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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

That said, the FFM is confident that it did not miss any significant population point in the territories.

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.

Pressure shall preferably be exerted over a significant area (equal to that of a vehicle) rather than a single point.

Despite being a developing country, Cuba had by and large used its own resources in dealing with refugees, only turning to UNHCR when faced with significant numbers.

8.5 The Committee notes the State party's point that the Refugee Protection Division concluded that the complainant's testimony contained significant gaps.

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.

Turning to the Palestinian Authority elections, on 18 June, the Palestinian Legislative Council passed, with a significant majority, a new election law introducing the amendments proposed by President Abbas.

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.

The text finally submitted by the Commission was a significant improvement on previous drafts and a good point of departure for negotiating a treaty instrument.

Traditionally, a visit from the Japanese emperor except for a coronation or royal anniversary celebration signified a turning point in a bilateral relationship. While the emperor is merely the symbol of the state under Japan s US imposed postwar constitution, he retains significant influence, owing to Japanese veneration of the imperial dynasty the world s oldest continuous hereditary monarchy, the origins of which can be traced to 660 BC.

As Colombians continue to weigh the merits of a deal with the FARC, which would mark an seismic turning point for the country, they must consider the roots of the conflict, she said.

Under your able leadership we hope that 2005 will be a turning point in the efforts to overcome an impasse that has prevented the CD for seven consecutive years from launching substantive work.