The disaster, unprecedented in its nature and scale, was matched by unprecedented worldwide solidarity with the affected populations.

We are facing an unprecedented number, scale of disasters.

This transition reaches the peak this year. He has grown 1,600 acres of soybeans in the 5,000 acre land, reaching an unprecedented scale

The outpouring of international support for relief and recovery operations in countries affected by the tsunami has been both generous and unprecedented in its scale.

In that connection, we are pleased to note that the response of the international community has also been unprecedented in terms of its swiftness and scale.

Mr. Laurin (Canada) (spoke in French) This year, natural disasters of unprecedented scale and ongoing conflicts have forced millions of people to seek humanitarian assistance.

The scale of some of these man made problems and natural disasters such as terrorism, war, the tsunami and Hurricane Katrina was unprecedented.

Furthermore, discussions on the scale methodology must not lose sight of the agreements reached in December 2000 in the context of the unprecedented changes introduced, including the establishment of the methodology for two successive scale periods and adjustments that had resulted in significant burden shifting.

But it's also about collective engagement and about the unprecedented laboratory for observing what makes people tick and work and play and engage on a grand scale in games.

Kuwait would like to extend its condolences to those countries, which have suffered such a great loss of human life and economic losses on an unprecedented scale.

The great outpouring of international support for relief to countries affected by the tsunami was unprecedented in its scale and served to alleviate the human and economic costs to affected developing countries.

Thailand, under my administration, has gone through major economic and political reforms, which were successful only because I launched a management reform of unprecedented scale at the same time.

As the recently released report Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication shows, the market economy as currently constituted has resulted in the misallocation of capital on an unprecedented scale.

This unprecedented devastation needs unprecedented global response in assisting the national Governments to cope with such disaster.

Likewise, the Fed s policy of large scale asset purchases has increased commercial banks excess reserves to unprecedented levels (approaching 2 trillion), and has driven the real interest rate on ten year Treasury bonds to an unprecedented negative level. As the Fed acknowledges, this will have to stop and be reversed.

It is entirely appropriate that the General Assembly should devote specific attention to the recent earthquake and tsunami disaster, which has brought devastation on an unprecedented scale to island and coastal States in the Indian Ocean.

Foreign investors are repatriating their funds on an unprecedented scale. Ironically, the measures being taken to resolve the crisis in advanced countries are making it more attractive to bring money home, making life harder for emerging market countries.

Completely unprecedented, historically.

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What followed was unprecedented political turbulence, including mass demonstrations on a scale never seen before. There was feverish talk of a possible military takeover, and the army again proved itself to be a seminal political actor.

Americans have an unprecedented opportunity.

Complete eradication of poverty is unprecedented in the history of China.

It is a disaster unprecedented in the annals of human history.

That unprecedented natural disaster affected millions of lives in many countries.

The System is unprecedented in its technological scope and global coverage.

The US accuses China of using cyber espionage to steal intellectual property on an unprecedented scale. Among other public sources, it could point to a study by the cyber security firm Mandiant, which traced many such attacks to a People s Liberation Army facility in Shanghai.

This is unprecedented, and it's big.

Globalization has brought unprecedented economic growth.

The tsunamis confronted the international community, including the United Nations and civil society in the humanitarian field, with a disaster of unprecedented proportions and inflicted within a very short period of time, which in addition to the immense loss of life caused displacement of people on an enormous scale.

I said then that we faced an unprecedented crisis but one that has a solution an unprecedented response from us all.

The Government and, indeed, the people of my country were profoundly touched by the unprecedented scale of the disaster the catastrophic loss of human life, amounting to over 170,000 persons to date, and the magnitude of displacement, devastation and dislocation.

Such an unprecedented global catastrophe has required a global response, and indeed, in the days and weeks which have followed the tsunami, we have all witnessed and participated in an unprecedented worldwide response.

This was an unprecedented, singular design problem.

HONG KONG During three decades of favorable global economic conditions, China created an integrated global production system unprecedented in scale and complexity. But now its policymakers must deal with the triple challenges of the unfolding European debt crisis, slow recovery in the United States, and a secular growth slowdown in China s economy.

The commitments made by the international community in Jakarta and Geneva are unprecedented.

ROME For more than a decade, Asia s economies have been on the move and so have its people. The scale of migration from rural to urban areas and across international borders is historically unprecedented, and twenty first century Asia is its focal point.

We do not believe in scale because we believe in quality, and scale and numbers will automatically happen.

In May 2005, an unprecedented summit of South American and Arab States took place in Brasilia.

The unprecedented scale of the tsunami disaster impacts on all survivors, women and men, having caused loss of life, injuries, separation from and loss of loved ones, extreme trauma, loss of security, including basic necessities such as shelter, food and water and sanitation, and livelihoods.

And what we're facing in Africa is an unprecedented threat to human dignity and equality.

In a period of unprecedented population growth and increased food demands, this could prove disastrous.

The world has also witnessed an unprecedented rise in, and sophistication of, acts of terrorism.

The devastation was of great magnitude and resulted in unprecedented loss of life and destruction.

Appreciates the efforts of all peacekeeping personnel in dealing with the current unprecedented surge in peacekeeping operations