Sentence examples for signed a convention from inspiring English sources

In 1980, the United States signed a Convention on Conventional Weapons, regulating the use of certain land mines.

Syria is not among 111 countries to have signed a convention banning cluster bombs and is known to have a stockpile.

Since he had just signed a convention with Britain in the previous year, he was confident that London would back his efforts.

IN 1973, 16 countries signed a convention establishing a European patent, so that inventions in one country might be safe from imitation in another.

What's the problem?" Dutton replied: "Well, we've signed a convention saying that we won't render somebody stateless so we abide by that principle".

By 2008, some 94 countries, including most NATO members, had signed a convention in Oslo that comprehensively banned the production, use, stockpiling or sale and transfer of all cluster munitions.

Two days later, however, the Chinese republican government disavowed its delegate and refused to sign a convention.

Jersey's Chief Minister Senator Ian Gorst told the British prime minister he planned to sign a convention agreeing to share tax information.

More than 100 countries will today sign a convention banning the use of cluster bombs.

It would be like signing a convention against torture, but adding that if the national law allows for torture, then it's OK.

There, delegates from the 144 nations that signed a 1972 convention banning biological weapons will discuss how to strengthen the accord.