Sentence examples for defuse the demand from inspiring English sources
Any government is entitled to resist the break-up of its country (though it might both be wrong and fail, if the demand were overwhelming); but it is wise also to try to defuse the demand.
The next question will be whether the republicans then proceed to real disarmament or whether the impact of a viewing of their weapons dumps will be enough to defuse the unionist demand for decommissioning.The real struggles, however, threaten to be over reform of the police, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), and over the flying of flags over official buildings.
In a televised speech on Sunday night, Mr. Saleh, a wily politician with a firm grasp of the power of patronage, tried to defuse the opposition's demands.
Park sought to defuse the controversy by demanding the resignation of 10 of her senior secretaries and promising a cabinet reshuffle, but the move has done little to cool criticism of her conduct.
In his statement issued after a bloody confrontation on Dec. 27, Mr. Moussavi had outlined demands to defuse the crisis, including the release of political prisoners and press freedom.
A3 North Korea Criticizes U.S. Plan North Korea criticized an American plan to defuse the nuclear crisis, saying the proposal demands too many steps toward dismantling the country's nuclear program before providing any aid, a senior United States official said.
Ataka's demand for a referendum would defuse the issue, he claimed, somewhat bafflingly.
The awkwardness is in the timing: since the removal of the troops is a prime demand of Mr bin Laden, neither government wants to be seen to give in.Another urgent need is to defuse the current Israeli-Palestinian crisis.
Some 22.3% of the population live below the poverty line.Mr Borisov tried to defuse the protests by giving in to some of their demands.
Protesters camped out in Cairo's Tahrir Square since Friday to demand that the decree be scrapped said the president had not done enough to defuse the row.
They helped to defuse the situation.
