Under the deal, the Community will have to prove that it should take the decision, rather than the other way round as originally feared.
The decline, which brought Russia's population to 145 million, was less than originally feared.
It was originally feared that air drops with no security would cause riots and other problems.
His group of oncology patients had become far more emotionally draining than he'd originally feared.
Those were the kind of prices I had originally feared.
Hilliard cannot run without pain in his foot, and the injury could be worse than originally feared.
However, subsequent assessments suggested that the damage was much less severe than had been originally feared.
It was originally feared that disruptions could continue as the last eruption lasted around 16 months.
An experts' report last week said the blast had been an accident and not an act of sabotage, as some originally feared.
Experts now say the ozone is disappearing at an even faster rate than originally feared.