unilateral
/juːnɪˈlat(ə)r(ə)l/
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American sound/juːnɪˈlat(ə)r(ə)l/
juːnɪˈlatərəl
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juːnɪ - ˈlatərəl -> unilateral
Myanmar meaning
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unilateral /ju:nÇ'lætrǝl / adj
တစ်ဖက်သတ်။ take unilateral action ❍ unilateral decisions/ declarations ❍ unilateral disarmament. Compare BILATERAL, MULTILATERAL
❏ unilaterally /-rǝli / adv
တစ်ဖက်သတ်။ a decision taken unilaterally.
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- ‘He weaned the party away from unilateral nuclear disarmament and outright opposition to the EU.’
- ‘In Russia, some experts think that it is a unilateral disarmament of Russia.’
- ‘Men were rarely mentioned as making unilateral decisions in these two areas.’
- ‘Daniels' order made all of this subject to unilateral decision by state bureaucrats.’
- ‘Whatever the merits of unilateral nuclear disarmament, women were a lot braver a quarter of a century ago.’
- ‘It's a bit of a unilateral decision on my part, but I'm sure the director will be on my side.’
- ‘Sometimes, the team makes unilateral decisions and then expects the designers to adapt.’
- ‘We have to remember that it is the Government's unilateral process that holds up settlements.’
- ‘Well, that's a unilateral decision as to how the Geneva Conventions are going to be interpreted.’
- ‘Workers on both the admin and examining side of the department were angry about this unilateral decision without consultation.’
- ‘The unilateral defection of some localities altered the incentives of other localities.’
- ‘Such a unilateral decision can create problems elsewhere and should be resolved soon.’
- ‘In the present situation, unilateral gestures can also do their vital bit in making the climate conducive for talks.’
- ‘Divorce can be by mutual consent or at the initiative of the wife and by the unilateral decision of the husband.’
- ‘It seems that unilateral nuclear disarmament is back on the agenda!’
- ‘The junior doctor who wrote the note had taken a unilateral decision to let the 67-year-old cancer sufferer die.’
- ‘I did not take a unilateral decision, and all these people turned out to be rather good at their jobs.’
- ‘There was no unilateral agreement saying that the G8 countries need to change their trade policies.’
- ‘I think my answer to this has always been that that's not a unilateral decision.’
- ‘Our interests are best protected not by unilateral action but by multilateral agreement and a world order governed by rules.’
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