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UNICEF, UNAIDS applaud milestone in coordinated global response to children orphaned due to AIDS GENEVA, 21 October 2003 – A consensus agreement on how to significantly scale up the global response to the millions of children orphaned and made vulnerable by AIDS marks critical progress, UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy and UNAIDS Chief Peter Piot said today.
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Root, whose gimlet-eyed 254 gave the good people of Lancashire regular intervals at which to stretch their legs and applaud the milestones of a Yorkshireman, had endured something of a frustrating summer until this second encounter with Pakistan, with one half-century in six Test innings a dip in returns for a player who was ranked No1 in the world when the two sides last met back in October.
At a launch ceremony in Bentiu, the capital of Unity State, leaders applauded this milestone and urged partners, volunteers, community leaders and parents to keep up the momentum to complete the second million.
The rest of the team left their card games in readiness to applaud his impending milestone , only to see him stumped for 99, his highest score for the season.
Whether it is perfect attendance, a compliment from a family member or a career milestone reached, applaud your employees when they do good work.
Through online forums, newsletters and conferences, many in the industry applauded the IPO as an important milestone in the quest for greater investment from private capital, which they say is necessary to finance the massive expansion needed to reach the estimated billion-plus people still without access to basic financial services.
Holleman acknowledged that the film was "not exactly a milestone in cinematic achievement", but he applauded the acrobatic choreography and the delivery of Schneider's throwaway lines in "the movie's funniest moments".
The nation's largest gay organization, the Human Rights Campaign, has applauded Mr. Bush's signing of the bill as a "milestone " for gays.
(Press release) UNICEF applauds progress on women's health in Afghanistan KABUL, 7 November 2003, – Exactly twelve months after the publication of a milestone report on the situation of maternal health in Afghanistan, UNICEF today has applauded its partners on the important progress made in safeguarding the lives of Afghanistan's women.
UNICEF applauds progress on women's health in Afghanistan KABUL, 7 November 2003, – Exactly twelve months after the publication of a milestone report on the situation of maternal health in Afghanistan, UNICEF today has applauded its partners on the important progress made in safeguarding the lives of Afghanistan's women.
KABUL, 7 November 2003, – Exactly twelve months after the publication of a milestone report on the situation of maternal health in Afghanistan, UNICEF today has applauded its partners on the important progress made in safeguarding the lives of Afghanistan's women.
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The phrase "applaud milestone " functions as a verb-noun combination, where "applaud" is the verb indicating approval and "milestone" is the noun representing a significant achievement. As Ludwig AI explains, the phrase requires additional context or modification to be clear, suggesting it's not a standard construction.
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