It will have seen how Myanmar, Asia's other pariah, has come in from the cold and is beginning to win the favour of the outside world (see article).
As the clock ticked down it seemed as though the momentum of the contest had swung firmly in the favour of the green and gold but their hopes of emulating their exploits in 2006 by progressing from their group were effectively ended when substitute Marko Pantelic pulled a goal back for Serbia after 84 minutes.
"The vast majority of people in the diocese are in favour of the ministry of women, " said the Rev Chris Newlands, who coordinated the letter.
But that is the core of the argument in favour of the Lisbon treaty, and voters had clearly heard it this time.
She wished to express her support for the Pakistani schoolgirl, who became a symbol of the struggle in favour of the right to education.
The minister said the majority of people who had responded to the proposal were in favour of raising the age of criminal responsibility, and that the majority of cases at this age were already dealt with "largely through care" rather than the courts.
The confusion was made worse on December 30th when Mr Moi himself issued a press statement blaming the government-appointed commission and accusing it of rigging the polls in favour of the opposition.
"I strongly hold that in the absence of any contrary finding by the inquiry, the presumptions in favour of personal freedoms and respect for the rights of minorities must prevail and be upheld, " said Mr Jackson.
The vote in favour of the emergency motion came shortly ahead of Mr Clegg's closing speech, which argued the Lib Dems were no longer a "party of protest" but one of government.
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Considered in the light of the usual (mercantilist) terms for judging trade deals, the arguments in favour of the Chinese agreement look overwhelming.
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The final argument in favour of the present House of Lords is the most sensible: it works.
And two tries in the space of seven minutes swung the contest decisively in favour of the Blues.
Eurochambres - an organisation that represents EU countries' chambers of commerce - called the vote in favour of the scheme a "breakthrough".
Local campaigner Marco McGinty is appealing the 2011 ruling of the court which found in favour of the development.
Rather it has reduced the influence of the West in favour of that of Myanmar's regional neighbours.
Some reports say that the Prime Minister has overruled Robin Cook and Clare Short, the International Development Secretary, in favour of the Ministry of Defence and the Department of Trade and Industry.
Speaking in a lecture organised by the Institute of Welsh Affairs, he said people in the area were not in favour of continuing with the pace of development seen over the last 20 years.
When the case reached the House of Lords, by five to two the Lords decided in favour of the tiny Free Church.
Despite a fervent fan campaign to save Mr Toad's Wild Ride, the Coney Island-style, runaway car goof was run off the road in 1998 in favour of the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
He fears interference will undermine the wholesale side of the market in favour of retail.
The Organization is taking steps to resume its cooperation with the new Libyan authorities, laying priority on the rebuilding of the educational system at all levels and the media landscape to favour the emergence of a pluralistic media environment.
Members of the RUAS voted in favour of moving their headquarters to the site of the former Maze prison last June.
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Belgium went into a public sulk when its nominee was rejected by all the other euro-area countries in favour of the governor of Greece's central bank.
The purpose of the CJS reforms is to re-balance the system radically in favour of the victim, protecting the innocent but ensuring the guilty know the odds have changed.
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One poll conducted last July (on behalf of the American Jewish Committee) found that 63% of American Jews favour the establishment of a Palestinian state.
But I believe that the balance is tilted firmly in favour of the greater use of computer technology, and that the benefits to come from it will help us all.
And when the Iraqis were driven out of their conquered territory, the general was in favour of ending the war immediately.
Of the 180 responses to the consultation, the majority were in favour of tighter restrictions on the advertising of cosmetic surgery.
The bulls argue that the balance of power in the global economy has shifted decisively in favour of capital, at the expense of labour.
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