'precondition' is a correct and usable word in written English.
You can use it to refer to a requirement that must be met before something else can happen. For example, "The precondition for attending the training course is completion of the registration form."
There was no specific demand for Bashar al-Assad to resign, let alone as the precondition for negotiations between the government and its opponents, as western states and most Syrian opposition groups previously insisted.
As a precondition for any concessions on his part, Mr Mandela is insisting on the lifting of the state of emergency and an amnesty for politically motivated crimes.This is stern stuff, which will infuriate South Africa's white right-wingers and make white liberals gulp a bit.
When he says, "A good foundation is the best precondition for a solid basis in Europe, ladies and gentlemen," it usually brings the house down because it really does sound like Mrs Merkel.
For Mr Sharon, the yardstick is whether Mr Arafat will end Palestinian violence and incitement and, in the words of Mr Powell's speech, "arrest, prosecute and punish the perpetrators of terrorist acts", as a precondition to Israel's ending its violence against Palestinians.
The opposition agreed to back Mr Yanukovych in parliament to pass the legislation demanded by the EU as a precondition for signing the agreement, including judicial reform.
But Mr Sharon's waiving of his precondition for resuming negotiations was initially greeted churlishly by the Palestinians.
But Jerusalem would be the undivided capital of Israel, which the Palestinians must recognise as a specifically Jewish state as a precondition for any deal.
Stricter fiscal rules in the euro zone are a precondition for any strengthening of the firewall, Germany insists.
Kosovo could push it even further down.Croatia's government and people seem at one in believing that regional stability, a precondition for prosperity, will not return while Slobodan Milosevic runs Serbia.
They know that as one precondition for doing so they will have to keep their national currencies stable against the euro for at least two years after joining the EU.
Standardisation is a precondition for growth, but it allows basis risk to build.
