Sentence examples for un from inspiring English sources
'un' is correct and usable in written English
It is a prefix that is added to a word to mean 'not' or 'the opposite of'. Example: The unruly child refused to listen to his teacher. Here, 'un' is added to the word 'ruly' to mean the opposite of well-behaved, thus emphasizing the child's disobedient behavior.
We want a political system which really represent the variety and diversity of our societies: All decisions affecting all mankind should be taken in democratic forums like a participatory and direct UN parliamentary assembly or a UN people's assembly, not rich clubs such as G20 or G8.
Around this table two years ago we were divided over Iraq, but by June 2003 there was in place a new UN resolution, a new UN-backed political process to give democracy to Iraqis, which they want, as 8.5 million of them showed by voting for it.
The UN motion was passed on Tuesday night, with the support of the US, but a number of security council members condemned Russia's stance.
The British peer said the UN Relief and Works Agency had only a finite amount of food and other essential supplies, adding: "We were concerned that over time supplies were running out," prompting the agency and other UN agencies to launch an appeal to get more resources into the area.
UN security council resolution 242, adopted in November 1967, called for the withdrawal of Israel's armed forces "from territories occupied in the recent conflict" and recognition of the right for all to live in peace "within secure and recognised boundaries free from threats or acts of force".
The UN says Kono has suffered 32 confirmed cases during the last reporting week and 84 confirmed cases in the past 21 days.
Howe said: "It was an un-Bournemouth goal that we scored from but Kenwyne can give us that.
Victoria Jaye, head of TV content for the BBC iPlayer, said on a BBC blog there had been a "significant surge in BBC iPlayer usage, as people all over the country un-wrap new devices and take the opportunity to enjoy our terrific range of programmes, at a time that suits them".
Yet spreading its responsibilities amongst un-named agencies hardly inspires confidence that water management won't become a political football again.
In the first of these, Le Corbusier, Un Fascisme Français, Xavier de Jarcy claims that Le Corbusier never renounced the fascist ideals he embraced in the 1920s and that he was a supporter of Marshal Pétain and the Vichy regime, the French government that collaborated with the Nazis.
In the second book, Un Corbusier, the architect and academic François Chaslin, who is an admirer of the architect, is unstinting in his descriptions and analysis of Le Corbusier's links to fascist groups and ideologies, and points out that at one stage Le Corbusier maintained an office for 18 months under the Vichy government.
