By the time of Obama's interview with Levy, a settlement freeze was reportedly set as a precondition for talks and, expressing the urgency of direct negotiations, Obama talked about a "narrow window of opportunity" that couldn't be missed.
Yet no such diplomatic hand has been extended -- unless we so interpret the offer of a handshake upon the Iranians accepting the onerous terms that we set as a precondition for further talks.
Other studies have cited challenges with donor dependence in low-income countries where undertaking research has been set as a precondition to accessing external loans [ 21].
One way or another, we're not setting any preconditions.
Research shows that the unstable geological setting was a precondition of this landslide; karstifications and mining activities were the main affecting factors; and failure of the key block triggered the landslide (Xu et al. 2009).
"We are prepared for dialogue with the government, and we have not set any preconditions," a spokesman for the party, U Lwin, said this month.
Originally, Mr. Arafat set that as a precondition for attending the talks.
Since the late 1990s in particular, a wide range of so-called new civic integration policies have been introduced, often referred to as policy requirements set up as a precondition for entry, permanent residency, and/or naturalization (i.e., obtaining citizenship) aimed at civilizing or disciplining newcomers and promoting functional, individual autonomy.
White House officials quickly tried to clarify Mr. Clinton's intent, saying that because the United States was not a party to any talks between India and Pakistan it could not set any preconditions.
In setting new preconditions for appealing a Federal District Court's denial of a habeas corpus petition, Justice Kennedy said, "Congress expressed no intention to allow trial court procedural error to bar vindication of substantial constitutional rights on appeal".
