We are after common ground.

The document should, as one speaker put it, be a beachhead of common ground from which we launch ourselves forward with urgency and common purpose.

3. Establishing on the ground the common land border

There was, however, an urgent need to find common ground.

(c) Establishment on the ground of the common land border

that seek common ground while reserving differences, respect one another, and learn from each other's experiences on the basis of a new type of international relations.

(ii) One air to ground system

There is no clear consensus on where they can seek common ground on Syria.

We all know that there was difficulty finding common ground on some sensitive issues.

These two factors, especially in combination, make efforts to establish common ground extremely difficult.

He trusts that his efforts and those of OHCHR can expand such common ground.

We must not abandon our efforts to find common ground on those most challenging tasks.

The sponsors hoped that it would provide common ground for a consensus in the Subcommittee.

One of them falls to the ground.

Instead, the context, the common ground activities, are the content on television that's driving the conversations.

That historic summit highlighted the reality that there is much common ground between our two regions.

Those events demonstrate that there can be common ground when both sides are willing to work constructively.

That decision showed the willingness of all delegations to find common ground and achieve an effective protective regime.

The conclusions and recommendations of the Committee on Contributions should help the Fifth Committee to find common ground.

Emphasizing the need to acknowledge and respect the richness of all civilizations and to seek common ground among civilizations in order to address comprehensively common challenges facing humanity,

Identification and promotion of common ground among civilizations in order to address common challenges threatening shared values, universal human rights and achievements of human society in various fields

To this end, let us challenge ourselves to find common ground and assist the United Nations in developing the appropriate ideas and strategies that promote our common agenda.

As one gets older? Very, very common.

To try to combine it with the transparency of public reporting and debate would make it impossible to find common ground and identify possible compromises between parties without one of them losing face.

As we move forward, we urge Court supporters to reciprocate our efforts to seek common ground and avoid divisiveness.

One common language I'm afraid we'll never get

Presidents Bush and Putin have come to common ground on some important issues connected also to security and non proliferation.

We should also try to reach common ground regarding the level and nature of the threats now facing the country.

I guess the whole ground echelon was someplace on this one.

One foot on the ground, arms wide open, and stay flexible.

It is obvious that in the differentiated world, finding common ground is not easy and forming a consensus is more difficult.

It undercuts self righteousness, radically alters the tone and character of controversy, and enriches dramatically the possibilities for finding common ground.

We can build a world in larger freedom but to do it we must find common ground and sustain collective action.

The United States had hoped this autumn to see a thoughtful redrafting of the draft resolution emphasizing areas of common ground.

This will help to start, with no further delay, the process of building the common ground for this very difficult issue.

We are confident that there is a common ground for, and a shared interest in, elaborating a concrete programme of work.

This paved the way towards the achievement of a common ground and the building up of a consensus on the subject.

Neither one will give up a foot of ground without a fight.

Strengthening democracy helps prevent violent conflict, by allowing for differing views and interests. A democratic culture provides the ground for reconciliation. The common values inherent in democracy also provide fertile ground for peaceful cooperation to build society. The free exchange of ideas, people and goods creates interdependence and common norms.

We hope that the Group will be able to move beyond the debate which no one will win regarding whether deep seabed genetic resources beyond national jurisdiction are, or are not, the common heritage of humankind. Instead, it could look to established principles that may provide common ground for further deliberations.

Think of mass media as providing common ground and you have the recipe for taking this idea to a whole new place.

45. In a world of diversity and disparity, children were a unifying force capable of bringing people to a common ethical ground.

Some common ground had been established, initially in informal discussions between the Chairman and representatives of delegations, and then in the meetings.

You feel this common ground will enable you to present the position of this country... to a sympathetic and influential popular leader?

What happens at ground level, far from the halls of power, happens to ordinary citizens one by one.