Sentence examples for diplomatic rule from inspiring English sources

Mr. Bush and top administration officials are known to believe that to renounce force unequivocally beforehand — as a general diplomatic rule, not just in dealing with Iran — would render the United States powerless diplomatically.

It also had the very concrete result of not placing the Palestinian paragraph in dispute, and the diplomatic rule of thumb is that paragraphs that have not been flagged as controversial cannot be reopened for discussion, as negotiations finalize an end product.

"For 18 years, the peace process has gone on?" said a high-ranking Egyptian diplomat speaking anonymously under diplomatic rules.

"One should not talk about keeping the status quo because that would be dangerous," one European diplomat said, speaking on condition of anonymity under diplomatic rules.

"It was the only high-profile international target they could hope to successfully hit," said one diplomat in Algiers, who requested anonymity under normal diplomatic rules.

"This is a real shame because the key effect should be Obama, and this dilutes from that," said one European diplomat, speaking on the condition of anonymity under normal diplomatic rules.

According to a Western diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity in accord with usual diplomatic rules, Mr. Karzai's focus on being re-elected in 2009 now colors every move.

"There is nothing to negotiate," said a Western diplomat in Pristina, speaking on the condition of anonymity under customary diplomatic rules.

Ukraine rejected the mission because it believed that the structure was too cumbersome and would delay the deployment of monitors, a senior Ukrainian diplomat said Friday, speaking on the condition of anonymity under normal diplomatic rules.

A senior Western diplomat in Tbilisi, speaking on the condition of anonymity under normal diplomatic rules, contended that the Russian military maneuvers near the capital on Friday around the time of the Rice visit were deliberate.

He spoke on grounds of anonymity under diplomatic rules.