Sentence examples for cast a veto from inspiring English sources
Even if this happens, France still can implacably cast a veto.
Since 1990, the United States has cast a veto on Council resolutions 16 times, many concerning Israeli-Palestinian relations.
Though most decisions are made through majority voting, any country can still cast a veto in key areas.
Ten years ago, a previous deal was wrecked by Canada, not by Belgium, when Quebec dairy farmers cast a veto and left the EU's negotiators fuming.
"We hope no one will cast a veto," he said, referring to the Americans who have vetoed resolutions targeting Israel in the past.
After June 15, he cannot veto a trade.
Bush backed Canada's Brian Mulroney for the UN post, but did not want to offend Egypt by casting a veto against Boutros-Ghali.
Both have taken a hard-line stance against the Palestinians and have criticized the Clinton administration for abstaining from a United Nations Security Council vote last week instead of casting a veto.
The warning comes as Washington is scrambling to avoid a scenario where it alone casts a veto in the UN security council against the Palestinian bid for recognition of statehood, which is expected to be formally requested next week.
Yet the Arabs have given equally dire warnings that if America casts a veto, its much-vaunted efforts to mend relations with the Arab and Muslim world will have been worthless.On September 16th Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader, reiterated his determination to go directly to the Security Council to bid for full UN membership, knowing that the United States would veto it.
