I have replaced the sentence in question with:
The collection of Recommendations with Consensus level or Strong support, taken as a whole, do not form a cohesive and consistent set of policies. Although each individual Recommendation received sufficient support, the net result is a set of Recommendations may be incomplete and perhaps even conflicting.
and a footnote:
As an example, there may be cases where a strong protection is not recommended, but the recommendations may be silent on weaker forms of protection.
aLAN At 13/11/2013 09:38 PM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
Since these are modifications for clarity, I'll suggest one more. One bothered me and I now have a better idea how to express what it was.
"If the Recommendations with Consensus level or Strong support were implemented, there is no assurance that they form a cohesive and consistent set of policies."
I recall this statement being questioned by members of the working group, for it is difficult to parse. What I believe it intended is that the selection of resolutions that achieved Consensus are not together reflective of a single approach to the issue, and in some cases the statements that apparently have Consensus even seem to contradict each other.
In light of this, I suggest this re-working of the line that is clearer and more direct to the point.
"The collection of Recommendations with Consensus level or Strong support, taken as a whole, do not form a cohesive and consistent set of policies"
Thanks,
- Evan