That is just sad.

This is pathetic.

Sad, but true!

This is a most deplorable report.

The case of Somalia is particularly distressing.

This is a most distressing development.

To be called Ricardo and be such an eco philistine is distressing!

CAMBRIDGE India s recent fall from macroeconomic grace is a lamentable turn of events.

(Parliament adopted the legislative resolution)

Chief among these is the poverty endured by the majority of her country s population.

The behaviour of the Member States and the Council in all of this has been quite appalling.

LENTZ CORNETTE (PPE). (DE) Mr President, I too approve the report.

When they are desolate, they can make us feel insecure or question ourselves.

Mr President, I believe that we will reach agreement.

The European Union's role throughout this conflict, Madam President in Office of the Council, has been rather pathetic.

In fact, I felt like I was driving in the middle of the sea it was terrifying and saddening at the same time.

Tragic loss, even not knowing her, seeing a fellow photographer have a tragic death is horrible.

The speaker didn't know his subject, nor did he speak well in short, he was disappointing.

That is why I am sure that you fully appreciate the dramatic consequences of such a catastrophe in an area which can well be regarded as one of the orchards and gardens of Europe, as much of the fruit, vegetable and citrus production of Spain is concentrated there.

The situation of safe water and sanitation is appalling, as are rural urban disparities.

But the most deplorable spectacle of all to me, as commander of the garrison of Paris is that of an officer still wearing the French uniform who slanders his superiors and his comrades.

We can cast our minds back to 10 February 1989 and our vote on the report by our colleague Mr Linkohr in which we subscribed to the abolition of obstacles standing in the way of an internal market in energy.

To snuff out the life on an innocent child in exchange for phone card credits? My God! It s beyond deplorable and sad.

It is appalling that Jamaica has adopted from the USA and UK, all but the good economic policies.

I therefore think that we must draw our own conclusions, that we must assess all this at its proper value and that we must also steer our policy in that direction.

Of particular importance is the acceptance that the technological programmes must be evaluated by the yardstick of reducing disparities between the regions and that in the drawing up of the research pro grammes account will be taken of the special needs and the possible contribution of the smaller countries of Europe.

It is both demeaning and tedious to treat an arriving US president as a stars and stripes Santa Claus, to be presented with lengthy wish lists.

In the past, the family was the basic nucleus of our societies, and today it is an important mechanism for helping solve the complex problems afflicting our nations.

History The types of type theory were invented by Bertrand Russell in response to his discovery that Gottlob Frege's version of naive set theory was afflicted with Russell's paradox.

It is a distressing fact that the challenges facing the United Nations in this regard have reached a level perhaps without equal since its establishment at the end of the last global conflict.

It seems to me quite appalling that we have a situation in Europe where people are so desperate that they have to put themselves into the hands of criminals in order to try and find a new life in Europe.

In these circumstances it is deeply saddening that it should be necessary to put before this Parliament a resolution which condemns the military forces of the state of Israel for the persecution of another people, the Palestinians.

The declaration emphasized that the atrocities committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina are overwhelming, that the acts of savagery are intolerable and that the dignity of all women must be defended.

I therefore call on you, Madam President, not to let this unhappy incident, this unhappy decision pass unnoticed by the European Parliament and urge you to take the necessary initiative.

But shy of 5 years from the deadline of achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals it was sad to see countries still mired in differences and using the platform to make jabs at each other instead of talk about cooperation.

It is distressing to see the ever widening groups seeking this escape victims of famine and insurrection, the urban unemployed, those trying to survive economic restructuring, the homeless, the destitute.

The first and most important of these, on which I want to concentrate now, is peace. Peace as a general principle, but at the same time as something of the most direct practical concern to us as the European Com munity.

Perhaps I might also remind you that the Commission has received a mandate from the Council to draw up comprehensive plans for an integrated TGV or SST network, and quite clearly we shall also be taking account of the new developments in Central and Eastern Europe in this process.

It is sad that everyone in the 3rd world it seems is attempting to change their reality , except Arabs , where the same tyrants and their sons have been ruling them for decades and that does not seem to concern them at all.

Japan's disasters will add to the global economy s headwinds be they the impact of the initial fall in consumption in the world s third largest economy, or disruptions to global supply chains (particularly in technology and autos).

As I speak here today I wish to pay a special tribute to Ambassador Jan Eliasson, Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, and to his staff for their untiring dedication to the day to day problems affecting millions of people in the world.

We in this House should not set the shameful example I now see in the Federal Republic, where the tragic and yet joyful situation is being abused for petty electioneering, for eyeing certain opinion polls who is ahead, who is behind ?

64. It was most distressing that the Government of Iran had responded to Commission resolution 1992 67 by expelling the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and by refusing to allow the Special Representative to visit the country.

As a European editor wrote apropos the flow of scientists from Europe to America What's most sad is that Europeans still believe that their society represents the epitome of civilization, while the US is on its way to downfall.

The contrast between the high level of European aid, which accounts for more than half of all aid globally, and the little political impact, for example upon ending armed conflict and severe violations of human rights, is really poignant.