Sentence examples for imposing preconditions from inspiring English sources

I'm skeptical of his intentions, as I wrote last week, and my skepticism was compounded when Putin began imposing preconditions for the surrender of Syria's poison gas, starting with an American vow not to back up diplomacy with the threat of force.

The ball is in the regime's court and it is thus urged to stop imposing preconditions, and sign the Geneva I conference recommendations".

The Obama administration should listen to Zelaya's demands rather than impose preconditions for US support.

Public rhetoric will try to impose preconditions but the role of the UN is to be facilitating, mediating, pushing, stimulating.

If we are to impose preconditions that Palestinian parties need to recognize Israel's right to exist, we must also insist on the same preconditions -- that the Israelis recognize Palestine's right to exist.

In saying he would not impose preconditions on discussions, Mr. Obama said he was referring, for instance, to a Bush administration policy of making high-level meetings contingent upon Iran's agreement to suspend its uranium enrichment program.

A spokesman of the North's National Defense Commission said Sunday that the United States should not impose preconditions if it is sincere in its efforts to defuse tensions on the peninsula.

But on Wednesday, Mr. Lavrov said that the two sides should not impose preconditions or "say that I am going to talk to this person but not that one".

On Wednesday, Mr Drakeford insisted the Welsh government had not imposed preconditions.

He said the United States "should not allow the opposition to try to issue ultimatums and impose preconditions.

Second, if the Palestinians can now seek to impose preconditions on Israel for a resumption of talks, why shouldn't Israel be able to do the same?