"I used to call for a transitional period by peaceful and democratic methods, but the regime is closing that door.
Some call for delays, transitional reliefs or to apply cuts only to new claimants, but these are downright dishonest: they only disguise the harm done.
The US and its allies have been supporting the opposition's call for a transitional government that does not include President Assad.
A day later, Mr Ban rescinded his offer after Iran refused to endorse the Geneva Communique, particularly its call for a transitional government.
The call for a transitional military government is familiar to students of Brazilian history.
Their objection to the U.N. resolution Wednesday was not to its call for a "transitional governing body with full executive powers to which all functions of the presidency and Government are transferred, including those pertaining to military, security, and intelligence issues" -- a Brahimi formulation to which they agreed last year.
In her speech as the union opens its biennial convention here, Sandra Feldman, the A.F.T. president, will call for a "transitional-year" program, either before ninth grade or in high school, in which adult-literacy specialists would help teenagers lacking basic skills catch up so they could confront more challenging course work.
In her speech as the union opens its biennial convention in Philadelphia, Sandra Feldman, the group's president, will call for a "transitional-year" program, either before ninth grade or in high school, in which adult-literacy specialists would help teenagers lacking basic skills catch up so they could confront more challenging course work.
It also calls for a transitional government, but both sides interpret this differently.
Some groups have called for a transitional government or the dissolution of the Congress as a condition for new elections.
