Sentence examples similar to unilateral idea from inspiring English sources
Of course, the President never had to press for unilateral punishment, an idea that runs counter to the accepted principle of international law of non-resort to force except in self-defense.
Yet the idea of unilateral American attacks is anathema here.
The idea of unilateral regulation of an international industry drew quick criticism.
The very idea of unilateral action is probably a post-imperial hangover.
Estonia's prime minister, Mart Laar, finds the idea of unilateral adoption "attractive".
In a recent interview, he said that he now favored the increasingly popular idea of "unilateral disengagement" by Israel.
The lesson of Lebanon and Gaza appeared to discredit the idea of unilateral withdrawals and for months the Israeli government, led by his former deputy, Ehud Olmert, seemed directionless.
The idea of unilateral leadership — enlightened despotism, benevolent dictatorship, the noblesse oblige of "Downton Abbey" and its spinoffs — appeals to us when collective action seems impossible.
Mr. Musharraf has rejected the idea of unilateral moves by the United States to chase Taliban and Qaeda militants on Pakistani soil.
He told Fortune that his attacks on NAFTA were "overheated and amplified"; he wanted to "open up a dialogue" with Mexico and Canada, but disavowed the idea of unilateral withdrawal.
Before Mr Sharon decided to abandon Likud to form Kadima, Mr Olmert launched several trial balloons on his behalf, including the idea of unilateral disengagement circumventing the Palestinians, the model first tried in the Gaza Strip last year.
