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From the moment he is born to the moment he dies, man is subject to the activities of numerous microbes. Selman Waksman

Man Numerous Born He Subject Dies Moment Activities

With the exception of autotrophic bacteria, the green, or chlorophyll-bearing, plants are the only living forms on this planet capable of synthesizing organic matter out of inorganic elements and simple compounds. Selman Waksman

Simple Matter Plants Organic Living Inorganic Out Bacteria Compounds Only Exception Green Forms Capable Planet Elements

Historical experience shows that a crisis causes either a recovery or catastrophic consequences. Sergei Lavrov

Experience Consequences Crisis Recovery Catastrophic Causes Historical Either Shows

If you think that a coup to overthrow the elected government is a coup everywhere, then you should remember how elections in Ukraine took place in 2004, how elections in Georgia took place in 2003, when the elections results have been torn and thrown away by revolutionary action. Sergei Lavrov

Government You Remember Action Think Took Everywhere Ukraine Torn Results Thrown Coup How Been Georgia Overthrow Revolutionary Place Elected Then Elections Should Away

Syria is a multi-confessional state: in addition to Sunni and Shia Muslims, there are Alawites, Orthodox and other Christian confessions, Druzes, and Kurds. Sergei Lavrov

Christian Other State Addition Syria Muslims Sunni Kurds Confessions Orthodox

We have looked into the general problems with adoption in the United States, and we discovered - on the basis of the reports written by American NGOs - we discovered that not only Russians but kids from other countries and the American-born kids have been subject to very unfortunate behavior on the part of their adopted parents. Sergei Lavrov

Behavior Problems Parents Other Other Countries States Kids Russians Adopted General Adoption Only Part Written Countries Looked Been Discovered Subject Very American Reports Unfortunate United United States Basis

When you buy a company at an auction, and you are committing yourself to pay some $300 million to the state because it was a privatization deal, and you don't pay it, is it OK? Isn't it something that deserves court procedures? Sergei Lavrov

Buy You Yourself Pay State OK Some Something Because Court Auction Deal Privatization Committing Procedures Company Deserves Million

With regards to the expansion of NATO, I see it as a mistake, even a provocation in a way. Sergei Lavrov

Mistake NATO Way See Provocation Expansion Regards Even

We still believe that if the Russian Federation and the United States bring their minds together, we can develop a common system which would be efficient in protecting the Euro-Atlantic region from threats coming outside this region. Sergei Lavrov

A second opinion never hurts, not only in medicine, but also in politics. Sergei Lavrov

Politics Hurts Medicine Only Never Also Opinion Second

NATO has a special relationship with countries far away from Europe: Australia, Japan, South Korea. They have joint projects and programmes which are being implemented without these countries becoming members of NATO. Sergei Lavrov

We are categorically against proliferation of nuclear weapons. Sergei Lavrov

Proliferation Weapons Categorically Against Nuclear Nuclear Weapons

We have absolutely no intention of, or interest in, crossing Ukraine's borders. Sergei Lavrov

Ukraine Borders No Intention Crossing Absolutely Intention Interest

Russian citizens being attacked is an attack against the Russian Federation. Sergei Lavrov

Citizens Russian Attack Attacked Federation Being Against

We have no desire to continue a sanctions war, trading blows. Sergei Lavrov

War No Desire Trading Continue Blows Sanctions Desire

Every country has its political face and political traditions. Sergei Lavrov

Political Face Country Every Traditions

You cannot strengthen the law by violating the law. Sergei Lavrov

You Law Cannot Strengthen Violating

I don't think you can perpetrate war crimes with defensive weapons, with air defense systems. Sergei Lavrov

War You Think Defense Defensive Crimes Air Systems Weapons

If our interests - our legitimate interests, the interests of Russians - have been attacked directly, like they were in South Ossetia, for example, I do not see any other way but to respond in accordance with international law. Sergei Lavrov

Washington has openly declared its right to unilateral use of force anywhere to uphold its own interests. Sergei Lavrov

Own Openly Force Uphold Anywhere Unilateral Interests Use Washington Right

The U.S.-led western alliance, while acting as an advocate of democracy, rule of law and human rights, is acting from the opposite position, rejecting the democratic principle of the sovereign right of states enshrined in the U.N. Charter and trying to decide for others what is good and what is bad. Sergei Lavrov

Good Democracy Rights Law Human Rights Others Rule Rule Of Law Enshrined States Bad Charter Alliance Democratic Principle Advocate Opposite Western Trying Sovereign Human Decide While Acting Right Rejecting Position

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