continuing supporting vs continuous supporting

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• a continuing commitment to supporting EU-sponsored safety-related activities in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
• We must also send out a clear message as to our continuing commitment to supporting the High Commissioner for Human Rights and her office as a critical part of the UN human rights machinery.
• (e) a continuing commitment to supporting EU-sponsored safety-related activities in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
• Even if most of the attention is turned to Georgia, taking into consideration the geographical situation of Azerbaijan, I believe we should also have in view the need to establish an EU - Azerbaijan partnership for supporting and continuing the EU's energy projects.
• With this in mind, we should appreciate the amendments adopted by Parliament to the Commission's proposal which, in particular, concern strengthening the common market, reducing protectionism, continuing Cohesion policy and supporting agriculture.
• This is not supporting new crops, but continuing or extending the existing regime.
• The Commission will certainly be involved in supporting the idea of continuing this presence.
• In Valencia, there is continuing violence against parties and associations promoting and supporting cultural heritage and progressive values.
• The Commission has been supporting ocean energy related research and demonstration projects in the past 20 years and intends continuing to do so.
• The European Union cannot keep actively supporting reconciliation and peace while continuing to turn a blind eye to the way EU financial support is being misappropriated for ideological ends.
• Madam President, in supporting the d'Ancona report, I want to draw attention to the continuing scandal where properly recognized refugees under international law are forcibly kept apart from each other in the different Member States.
• I express my gratitude for the continuing constructive attitude of honourable Members in supporting development in combined transport and I look forward greatly to the next stage of provision for the future.
• Despite the obvious difficulties, as one of the co-chairs of the Tokyo Conference of donor countries the European Union is continuing to examine every possible way of supporting the peace process in Sri Lanka.
• Member States must agree on continuing the recovery strategy and on suitable instruments for supporting this, including stepping up structural reforms which may, in the medium term, reduce the fiscal deficit and naturally contribute to economic recovery.
• An emphatic 'no' to this document, which places a condition on continuing our cooperation with Israel and places no condition on our supporting Yasser Arafat.
• The European Union is determined to continue sending humanitarian aid to North Korea and the Union bodies responsible are continuing to discuss ideas as to what future part the Union can play in supporting a peaceful solution.
• The international community has blamed this supporting bloc for the continuing geopolitical instability in the Middle East and recognised that Syria's and Iran's actions could drag the whole world into a new war, possibly fought with nuclear weapons.
• In the wake of the continuing civil war in Sudan, which has accounted for the lives of more than 2 million people and much suffering over the last 19 years, MEPs adopted a resolution supporting the new peace talks and the cease fire agreement of 15 October.
• If the continuing airworthiness management organisation has the privilege referred to in point M.A.(b), it shall retain a copy of each airworthiness review certificate and recommendation issued or, as applicable, extended, together with all supporting documents.
• continuing to foster the work on harmonisation in the field of securities settlement related to T2S and supporting implementation efforts in the market,

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• Single-layer roofing system comprising a single skin, non-insulated roofing on a supporting structure (continuous or discrete supporting rails) of reaction to fire classification A2-s1, d0 or better.
• supporting initial and continuous professional training.
• To this end, I think it is important to continue supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, since they create 50% of jobs, and to invest in continuous, lifelong learning.
• The European Topic Centres (ETCs) are, according to the EEA founding regulation and in practice, important instruments supporting the EEA through the execution of sizeable, continuous, well-defined tasks with the involvement of member countries.
• The Commission is actively supporting the process through the development of Community measures and through its continuous support to the implementation of the directives by the Member States by providing guidance and facilitating the exchange between the Member States.
• The assessment and documentation of learning experiences shall reflect the continuous process of development that EU Aid Volunteers go through, thereby acknowledging and supporting learning and development throughout the different stages of a volunteer's participation in the initiative.
• continue reform of the tax and social benefit system, thereby ensuring sufficient incentives to take up work; closely monitor and evaluate the Hartz and other labour market reforms, to ensure a continuous improvement of the public employment services' efficiency in supporting the unemployed,