Sentence examples for tougher resolution from inspiring English sources

Mr. Putin's remarks made it clear that an intensive diplomatic effort -- including Mr. Blair's visit and a telephone call from Mr. Bush on Monday congratulating Mr. Putin on his 50th birthday -- has so far failed to persuade him to accept a tougher resolution warning Iraq of the consequences of noncompliance.

Chinese state-run tabloid the Global Times said on Saturday the tougher resolution was aimed at preventing war.

"We've been very clear on having a tough resolution, and we are not backing down," one official said.

Foreign ministers from the United States, other Western nations and the Arab League are back at the Council this week pushing for a tough resolution and speaking out forcefully.

The French want a tough resolution, under Chapter Seven, in order to keep the threat of military action credible even during diplomatic negotiations.

The five weeks of marathon diplomacy over the tough resolution that President Bush is seeking to force Iraq to disarm continued today.

Diplomats involved in the process said pushing for sanctions now could jeopardize the goal of gaining approval of a tough resolution by all 15 Security Council members.

Mr. Bush is urging Congress to approve a tough resolution to pressure the Security Council to back his hard-line position on Iraq.

Iraq's decision to readmit United Nations inspectors has complicated President Bush's effort to win Security Council approval for a tough resolution.

Russia and China, as well as other emerging powers currently on the Security Council — India, Brazil and South Africa —were dismayed that the tough resolution passed on Libya in March was used as justification for the NATO bombing campaign.

Importantly, we have introduced a tough resolution framework to combat moral hazard, a lesson from our own financial crisis in the 1990s.Based upon our principles, a bank's shareholders, subordinated debtholders, and management cannot expect to be rescued by taxpayers.