Sentence examples for a precondition for discussions from inspiring English sources

At that encounter, Iran demanded the lifting of ever-tightening international economic sanctions as a precondition for discussions about reducing or eliminating its growing inventory of enriched uranium.

We are particularly interested in organizations that try to create a sense of community and camaraderie as a precondition for political discussions.

Secretary Powell, speaking to reporters at the State Department after a meeting with the British foreign minister this morning, said Mr. Sharon and the administration "didn't get into any detailed discussions that -- what might be a precondition for something else".

When Asia-Pacific finance ministers met this month in Singapore, Korn Chatikavanij of Thailand was asked during an online discussion with traders about pressure for a rise in the yuan, widely seen as a precondition for other governments in the region to let their currencies appreciate.

So the modern period is a precondition for these policies.

Some countries made industrial investments a precondition for resource deals.

He viewed agricultural development as a precondition for industrialization.

For Ignatieff, "the central paradox is that imperialism has become a precondition for democracy".

So is ignorance an impediment to progress or a precondition for it?

High national debt was a precondition for winning two world wars in the 20th century.

Unlike Mr. Bush, however, Mr. Obama would not make the end of that program a precondition for talks.