unilateral reduction

collocation in English

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unilateral
adjective
uk
/ˌjuː.nɪˈlæt.ər.əl/us
/ˌjuː.nəˈlæt̬.ɚ.əl/
involving only one group ...
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reduction
noun
uk
/rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/us
/rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/
the act of making something, or of something becoming, smaller in size, amount, degree, ...
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There is increasing resentment in industry at changes in the rules and this sort ofunilateralreduction.
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Aunilateralreductionin expenditure can just as easily be reversed by a unilateral increase in expenditure.
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We could make that, at the point of deployment, ourunilateralreduction.
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Unilateralreductionin the size and power of ships is just as dangerous as unilateral disarmament.
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Simply proposing aunilateralreductionof the intervention prices of agricultural products does not in itself constitute a policy.
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That may not last and this is certainly not yet the time for making anyunilateralreductionin defence expenditure.
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There will be no furtherunilateralreduction.
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We cannot make a furtherunilateralreduction.
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There is a great difference between unilateral reductions and reductions by agreement under a system of control.
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No single action so undermines the whole process of bilateral or multilateral reductions as the introduction of unilateral reductions.
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We agree with them that in the meantime, certainly from a negotiating point of view, there can be no form of unilateral reductions.
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In considering such matters one should not disregard the possibility of unilateral reductions.
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Those unilateral reductions have, of course, removed the incentive for others to seek a multilateral agreement.
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Whilst negotiations continue to try to achieve balanced reductions on both sides, it would be crazy to indulge in large unilateral reductions.
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There have been unilateral reductions in manpower, but there has been no agreement.
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The whole basis of this is that we must try to achieve an understanding of mutual and balanced reductions, but not unilateral reductions.
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The report also acknowledges the unilateral reductions that we have already undertaken in our nuclear forces.
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Unilateral reductions can be modified or reversed.
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What is the meaning of unilateral reductions?
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