Severe external pressures, such the eurozone debt crisis, weak US growth and rising oil prices, had led to a "dramatic change" in the international situation in the past six months, he acknowledged.
The United Nations General Assembly always provides an opportunity for the President to put the international situation in context and to put forward a vision of U.S. leadership, and that's what he will do tomorrow.
The stated reason was the pressure of the tense international situation - a German U-boat's torpedoing of the RMS Lusitania in May of that year cost 139 American lives - but many reporters suspected Wilson had simply got tired of them.
It will have to bear some of the burdens of the current crisis in order to stabilize the international financial situation.
Mr Robertson said the increase in security costs was due to a change in the international security situation and not being able to complete final planning until the competition schedule and design of the venues was known.
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This becomes even more relevant in the current unstable international political and financial situation.
Mr. MIKHAIL GRISHANKOV (Chairman, Anti-Corruption Committee): (Through Translator) Russia's situation requires international control.
Given the international nature of the situation, what are the chances that any government authority would ever track down someone like that?
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They are, we judge, trying to co-operate with international community in stabilising the situation.
So that's an example of where supposedly the international community has addressed a situation.
And we had a chance to talk about a wide range of international issues, including the situation in Syria.
There has never been a situation where the international community, with leadership by the United States, has acted as quickly as it has to respond to this kind of situation.
International observers have described the situation as critical.
Shirkey notes that WikiLeaks is an international organization, and that the situation changes things quite dramatically.
"We, the international community, cannot accept the situation to continue as it is, " he said.
Do you see any impact at all on the situation there from the international court warrant today?
The situation in Iraq under international law is that the coalition are occupying powers in occupied territory.
Sticking with Syria, you said yesterday that international action is needed before the situation in Syria becomes too chaotic.
It remains to be seen what, if anything, minority shareholders in Hollinger International can do to retrieve the situation for themselves.
On the international scene, however, the situation is not nearly so clear-cut.
The international body has threatened sanctions if the situation is not resolved swiftly.
He pledged the EU would continue to work with the African Union and international bodies to try to resolve the situation.
However, last week, Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir accused the international media of "exaggerating" the situation in Darfur to detract from atrocities in Iraq, the Palestinian territories and Somalia.
Speaking at a UN Security Council debate in New York on Tuesday, Ms Pillay called on the Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court.
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