adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
unilateral disarmament (= involving only one country )
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The United States adopted a policy of unilateral disarmament as a way to avoid another war.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
action
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They should not be changed by unilateral action , nor by force.
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I do not think that frontiers should be changed by force or by unilateral action .
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It was a unilateral action that risked general war in support of a less than democratic government threatened by pro-Nasser Arabs.
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She has a theory that the big players are losing their nerve, but she thinks it's all unilateral action .
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Global environmental problems, such as deforestation and ozone depletion, should be tackled through inter-governmental agreements, rather than unilateral action .
ceasefire
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The dynamite was split between Eta, then nominally observing a unilateral ceasefire , and the Bretons.
decision
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We felt that there can be no question of fairness when the law effectively endorses unilateral decision .
declaration
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They are a unilateral declaration by the man that he need not trouble about the formalities expected between non-intimates.
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Nicky has run up a unilateral declaration of independence.
disarmament
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Not so long ago Mr Kinnock was strongly committed to unilateral disarmament .
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Here Mr Kinnock should set out clearly why, in the Gorbachev era, negotiated rather than unilateral disarmament is almost always preferable.
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The executive is recommending rejection of a motion calling for unilateral disarmament .
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This was solved by the nuclear genes enforcing their preference for peace through unilateral disarmament .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a unilateral ban on landmines
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Brain tumors or large arteriovenous malformations can occasionally cause unilateral head or facial pain.
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Nobody really expected that the announcement of a unilateral cease-fire would bring an immediate end to the fighting.
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The child increasingly is capable of evaluating arguments rather than simply accepting preformed unilateral ideas.
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The United States should also take unilateral steps to show Mr Fujimori his conduct has a price.
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There is little cooperation in the social sense-there is only obedience, or unilateral respect.
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They are a unilateral declaration by the man that he need not trouble about the formalities expected between non-intimates.
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We felt that there can be no question of fairness when the law effectively endorses unilateral decision.