Although progress had been made on many fronts since January 2005, gaps still remained.

Although security for minorities has improved since the violence of March 2004, freedom of movement remained precarious.

The new non concessional debt more than offset the debt relief received, although export earnings have increased since 2001.

Although significant progress had been achieved since the World Summit for Social Development, much more needed to be done.

Although connection can be omitted, it is not recommended, since it could be a cause of hard to find bug in script.

Much has been achieved since 2001, although much remains to be done before Afghanistan can look forward with confidence to the future.

Although flooding is a very serious concern, some of this rainfall will likely be beneficial since the Southwest is currently experiencing drought conditions.

Although the Committee has been meeting regularly since May 24, 2004, this important forum for institutional debate has not yet been formally constituted.

Although the essence of this statement has remained the same since 1985, the context has changed over the years and the emphasis has shifted.

Since that provision aimed to protect the family, the State could not approve of a separation, although exceptions could be made depending on circumstances.

Although 18 years had passed since the accident, millions of people were still living in areas contaminated by radiation in Belarus, Ukraine and Russia.

Since the NATO intervention in 1999, Kosovo has been de facto separated from Serbia and Montenegro, although de jure it remains part of that country.

Although the total number of IDPs remained almost unchanged since the last reporting period, both new displacements and returns occurred during the 2004 2005 period.

Although the downward trend in the registration of marriages that started in the 1990s continued in 2000, there has been a slight increase since 2001.

Although the internally displaced persons and their leaders have not resorted to violence since the riots of July, the registration process remains in a deadlock.

Although the World Programme of Action for Youth is still highly relevant today, in the 10 years that have passed since its adoption new challenges have emerged.

Although the percentage of population assistance channelled by non governmental organizations has decreased since 2002, the non governmental organization channel continues to predominate throughout all the world regions.

Although it has been a priority since the establishment of the Protection Information Section in 2002, the Department of International Protection has not developed a question and answer database.

Many of its proposals are still current today, although in the 12 years that have elapsed since the research was done the world has, of course, not stood still.

Although the Summit laid the groundwork for the Goals, the effort since then to prioritize action by focusing on the Goals has resulted in the narrowing of the international development agenda.

Although it has been over 10 years since the end of the cold war, resort to nuclear weapons by the nuclear weapon States has not decreased, but rather it has increased.

Although the total value of imports and exports fell year on year, the export data enjoyed growth. This is the fifth consecutive month for export to achieve growth since March this year.

This is the real challenge, and although it may prove ambitious, many countries will arrive at the Cancún conference with renewed hope for the future, thanks to the progress made since Copenhagen.

Although there has been an apparent reduction in the number of violent incidents since the elections, the tactics and lethality of the insurgency continue to evolve and remain a cause of concern.

Nevertheless, although civil law allowed women the freedom to choose whether or not to engage in business activities, the situation was rather different in practice, since domestic responsibilities tended to complicate matters.

It is also noted that the detainees have been deprived of their liberty since 10 April 2003, that this situation has not changed since then although there has been a change in the place of detention in one case and that they continue to be held in pretrial detention.

The Finnish space budget has remained unchanged since 1995, although the share devoted to European Space Agency (ESA) programmes has increased the latter accounted for the main part of the budget in 2005.

The international framework on judicial cooperation has been considerably strengthened since the twentieth special session of the General Assembly in 1998, although the non extradition of nationals remains an important barrier to extradition.

The Board did not consider credible that the complainant had been persecuted by Bangladeshi authorities since, although wanted for murder, he had been able to travel back and forth between Bangladesh and India.

Although there are no specific laws promoting OFDI, the Singapore Government has been relentlessly promoting OFDI by indigenous Singaporean firms since 1993 as a major strategy to diversify its export oriented domestic economy.

Since no model was applicable to all countries, although core issues could be similar, his Organization had developed initiatives to facilitate the exchange of information in order to increase understanding of integration issues.

Since then, the Space Technology Research Group and the Kakuda Research Centre have played a dominant role in the development of space technology in NAL, although close cooperation with other divisions is occasionally required.

Although local Muslim leaders have since criticized Hilaly s attitude, the incident again raises the question of attitudes regarding sex in orthodox communities, and how they can be reconciled with prevailing norms in the West.

The United Kingdom shares the Secretary General's assessment that progress in implementing the standards for Kosovo has continued since his last report, although it is clear that further and continuing progress will be required.

Since COP 6, the development of SRAPs has proceeded in terms of institutional coordination, although in many subregions progress in delivering pilot initiatives and other planned outputs has been delayed due to lack of funding.

Although progress has been slow since 2000, the need to provide education for all and bridge the gender gap has taken centre stage and increased awareness on female education and its importance to sustainable development.

Although progress has been slow since 2000, the need to provide education for all and bridge the gender gap has taken centre stage and increased awareness on female education and its importance to sustainable development.

Although the guarantees given in this case did not refer to Egypt's obligations under the Convention against Torture, this is of no particular consequence since Egypt, like Uzbekistan, is in fact bound by the Convention.

Reports of police misconduct, including excessive use of force, assaults, negligent use of firearms and various human rights abuses, have increased since May 2004, although the increase is partly a result of better reporting of incidents.

Ms. Gaspard said although Turkey had been a leader in women's rights in the 1920s, when women had been granted the right to vote and to hold office, little progress seemed to have been made since.

Although the General Assembly, in the framework of the report of the Special Committee, had adopted a detailed resolution on assistance to third States every year since 1995, and the Special Committee had been discussing the topic every year since before 1995, the Special Committee had contributed very little towards the adoption of those resolutions.

Lastly, since the establishment of a comprehensive partnership was essential to progress in the field of human settlements, and although Governments bore the main responsibility in that area, the extensive involvement of civil society was also essential.

Since the launching of the disarmament and community reinsertion process in Ituri in mid December, more than 2,000 children, including some 400 girls, have been released from armed groups, although some have suffered persecution after their reintegration.

although Allah surrounds them.

although Allah surrounds them.