Sentence examples for bloc of countries from inspiring English sources

The European Union represents the most important bloc of countries still seeking an accord.

"The last bloc of countries to hold out against democratic reform are in the Islamic and Arab world," she said.

These developments came amid signs that the bloc of countries pressing for a soft line on Cuba was breaking apart.

Shortages of food and medicine have left Peru calling for a bloc of countries to pressure Mr. Maduro to accept humanitarian donations, something that he declines to do.

Brazil, South Africa, India and China – the Basic bloc of countries – should also join this alliance, along with the countries participating in the Cartagena Dialogue.

In 2005, the EU was the first bloc of countries to urge that abuses faced by homosexuals should be dealt with by the UN's top human rights body.

Several other board members represent blocs of countries.

The development came after years of fighting over the treaty rules between blocs of countries, lobbyists, and environmentalists.

That meeting ended in acrimony as blocs of countries leveled environmental blame at one another and argued over future costs and who would monitor reductions.

What he says, and whether he is able to bring bickering blocs of countries together, will likely be the best-remembered story of the U.S. involvement there.

She played down the significance of the meetings among non-euro ministers and instead emphasized the need to avoid creating different blocs of countries to ensure the smooth functioning of the Union even as it wrestles with the euro crisis.