Protracted displacement also characterized a great number of IDP situations, particularly those in south eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and the Middle East.

Second, empirical evidence is rarely reliable enough to settle decisively a controversy characterized by deeply divided opinion. This is particularly true in macroeconomics, of course, where data are few and open to diverse interpretations.

But what else is life characterized by?

The emergency phase had been characterized by active consideration of the humanitarian catastrophe in his country by the relevant international organizations, particularly the United Nations, culminating in a number of Security Council and General Assembly resolutions.

The whole event was characterized by vibrant exchanges.

The whole event was characterized by vibrant discussions.

I don't see it the way you characterized it.

Most of the related offences are characterized as felonies.

Employment, which is a key to reducing poverty and strengthening social integration, is characterized by a stubborn persistence of a number of adverse factors in most regions, more particularly in Africa, West Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean.

Optimism is sometimes characterized as a belief, an intellectual posture.

He said that supersonic aircrafts are characterized by loud noise effects.

It was characterized by a nation versus nation, very fragile standoff.

The expanded approach has been characterized by action in four areas.

The real issue, she noted, was how a conflict was characterized.

Yet others characterized relations among members of the Council as complex.

Judge Kirsch today accurately characterized Mexico's accession as a historic milestone.

The existing consensus has been characterized as a relic of the past.

Clearly, periods of global growth are almost always characterized by symbiotic imbalances. But, while each of these episodes was characterized by macroeconomic distortions caused by the imbalances, they lasted for years, or even decades.

Another sector characterized by large migratory flows of indigenous groups is hazardous agriculture.

Yemeni society has been characterized by moral and religious tolerance since ancient times.

The disqualification of both sends a strong message from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei. Simply put, Khamenei will not tolerate any diminution of his power, and he is determined to avoid the type of friction that has characterized his relationships with previous presidents, particularly Ahmadinejad.

Conflicts, confusion, and failure to achieve decentralization objectives have characterized many decentralization efforts.6

Radar images are often characterized by speckle, which appears as a salt and pepper pattern.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is characterized by intensive pluralization of family forms and family life styles.

The population of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2002, therefore, may be characterized as biologically regressive.

Mr. Shrestha (Nepal) We are living in a world characterized by great possibilities and uncertainties.

The population is characterized by rapid growth and a very high proportion of young people.

Detentions, hostage taking, murder and looting of relief supplies have increasingly characterized the security conditions there.

And the people who said, Yeah, yeah. I'm pretty good about that, they were characterized as high efficacy, and the people who said, Eh, I never get around to brushing and flossing as much as I should, they were characterized as low efficacy.

Characterized by a feeling of energized focus, full involvement and success in the process of the activity.

And Lost City was characterized by these incredible limestone formations and upside down pools. Look at that.

But before we can make life, let's think for a second what life really is characterized by.

One such difference is today's global economic landscape, characterized by pockets of affluence and mass, abject poverty.

During a period characterized by heightened political uncertainty in the country, southern Lebanon enjoyed a relative calm.

The international situation in the field of peace and security remains characterized by instability, challenge and ambivalence.

Its political climate has been characterized since 1990 by upheavals which have considerably hindered nation building efforts.

Syria's position has always been characterized by firmness, credibility and a commitment to peace and its framework.

The implication is that the post crisis global economy will not be characterized by balance, but by a return to large macroeconomic imbalances. But, although many economists will consider this problematic, history shows that symbiotic imbalances have characterized virtually all periods of global economic expansion.

Mongolia is characterized by an unusual reverse gender gap (more girls than boys) in both enrolment and completion.

OIOS noted the insistence of HOAs that CSPs should not be confused with or characterized as humanitarian activities.

In most regions, jobs created over the past decade were characterized by low productivity and lack of social protection.

The reports issued by all observer groups characterized the elections as peaceful, orderly, free, fair, transparent and well administered.

A unilateral statement did not need to be characterized as a reservation for it to be taken as such.

We also stress the importance of establishing an international multilateral trade system characterized by fairness and equality for all.

Its statistics on women's health were characterized by very high population growth and fertility rates and low life expectancy.