But the welcome it has triggered in Hong Kong has eclipsed them all.
"It's very welcome but it's not something that will solve the problems that we're facing today, " a spokeswoman said.
Designer Seokwon Hong's Brix mobile phone concept looks to be the stuff of dreams, but we'd welcome it today with arms wide open.
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Sinn Fein has denied any knowledge of a deal, but said it would welcome it and stressed it has always sought a change in the rules.
The Unison union's Cardiff branch secretary Peter King, who represents council and other public sector workers, gave the move "a cautious welcome" but said it ultimately did not go far enough.
Dr Lesley Walker, head of scientific information for the Cancer Research Campaign, said a pan-European collaboration would be welcome, but warned it would be difficult to apply guidance across the contintent.
Negotiators for the treaty told CNN that the change in the U.S. position is significant and welcome, but it could take some selling for the parties involved in the treaty talks to agree.
Professor Tony Hart, from the University of Liverpool, said it was surprising, but welcome that the drug was effective against rotavirus, as it had been initially developed to tackle another type of organism, a protozoan.
The Israeli government had been chary about it earlier, but Mr Barak gave it a warm welcome.
The Institute for Government said the mid-term update was welcome but not the audit it had urged.
"Britain has always been an open and welcome economy, but it isn't right if our systems are being abused, " he told MPs.
Spec Ops: The Line is by no means a perfect game, but it provides a welcome self-awareness that is too often absent in the medium.
"I said that many millions of people would not only welcome his visit but that it would be a great moment for our whole country, " he said.
Not only is prosperity welcome in itself but it contributes to rising life expectancy, another extraordinary boon, not least because prosperity brings with it improved health care.
Because the danger obviously comes from, not the 76 per cent who welcome it, but if the 20 per cent will become 76 per cent if it doesn't work.
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That will make a welcome change, but it will only scratch the surface of the main problem: the misuse of criminal law at all levels for political or commercial ends.
The win was the 23rd of Wilders' career but will be very welcome as it follows a period on the sidelines after confusion over a routine brain scan which saw him stripped of his titles.
But it doesn't mean you have to welcome basketball when it knocks on the door on December 25.
Australia made an important distinction in the matter last month, when it said that Huawei was welcome to sell to its private telcos but that it would be barred from bidding on sensitive government contracts.
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But it would be a welcome departure and an evolutionary step that would strengthen the gameplay and, perhaps, make some use of these magnificent environments.
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Matthew Howett, an analyst at market research firm Ovum, said Ofcom's consultation was welcome, but he questioned whether it would help operators launch 4G services quicker.
Because most Americans still support the death penalty in principle, abolitionists have had little choice but to welcome reform, even if it means improving a system they oppose.
"I welcome converts, but I suspect it has something to do with the political calendar and polls showing that a majority of Americans now think our problems are spiritual rather than economic, " says G.
It is unlikely that this deal will start a new round of overbuying in the office market, but it is an extremely welcome marker in the struggle to resume activity in the real estate capital markets.
The red finish on our limited edition model -- the first, and for the time being only, type available at launch February 12 -- combines with the all glossy front panel to give this model a more sophisticated look, and the slight taper along the sides brings not only a welcome slimming effect, but makes it more comfortable to handle in portrait mode.
Green Party Londom Assembly Member Jenny Jones said it was an overdue but welcome first step.
But maybe we should welcome the optimism since it can push along the economy.
There isn't a ton of revolutionary stuff going on here, but it's certainly a welcome and worthwhile update.
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The Americans, for their part, welcome all foreign support but have made it plain that they are willing to bomb Iraq with or without it.
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