Sentence examples for double veto from inspiring English sources

The double veto could even lead to civil war.

Mr. Assad's critics accused him of interpreting the double veto as a green light to crush the uprising with overwhelming military force.

The double veto also called into question the viability of a 300-member United Nations mission sent to Syria to monitor the peace plan.

In February the UN Security Council considered action on the civil war in Syria but was not able to proceed because of a double veto by China and Russia.

But since we are going to get one, the SNP wants a "double veto" whereby all four constituent nations of the UK must vote no before a simple majority to leave would be valid.

UNITED NATIONS — A United Nations Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria collapsed in acrimony with a double veto by Russia and China on Saturday, hours after the Syrian military attacked the city of Homs in what opposition leaders described as the deadliest government assault in the nearly 11-month uprising.

The drama was rare in the 15-nation Security Council as was the double-veto that killed the European-sponsored draft resolution after months of negotiating.

The first point to make from this description is that nearly all countries have, in practice, a 'double veto' system.

In October, the Security Council failed to pass a resolution condemning the violence in the face of a rare double Russian and Chinese veto.

The failure of the Security Council resolution after a double Russian and Chinese veto "appears to have fueled the Syrian government's readiness to massacre its own people in an effort to crush dissent," Ms. Pillay said.

Reflecting on this, Hammill said: "Charisma Records felt that it wasn't appropriate for us to release a double album and they vetoed the live studio recordings and the solo tracks by Guy, David, and Hugh".