The six country initiative is not only timely but understandable.

And what that means simple and understandable might not be actually simple or understandable, and things we think are complex might be made simple and understandable.

That's understandable and important.

He said the disappearance of bars was understandable.

It is fundamentally important for the process to be transparent, understandable and easily accessible to citizens.

Circumstances were such that the decision was perhaps understandable.

They spoke of their high exam grades with understandable pride.

When confronted with anarchy, this eagerness to secure stability by whatever means necessary is understandable. But it is a slippery slope.

Thus, the BRICS dissatisfaction with the status quo is understandable. The question is whether their NDB and CRA will make a difference.

Some of the stories are just so classic, and yet so understandable.

That is understandable, of course, and we in Brunei Darussalam again add our voices to the condemnation of all such actions.

Now it's understandable that this has all got intertwined over hundreds of years.

The problems that the Costa Rican proposal sought to address, however, were understandable.

And as you can see, it's not really accessible or understandable to an ordinary citizen that is trying to understand how the government is spending its resources.

This is understandable and every effort should be made to provide opportunities for youth to participate in the life of their society through volunteerism.

Information should be accurate and in a form that is accessible and understandable, including in a language that the indigenous peoples will fully understand.

It's a great story, and it's understandable why they would be reluctant to revise it.

In the case of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, the present lack of balance in the group of parties is unfortunate, while still understandable.

They are readily understandable by citizens and elected officials and serve as a powerful rhetorical symbol.

While it is understandable that the 2005 MDG report focused on the global situation, with some regional analysis, it is nonetheless clear that the necessary statistical information is available for many countries.

A high degree of confidentiality is an understandable condition for intelligence activities when early disclosure could threaten the lives of individuals involved or jeopardize arrest operations.

If the criteria based assessment process is to be effective, the extensive amounts of information collected must be distilled into reports that are understandable and accessible.

To some extent, this is understandable, given the focus on short term liquidity and capital flows. But the sharply decreased availability of longer term funding is heightening financial sector vulnerabilities.

Communicate new legislation and policies as soon and as widely as possible, in language understandable by all.

This may be justified in an emergency situation, but was less understandable in the case of resettlement activities.

So, way back in the early times of the universe, we believe it was very simple and understandable.

There's a growing number of online resources that are dedicated to just explaining science in simple, understandable ways.

Some experts stressed the need for a comprehensive and coherent agreement that would be manageable, understandable and implementable.

(j) Ensure that such protection is understandable, affordable, accessible and not burdensome for the beneficiaries, taking into account the linguistic, cultural, social and economic context of indigenous peoples.

What this really means is that the appreciation is neither a consequence of monetary policy nor the other usual factors. In any case, while the Swiss authorities discomfort with the situation is understandable, their decision is disquieting.

Ideally, the subsidies will go for employing workers of all ages. However, it is understandable that plans under current discussion envision focusing first on the youngest and oldest workers.

For the sake of safety and cautious, Quanzhou Intermediate People s Court s previous fine punishment and judicial advice are also understandable.

To tackle this problem, governments are using new tools to visualize the budget so it's more understandable to the public.

CPF members have also taken action to make the IPF IFF proposals more readily understandable in national and regional contexts.

Given their growing role in the global economy, it is understandable that larger Latin American countries, along with the other BRICS, are seeking a more influential world role. This is not the way to achieve it.

The attraction of this metaphor may be attributable to the excessive trust that Americans place not only in their army, which is understandable, but in force in general, which is much less understandable in the case of an intelligent people. Whatever the case, casting the fight against terrorism as a war has led American policymakers to multiply violent military operations that have absolutely no chance of winning hearts and minds in the Muslim world.

But reducing employment protection scares every worker in the private sector. This is understandable, given an unemployment rate of around 10 in France, Germany, and Italy with so few new jobs, becoming unemployed is a major disaster.

It is understandable that he wishes to distinguish himself from his predecessor, Vicente Fox, who was unable to get meaningful reforms through Congress. But it is not reasonable to do so by proposing a cure that is worse than the disease.

This perfect storm is mounting a grim reality, increasingly grim reality, and we are facing that reality with the full belief that we can solve our problems with technology, and that's very understandable.

This situation is understandable due to poor extension of market activities and because of the gender distribution of labor, which limits the participation of women to housekeeping, with extension only to agricultural production.

The obvious problem with eurobonds is moral hazard how to prevent fiscally irresponsible countries from free riding on the credit worthiness of other member states. This is the understandable fear of countries such as Germany and the Netherlands.

The costs of managing the Social Security system are far smaller than those likely to be associated with privatized accounts. This is understandable private investment firms spend an enormous amount on marketing and salaries.

That is understandable the rise of new powers has always disrupted the established international order. When this new power is a nation of 1.3 billion people living under an alien political system and ideology, its rise is bound to cause even more uneasiness.

These allocation decisions are understandable, given the paltry yields available in fixed income investments, but the resulting second order impact could ultimately prove devastating.

The doubts and the suspicions on both sides may be understandable, but they need to be addressed through constructive engagement and sustained bilateral contacts.