It was merely "recognised" by governments, not formally adopted under the UN process.
In merely recognising the problem, they are already doing better than EU countries such as Spain, Italy and especially Greece.
Britain, hoping to reduce China's prickliness on the issue, announced in October that year that it was abandoning its century-old policy (unique among Western countries) of merely recognising China's "suzerainty" over the region rather than its sovereignty.
"I was not surprised by the increase," he says, adding that it merely recognised the quality of the product in a tight market place for attractive viewing properties.
What's missing is real social engagement, neither shunning Muslims as the Other, nor merely respecting their beliefs, but recognising rather that respect requires us to engage with, if necessary challenge, the values and beliefs of many Muslims, but as part of our normal national conversation.
He has not merely been recognised, but embraced.
Indeed, many fear Recognise is merely part of a bipartisan process that assuages non-Indigenous guilt and reassures a horrified global community that Australia is at least cognisant of its Indigenous disaster space.
Dyson, notably, offers no comment on whether he supports this shift, recognising it merely as a fait accompli.
Hence the decision was taken to rebrand the Wall as merely the Western Wall, recognising its position in the former Temple structure, and doing away with the negative connotations of its former name.
However, just as the access to information facilitated by technologies has increased exponentially over the past few years, it is also widely recognised that merely having access to information is not enough.
