If the Word of your Lord, (staying) it for a time ordained, had not preceded it, the matter would have been settled among them.

Were it not for a predetermined decision from your Lord, judgment would have been pronounced between them.

Had your Lord not already decreed that judgement would be made later at an appointed time, the matter between them would surely have been decided once and for all.

And had it not been for a Word that had preceded from yourLord, till an appointed term, it would have been determined between them.

And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord postponing the penalty until a specified time, it would have been concluded between them.

Had it not been for your Lord's giving them respite for an appointed time, He would certainly have settled their differences once and for all.

Had it not been for a decree already passed by your Lord, to reprieve them till a specified period, the matter would surely have been decided between them.

Since the beginning of 1994 EU Member States have reported data related to their government deficit and government debt to the Commission at least twice a year .

And had it not been for a Word that went forth before from your Lord for an appointed term, the matter would have been settled between them. And verily, those who were made to inherit the Scripture i.e. the Taurah (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) after them (i.e. Jews and Christians) are in grave doubt concerning it (i.e. Allah's true religion Islam or the Quran).

Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy Lord, (tending) to a Term appointed, the matter would have been settled between them But truly those who have inherited the Book after them are in suspicious (disquieting) doubt concerning it.

As for monetary policy , they noted that the risks to price stability were receding , and that the ECB had properly reversed a significant proportion of the monetary tightening it undertook in 2000 .

And they did not cause divisions except after the knowledge had come to them, because of jealousy among themselves and were it not for a Word that had already gone forth from your Lord, the judgement would have been passed upon them long ago and indeed those who inherited the Book after them are in an intriguing doubt regarding it.

They scattered not, save after knowledge had come to them, being insolent one to another and but for a Word that preceded from thy Lord until a stated term, it had been decided between them.

And they divided not until after knowledge had come to them, through spite between themselves And had not a word gone forth from thy Lord for an appointed term, the affair would surely have been judged between them.

And they were not divided until after the knowledge came unto them, through rivalry among themselves and had it not been for a Word that had already gone forth from thy Lord for an appointed term, it surely had been judged between them.

They did not divide into sects except after the knowledge had come to them, out of envy among themselves and were it not for a prior decree of your Lord granting them reprieve until a specified time, decision would have been made between them.

And they did not become divided until after knowledge had come to them out of envy among themselves and had not a word gone forth from your Lord till an appointed term, certainly judgment would have been given between them and those who were made to inherit the Book after them are most surely in disquieting doubt concerning it.

As things stand, that means that any requirement to be able to identify with certainty tenderers and their bids can be satisfied by means of a reference to the national legislation transposing Directive 1999 93 EC, which ensures that only an advanced electronic signature can be used to meet these requirements.