Somebody felt that polar could be treated like lateral, which means "on the side"; hence unilateral, "one-sided," bilateral, "two-sided," and multilateral, "many-sided".
In diplolingo, bilateral is a neutral word meaning "between two sides," but multilateral carries a connotation of "harmonious, cooperative" and unilateral a connotation of "arrogant, bullying, self-centered".
Meanwhile, pressure groups have been warning about the potential negative side effects of multilateral lenders expanding in the region.
Both America and the EU claim to have kept to the letter of multilateral trade rules, while both sides have undermined their spirit.
Iran Iran and the US held their first substantive high-level meeting since the 1979 Islamic revolution on Thursday night at multilateral talks hailed on both sides as a fresh start for nuclear negotiations, raising hopes of a solution to the long running stalemate.
To further improve individual well production and recovery factor, attempts and pilot tests in various well types including side tracking of deficient wells, multilateral horizontal wells, and directional wells, and horizontal well pattern and combined well pattern of various well types should be carried out throughout the development.
Obama promises a multilateral presidency, but for real progress, both sides need to put into action his message of change.
"Throughout these negotiations, it has been our willingness to work through multilateral channels that kept the world on our side," he said.
And throughout these negotiations, it has been our willingness to work through multilateral channels that kept the world on our side.
Investments to strengthen routine immunization systems have been limited, instead mediated through broader bilateral or multilateral health system strengthening strategies or as a side benefit of specific disease control initiatives.
