobyl

And it was a turning point.

So English mania is a turning point.

This is a turning point in history.

That was a turning point for my life.

This was the turning point of his life.

Connectomes will mark a turning point in human history.

For me, it was the turning point of my life.

The Millennium Summit was a turning point for global partnership.

The Middle East was approaching a turning point in its history.

This year has marked an important turning point in the momentum for change.

But the Democratic Republic of Congo really was the turning point in my soul.

For the first time, the G 20, the world s 20 leading economies, came together in Washington, D.C., to find an answer to the global financial and economic crisis. While this first meeting resulted in nothing more than declarations of intent, it still marks a historic turning point.

And the turning point was probably, in our terms, when we had the first computer.

In our view, after the difficult year 2004, Haiti is now at a turning point.

So this was great for us because it was a real turning point. But it goes back.

In this way, we can make the summit a turning point in the history of the United Nations.

Outcomes of the review The Marrakesh Accords were a turning point in the intergovernmental process on climate change.

Mr. Thomson (United Kingdom) The end of the war in Europe 60 years ago was a turning point.

The completion of the peacekeeping phase of the United Nations engagement is another turning point for Sierra Leone.

The nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl 20 years ago this month, even more than my launch of perestroika, was perhaps the real cause of the collapse of the Soviet Union five years later. Indeed, the Chernobyl catastrophe was an historic turning point there was the era before the disaster, and there is the very different era that has followed.

At a turning point in European history, our innovative alternative was thrown into the dustbin. It remains there for others to retrieve.

It is my hope that the decisions they take will enable the United Nations to mark a decisive turning point in its history.

Success in drawing up the new constitution will be the definitive turning point for Iraq's stability and the entire process of democratic change.

It was the first battle that George Washington won, in fact, and was pretty much of a turning point in the war of independence.

That Summit commemorated the golden jubilee of the 1955 Asian African Conference, which marked a turning point in the political history of both continents.

The Second World War was not only a historical event of the first order, it also marked a turning point for humankind in our time.

The creation of the Human Rights Council and the establishment of a Peacebuilding Commission will mark a turning point in the history of the Organization.

And it was really a turning point in my life, where I started to realize that I couldn't just go have fun doing science and exploration.

The upcoming legislative elections were widely seen as a turning point and it became apparent to all that the parties were preparing for a final showdown.

STOCKHOLM Slowly but surely, Iran s talks with the international community about its nuclear program are approaching the make or break point. But, more important, the outcome could mark a turning point for the wider and increasingly volatile Middle East.

Europe s Historic Gamble

The OSCE conference on the same subject, held in Berlin in April, had been another seminal event, and its outcome, the Berlin Declaration, had been a turning point.

He hoped that the Hong Kong WTO Ministerial Meeting would be a turning point with respect to both the Doha Round and to the achievement of the Goals.

Historic Election in Egypt?

This is a historic city.

In conclusion, I would like to express the hope that this anniversary summit will be a turning point and that it will make a productive contribution to the development of humankind.

It did, however, seem that Africa was at a turning point stronger leadership was emerging, African countries were assuming ownership of their development programmes, and economic and social performance was improving.

Mr. Fahey (Ireland) acknowledged that Mrs. Robinson's election had been a very positive turning point, and that women were making a very significant contribution to its life, achievements and reforms in Ireland.

I try and revisit historic events

It's a historic moment right now.

Introduction a historic opportunity in 2005

And it feels historic. It tries to create a sense that this is a historic opportunity to do something really extraordinary.