Such achievements are not to be gainsaid.

It cannot be gainsaid that this has been a very trying year for the United Nations in the area of peace and security.

At individual country levels, the necessity for the inclusion of civil society actors in discussions about economic policy cannot be gainsaid.

But Lady Catherine is clearly determined to have him for a son-in-law, and she is not a woman to be gainsaid.

Such achievements are not to be gainsaid, but particularly relevant are the experiences of the small number of diversifiers which have successfully promoted manufacturing exports, such as Tunisia and Mauritius.

With regard to the second issue, that of armed conflict, it cannot be gainsaid that it diverts the human, natural and financial resources that are needed for social development.