It could have accepted European offers of increased military collaboration rather than pursuing unilateral action.
He says supplying weapons and ammunition to Syrian rebels is on the table but not unilateral action.
But Germans argue this type of unilateral action is less effective than sanctions backed by all U.N. members.
But both countries have reservations about America taking unilateral action against Iraq if Saddam Hussein fails to disarm.
Berbatov decided on unilateral action in the second half to prove attack is the best form of defence.
As Obama's own writings make clear, he believes that America must be free to take unilateral action on occasion.
We oppose the unilateral action taken by the Palestinians at the United Nations.
That could be achieved by purely unilateral action, without any negotiations at all.
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Each of these might yet take unilateral action against Peru unless it is seen to be implementing democratic reforms.
But the result may be a slowdown in unilateral action by countries to bail out their respective banking systems.
The broadcast said Syrian President Bashir al Assad said the unilateral action of one power could lead to dire consequences.
Peaceniks argue that unilateral action by Israel destroys whatever prospects remain of reaching a negotiated peace with the Palestinian leadership.
Unilateral action by Saudi Arabia could mean that for all intents and purposes the Saudis are now a cartel of one.
We also continue to believe that unilateral action by either side does not help the cause of reaching a peace agreement.
And number two, do you think -- does that apply to drone strikes in addition to this kind of unilateral action?
But Mr Blair and US President George W Bush have repeatedly insisted they cannot rule out the possibility of taking unilateral action.
These demands are calculated to check U.S. latitude for unilateral action and to curry favor with Arab and other audiences at American expense.
Bush was heavily criticized during his presidency for what some observers said was an excessive reliance on unilateral action and U.S. military power.
He also criticised Palestinians for mooting unilateral action and pooh-poohed Mr Fayyad's plan, so it has little chance of implementation any time soon.
If Britain commits itself to unilateral action, the early price would still be low, but the government could promise to increase it over time.
Ultimately, bottom-up, sustainable liberalisation will have to rely largely on the unilateral action of governments, trying, by trial-and-error, to put their houses in order.
Some workplace and outsourcing experts said that Wal-Mart's unilateral action only adds to an increasingly complicated process of trying to improve safety standards in Bangladesh.
The forum has no formal power to impose decisions on member states, but it is hoped that discussions will discourage countries from taking unilateral action.
So again, I don't think that taking a unilateral action with a far more broadly defined mission is in the interests of the United States.
But Mr Haarde has been told by EU bosses that unilateral action without the boring necessity of joining the EU first would wreck relations with Brussels.
Poland might be too big a contender for unilateral action.
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The US is also opening the door to unilateral action, with draft legislation introduced into Congress that would allow the government to set quotas if the IWC denied them.
Meanwhile, some countries continue to take unilateral action against each other's beef exports: Austria, Germany and Italy have banned French meat, and the French continue to block British beef.
As that pressure further intensifies, so too does the belief in Pakistan that the U.S. military will start taking unilateral action against the Taliban and al-Qaida in the tribal regions.
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