It was for this noble spiritual objective that Muhammad suffered persecution.

However noble their objectives, there remains the pragmatic problem of what to do with someone who is perceived as dangerous but not necessarily mentally ill.

Their final communique enshrines a noble objective: free trade and investment by the year 2020.

The cost of this good will and noble objective is clearly too high for businesses that have to compete in a world market.

We can do no other than back them up entirely and call on the Commission to make these noble objectives a reality.

Madam President, Commissioner, we have heard a great many noble objectives being expressed in today's debate.

The fact is that this is a noble objective and, if I take it as a basis, our achievements do not live up to it.

We must not give up the noble objectives adopted in the Lisbon Strategy.

I am, however, disappointed that this report has mixed noble objectives with sensitive issues relating to individual conscience, such as abortion.

Naturally, we hope that as many as possible of its noble objectives will become a reality.