from the standpoint vs on the standpoint

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• Of the Constitution from the standpoint of the slaves.
• Share buybacks can sometimes be legitimate, but on other occasions they do not seem justified - especially when considered from the standpoint of enlightened self-interest.
• I shall try to look at this whole issue from the standpoint of the airlines and their passengers for once.
• That would have been the most logical course from the standpoint of budgetary policy.
• Pay TV and free TV service offerings are not very substitutable from the standpoint of demand.
• As I have already said, there are no structural obstacles from the standpoint of European law.
• Our cooperation on energy will also touch on climate change issues from the standpoint of energy efficiency.
• This accumulation of power in the hands of a completely independent institution is, of course, not ideal from the standpoint of democratic accountability.
• Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, allow me to make a few comments on this matter from the standpoint of the Committee on Budgets.
• Nevertheless, from the standpoint of the European Union, whose public opinion still vividly recalls the events in Tiananmen Square, the issue is considered highly sensitive since serious problems relating to respect for human rights persist in China.
• Mr President, from the standpoint of budgetary control, the COM reform is acceptable in substance and in form and our committee has voted on and accepted these conclusions.
• So you see, the situation from the standpoint of the Directive is of a twofold nature.
• However, I believe that the principles must be concise and that they must be viewed from the standpoint of the whole communication.
• It is nonsensical from the standpoint of the Serbian minority or of Serbia to condemn the EULEX mission.
• Parliament makes itself look foolish by tackling the subject of egg cell donations solely from the standpoint of the much-needed protection of women against involuntary exploitation.
• Firstly, all the members of the European Council are happy with the Charter, both from the standpoint of the method used and from that of its content.
• So would you say from the standpoint of the Equal Protection clause each county could give its own interpretation as to what "intent" means?
• It was really more from the standpoint of what are the things that need to happen in order for the future to be an exciting and inspiring one?
• It should also be stressed that, from the standpoint of cohesion policy and structural fund implementation, the provision of statistics enabling summaries to be drawn up at Community, Member State and regional level is of essential importance.
• No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as from our own standpoint.

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• When I look at the guidelines adopted by this Parliament in March during the vote on the standpoint of the Parliament, then at first sight the Commission has acted wonderfully well in accordance with those guidelines.
• On the standpoint of having a child myself, I have no idea how I managed to conceal the incident at that time.
• On 17 April 2008, these comments were transmitted to the Czech authorities, which were invited to comment on the standpoints of the third party.
• Mr President, recalling our excellent cooperation on the Western Balkans, I want to thank you for the opportunity to inform Parliament on the Commission's standpoint on the Kosovo status process.
• Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, allow me to make a few comments on this matter from the standpoint of the Committee on Budgets.
• Our standpoint on the report is based on the following.
• We are pleased that our standpoint on the amendment of paragraph 21 was listened to.
• The European Union must establish a joint and uniform standpoint on the issue of oil and gas supplies.
• What is the Council's standpoint on the question?
• The European Parliament's five-party motion for a resolution and Commissioner Vladimir Spidla's current standpoint on the subject establish milestones in this regard.
• I believe that Europe must, on maritime issues as on others, take the standpoint of public responsibility, which states loudly and clearly that the main criterion is safety, the world we live in and the lives of those who inhabit it.
• What is the Commission's standpoint on the materials-related faults?
• And I do not understand the reasons why those colleagues, particularly from the ranks of the PSE, who voted against it, have denied this House a critical standpoint on the draft Bioethics Convention of the Council of Europe.
• I call upon the President-in-Office to inform Parliament of the Council's standpoint on the results of the votes on the 1997 draft general budget.
• What is the European Commission's official standpoint on the issue of debt relief?
• What is the Council's standpoint on the possibility of a Turkish-led UN force?
• Finally, I would like to say to Mr Graefe zu Baringdorf that doubtless he spoke from a personal standpoint on the problems facing agriculture, but the Committee on Agriculture did not support him and has not re-tabled his amendments.
• In point 4.1 of its interpretative communication 2007/C 68/15 of 24 March 2007 on procedures for the registration of motor vehicles originating in another Member State the Commission outlined its standpoint on the mutual recognition by the Member States of professional registration plates.
• What is the Commission's standpoint on the question of whether to abolish the lowest price as the sole criterion for the award of social service contracts?
• welcomes the Commission Communication, even if it may disagree with some of the points made in it, as it is the first time that the European Union has adopted an overall standpoint on the challenges of sustainable tourism;