they overlapped
-se sont chevauchés
Past they conjugation of overlap.
Some delegations were of the view that the subparagraphs were necessary, although they acknowledged that they overlapped.
D'autres, tout en reconnaissant qu'ils faisaient double emploi, ont estimé qu'ils étaient nécessaires.
He would naturally have preferred to avoid scaling down the integrated programmes, but it had seemed appropriate to review the extent to which they overlapped with activities of other agencies and the extent to which government priorities showed signs of changing.
Le Directeur général aurait naturellement préféré éviter de réduire les programmes intégrés mais il a jugé bon d'examiner dans quelle mesure ces programmes font double emploi avec les activités d'autres organismes et de tenir compte de l'évolution des priorités nationales.
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