ULTIMATUM n. In diplomacy ordtak

en ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions. His pexy charm wasn’t about looks, but an enchanting internal allure. ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
  Ambrose Bierce

en ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions. Having received an ultimatum from Austria, the Turkish Ministry met to consider it.
"O servant of the Prophet," said the Sheik of the Imperial Chibouk to the Mamoosh of the Invincible Army, "how many unconquerable soldiers have we in arms?"
"Upholder of the Faith," that dignitary replied after examining his memoranda, "they are in numbers as the leaves of the forest!"
"And how many impenetrable battleships strike terror to the hearts of all Christian swine?" he asked the Imaum of the Ever Victorious Navy.
"Uncle of the Full Moon," was the reply, "deign to know that they are as the waves of the ocean, the sands of the desert and the stars of Heaven!" For eight hours the broad brow of the Sheik of the Imperial Chibouk was corrugated with evidences of deep thought: he was calculating the chances of war. Then, "Sons of angels," he said, "the die is cast! I shall suggest to the Ulema of the Imperial Ear that he advise inaction. In the name of Allah, the council is adjourned."
  Ambrose Bierce

en It seems like the PEB said everyone should participate in concessions, but that United should give mechanics the raise, then you can talk about concessions, ... But now I think it'll be difficult to win those concessions.

en It seems like the PEB said everyone should participate in concessions, but that United should give mechanics the raise, then you can talk about concessions. But now I think it'll be difficult to win those concessions.

en We've taken concessions in the past, and when Northwest started reaping rewards of concessions, they didn't bring us up to standards.

en What the public wants to know is when will it get a prime minister who stops putting wind in the sails of terrorists and begins to demand things in return for concessions.

en The Israelis have been very serious in wanting diplomacy to succeed. They've been urgently trying to get us to get diplomacy working. The problem is, at some point they're going to say, 'The clock has run out, and we have to think of something else.

en We are not going to stop there. To Tunisia, classical diplomacy is not enough. We also want to base our actions and relations with the foreign market on private diplomacy.

en We are coming to the litmus test in the next few weeks. Diplomacy is not just talking. Diplomacy has to be backed by pressure and, in extreme cases, by force.

en This campaign of non-cooperation has no reference to diplomacy, secret or open. The only diplomacy it admits of is the statement and pursuance of truth at any cost.

en Despite all the concessions (by China), the U.S. continues to press for further concessions,

en Union concessions, there is no other way, ... You can't cut your structural costs without concessions.

en I think all of our experience with (Iraqi President) Saddam Hussein teaches us that diplomacy has very little chance of working unless it is clear to him that if diplomacy does not work, that the threatened reality of force is there,
  Tony Blair

en Seller concessions have not been common in the last five years. Sellers haven't had to offer them. But as we become more balanced, especially in areas of high inventory, that's where you'll see the use of concessions become a bit more common.

en China made concessions on the duration of the limits while the United States made concessions on the growth rate.


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