Sentence examples for unanimity for from inspiring English sources

The panel operates by consensus, requiring virtual unanimity for any major recommendation.

European Union rules require unanimity for the imposition of sanctions, and without Germany's support the idea would go nowhere.

Even groups that agree to operate by consensus (or unanimity for that matter!) may find straw polls helpful for testing the scope of agreement along the way.

It is desirable that foreign policy, like taxation, should remain subject to unanimity, for these matters lie at the heart of national sovereignty.

Her heartrending role as the mum in Boyhood has seen virtual unanimity for this category; worse luck for Laura Dern, Keira Knightley, Emma Stone and Meryl Streep.

The sanctions were rolled over for a further six months in June, but diplomats say getting unanimity for a further rollover in the bloc will be hard work.

The commission said it was not searching for unanimity but for a "critical mass of countries" to get the plan off the ground.

The need to secure near-unanimity for changes has stymied many reform efforts.

"In the circles that I move, I think there's almost unanimity of support for him," Mr. Smith said.

TO MOST people, ballot boxes containing a unanimity of votes for just one out of 36 candidates in an election might raise a suspicion of cheating.

Davis responded that the need for unanimity from 27 other EU countries to extend the timeline meant doing so was an unlikely option.