Meanwhile, Diouf is dimming from the international spotlight as rapidly as he rose into it.
But they are still of paramount importance to developing nations who need the political pressure, and the international spotlight.
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"It is great that Northern Ireland is getting an international spotlight thrown at it in such a positive way, " he said.
She first entered the international spotlight 15 years ago after marrying Abdullah II bin al-Hussein, the then future king of Jordan.
The result was that India wilted in the Himalayas just as China was coming under an adverse international spotlight for its provocations.
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In recent years, the international spotlight has shown brightly on the artist.
They keep the international spotlight on certain offenders, even if these countries tend to be only those the West can afford to antagonize.
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The Bahrain Grand Prix continued as scheduled, but protesters used the international spotlight on the race to call for the release of al-Khawaja.
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France's continuing nuclear tests in the South Pacific have turned the international spotlight, if only briefly, on Tahiti and the other islands in French Polynesia.
The Philadelphia-born actress was thrust into the international spotlight when she married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and became known throughout the world as Princess Grace.
It arrives as an international spotlight falls on Iran for what the U.S., Europe and Israel allege is its pursuit of nuclear weapons, a charge Iran denies.
She also proposed support to assist in striking a balance between preservation and economic development in the Palawan Biosphere Reserve, where the issue of mining has come into the international spotlight.
Spain's former finance minister used his turn in the international spotlight to deliver a cautiously upbeat message to shareholders, saying the global recovery was gaining pace but still faced dangers like costly oil.
Neeson's award, which recognises "an actor, director, writer or producer who has helped to focus the international spotlight on the UK", has previously been awarded to Richard Curtis, Michael Sheen and Keira Knightley.
Back then, Klinsmann's work drew an international spotlight.
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We are a long way from that happening, but given the international spotlight now focused on South Africa's police and judicial system, there will be pressure to ensure that this case does not drag on, or do anything to discredit this country.
After all, in focusing the international spotlight on the leader of this campaign, the committee has put into sharp relief the true character of this campaign: an aging Flower Child's crusade that is approximately as out of touch with reality as that mounted by actual children bent on liberating the Holy Land some eight centuries ago.
Wilson has made 69 appearances for Saints, scoring five tries, since his move from Ulster in 2008, which he hoped might have put him more in the spotlight for international recognition.
In line with the UN Literacy Decade (2003-2012) calendar, International Literacy Day put the spotlight this year on the empowering role of literacy and its importance for participation, citizenship and development.
Lehman Brothers and American International Group also came back into the spotlight Monday.
Over 50 years since the founding of United Nations and nearly 100 since women won the right to vote in the U.S., the international agency has put women in the spotlight this week with the official launch of UN Women which coincided with the 55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women .
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The bombings, which caused an outpouring of grief across Turkey on Sunday, also spotlight the challenge Ankara faces as it seeks to bolster international action to topple President Bashar al-Assad's regime while avoiding a spillover that could destabilize the country's own delicate ethnic mix.
In green building news, we shined the spotlight on NASAs new Sustainability Base (which is packed with technology developed for the International Space Station).
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