Problem prevention was preferable to problem solving.

It would be far preferable for Member States to take this vital decision by consensus.

His delegation considered that the second variant was preferable.

It might be preferable, for instance, to avoid using the parallel terms States Parties and Contracting States .

As such, a peer to peer exchange, rather than a donor recipient scenario, is preferable for sustainability of innovations.

It is my understanding that it would be preferable for the Assembly to consider the report at its sixtieth session.

It would therefore be preferable to envisage the drafting of an additional protocol.

We also agree that, even if it would be preferable for action to be taken by consensus, that must not become an excuse for postponing action.

It would be preferable for Kazakhstan, as it would for many other States, if consensus on Security Council reform were reached before the summit in September 2005.

For that purpose, the Commission considered that it might be preferable for the Working Group to postpone its discussions regarding the requirement of written form for the arbitration agreement.

For that purpose, the Commission considered that it might be preferable for the Working Group to postpone its discussions regarding the writing requirement and the New York Convention.

He also stated that it was preferable, for reasons of public perception and cultural sensitivities, for a State to prosecute alleged perpetrators rather than having international courts do so.

Which categories of environmentally preferable products could be included in WTO negotiations on EGs, and what should developing country priorities be for negotiations in this area?

It is preferable for the parties to appoint their own mediator, but it is also possible for the court to rule that it considers mediation necessary for the resolution of the conflict.

So meritocracy seems preferable, at least at first sight. But, on closer inspection, things are not so simple.

It would be very preferable for Member States to take this vital decision by consensus, but if they are unable to reach consensus this must not become an excuse for postponing action.

However, it is preferable to underline the positive elements and state that we will not forget the people of Haiti.

A fairly applied, consistent merger regime was preferable and would be unlikely to harm small and medium sized Jamaican firms.

He urged Parties to bear in mind that, although preferable, meeting the criteria set out in Annex II to the Convention was not a precondition for the submission of notifications.

It was felt that such a provision under draft article 9 was preferable to a general exclusion under draft article 2.

It was thought that the contractual place of receipt and the contractual place of delivery were preferable in terms of predictability.

In addition, grant aid in the social sector is preferable to loans, as the latter would drive the nation into heavy debt.

While all those who spoke agreed that the study served as an excellent basis for discussion, there was a divergence of views over which option or combination of options would be preferable.

The CHAIRPERSON thought that it would be preferable to consider any changes to the order of the operative paragraphs after discussing the text.

We believe it is preferable to emphasize the interdependence of the global community, which brings about greater contact between diverse cultures and peoples.

However, there is a clear need to develop this idea further in order for us to be able to conclude that it is preferable to a Commission on Human Rights with universal membership.

If imprisonment must be used to sanction offenders, it is preferable that the sentence be discharged in the community rather than in an institution.

That would be preferable to that carrying out such activities through offices in other countries that are far from the actual areas needing assistance.

It may be preferable for the United Nations to focus on the creation of a new, credible and effective electoral management body, rather than try to build capacity of the old regime election commission.

For the US, however, the utility of multilateralism is purely situational. Above all, multilateralism is never preferable to a good bilateral solution a view that has reinforced behavior that undermines, rather than strengthens, the capacity for effective international action.

This petition concerned early retirement arrangements for the Fund's employees, providing preferable benefits to male employees up to the age of 65, whilst granting female employees these benefits only up to the age of 60.

According to the analysts of the EU competition law rules, showing during the auction overall ranking instead of prices is preferable from competition law prospective.

So far, policymakers are talking only about exchanging old Greek bonds for cash (in buybacks) or new Greek bonds. It would be far preferable to exchange them for Eurobonds, backed by the full faith and credit of all eurozone countries.

It would be preferable, in our view, to build on existing mechanisms, such as the Central Emergency Revolving Fund, in order to ensure available funds for rapid disbursement and to avoid delays in acute emergency situations.

Every day, 24 hours, that pump is at your side, administering medicine directly to your heart, and it's not a particularly preferable medicine in many senses.

It has been deemed preferable to have the rule depend upon and be linked with the case of a conflict between the two categories of obligations.

A powerful prime minister seems preferable. One of the chief weaknesses in Russia's constitutional design is that power is separated from accountability the president has the most power, but the government is held accountable for policy results.

Another advantage was said to be that the concept of volume contracts was preferable to that of OLSAs, as it was a broader and more universal concept.

The ruling dealt with early retirement arrangements for the Fund's employees, which provided preferable benefits to male employees up to the age of 65, whilst granting female employees these provisions benefits only up to the age of 60.

It is rare in history that such widely different but plausible paths stem from a common point. It is not difficult, however, to determine which one is preferable.

Mr. Nordlander (Sweden) said that, having heard the statements by the representatives of the United States and Singapore, he thought it preferable to retain draft paragraph 1 (c).

It was suggested that developing such an instrument might take a considerable amount of time and that it was preferable to begin the process earlier rather than later.

Despite the recognized difficulties of establishing a new working group, Ms. Hampson stated that this would be preferable to having a Special Rapporteur to do such work alone.

The hard to do is preferable to the unacceptable and the unthinkable. Still, there is little indication so far that the two reform laggards are up to the challenge.

Although it would be preferable to proceed with the harmonization as a first step, the harmonization effort should not prevent the consolidation of payroll systems from taking place simultaneously.