UNESCO  EXECUTIVE  BOARD  

Preambulatory  and  Operative  Clauses  
 
Preambulatory  Clauses   Operative  Clauses  
Acknowledging   Acknowledges  
Acting   Advises    
Affirming   Adopts  
Alarmed   Affirms  
Anxious   Also  calls  for  
Appreciating   Also  recommends  
Approving   Also  strongly  condemns  
Bearing  in  mind   Also  urges  
Believing   Appeals  
Cognizant   Appreciates  
Concerned   Calls  for  
Confident   Calls  upon  
Conscious   Commends  
Considering   Concurs  
Convinced   Condemns  
Declaring   Confirms  
Deploring   Congratulates  
Desiring   Decides  
Determined   Declares  
Emphasizing   Demands  
Expecting   Deplores  
Expressing  appreciation   Designates  
Expressing  concern   Directs  
Expressing  concern  also   Emphasizes  
Expressing  satisfaction   Encourages  
Encouraged   Endorses  
Firmly  convinced   Expresses  its  hope  
Fulfilling   Expresses  its  regret  
Fully  aware   Instructs  
Fully  alarmed   Introduces  
Fully  believing   Invites  
Guided  by   Notes  
Having  adopted   Notes  with  satisfaction  
Having  approved   Reaffirms  
Having  considered   Recalls  
Having  decided   Recognizes  

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Having  examined   Recommends  

Having  received   Regrets  
Having  reviewed   Reiterates  
Keeping  in  mind   Renews  its  appeal  
Mindful   Repeats  
Noting   Requests  
Noting  further   Requires  
Noting  with  approval   Stresses  
Noting  with  deep  concern   Strongly  advises  
Noting  with  regret   Strongly  condemns  
Noting  with  satisfaction   Strongly  encourages  
Observing   Suggests  
Reaffirming   Supports  
Reaffirming  also   Takes  note  of  
Realizing   Transmits  
Recalling   Underlines  
Recalling  also   Underscores  
Recognizing   Urges  
Recognizing  also   Welcomes  
Recognizing  with  satisfaction    
Referring  
Regretting  
Reiterating  
Reiterating  its  call  for  
Reminding  
Seeking  
Seized  
Stressing  
Taking  into  account  
Taking  into  consideration  
Taking  note  
Taking  note  also  
Taking  note  further  
Underlining  
Viewing  with  appreciation  
Viewing  with  apprehension  
Welcoming  
Welcoming  also  
         
 

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