peace agreement
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpeaceandagreement
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peace
noun[U]
uk/piːs/us/piːs/
freedom from war and violence, especially when people live and work together happily ...
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agreement
noun
uk/əˈɡriː.mənt/us/əˈɡriː.mənt/
the situation in which people have the same opinion, or in which they approve of or ...
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(Definition ofpeaceandagreementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We know when apeaceagreementhas been signed or breached.
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Subsequent to the signing of the finalpeaceagreement, parliamentary and presidential elections were held only in late 1999.
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Renamo was originally a military organisation, and a relatively effective one, as it demonstrated by delivering peace after thepeaceagreementwas signed in 1992.
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It is pointless to talk about thepeaceagreement: it is finished.
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The international community should give its support to thepeaceagreementand bring about an end to the conflict.
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But we must not commit a single fighting man until we are sure we have apeaceagreement.
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If thispeaceagreementis to work, it must be built on firm foundations, not on sand.
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One aspect of non-implementation of thepeaceagreement, however, requires particular attention and condemnation—that of war crimes indictees.
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Is it the fact that the country will be committed to a secretpeaceagreement?
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That is no small order for a country which has only just got itspeaceagreement.
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If we do not have his support because he cannot take his community with him, one will not get apeaceagreement.
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Those have no part in thepeaceagreementthat has been entered into by the warring factions.
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Otherwise, under the terms of thepeaceagreement, clearance is the responsibility of the consenting parties themselves.
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But we now need to study the details of thepeaceagreement.
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The force's role will be to implement apeaceagreementand it will operate with the consent of the parties who have signed the agreement.
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We remain concerned, however, about the continued violations of thepeaceagreement.
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It is easier to achieve the objectives of thepeaceagreementin a setting of full employment.
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What we are working for is apeaceagreement.
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That includes dealing with the radical organisations in their midst that oppose any sort ofpeaceagreement.
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