Sentence examples for set preconditions from inspiring English sources

A senior diplomat said Iraq would not be allowed to set preconditions for cooperation.

The Obama agenda said the new administration would "talk to our foes and friends" and not set preconditions.

Mr. Palmor said that Israel was ready for negotiations at any time but that the Palestinians had set preconditions.

The latest round of talks failed in January 2011, after Iran's chief negotiator, Saeed Jalili, set preconditions that other countries found unacceptable.

Speaking afterwards, Bashar Ja'afari, who heads the government delegation, said talks would be sabotaged if the other side continued to set preconditions, presumed to be a reference to the demand that Bashar-al-Assad steps down as president.

Other administrations as well as the World Bank have set preconditions for foreign aid, but this is the first time that Mr. Bush has announced a clear-cut policy that he wants to make a cornerstone of his administration's foreign aid.

We are against people and governments outside Syria setting preconditions for a political solution in Syria.

The declaration incensed union leaders, who accused the league of setting preconditions for further talks.

Union leaders accused the N.B.A. of setting preconditions for further talks, a charge that the league rejected.

Multiple people with ties to the union accused the league of setting preconditions — specifically, acceptance of the 50-50 splin in basketball-related income, or B.R.I.

Although Mr. Bush has authorized resumption of the dialogue, the North has accused the United States of setting preconditions by including the issue of North Korean ground forces on the agenda.