peace initiative
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpeaceandinitiative
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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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initiative
noun
uk/ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/us/ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.t̬ɪv/
a new plan or process to achieve something or solve ...
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(Definition ofpeaceandinitiativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is not yet clear if the charter is a seriouspeaceinitiative.
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It must be part of anypeaceinitiativethat the "no-go" areas come under proper democratic rule from this country.
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Apeaceinitiativethat is based on negotiations with the monarch of a neighbouring territory is doomed to failure from the start.
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Thepeaceinitiativeprogramme has been allocated 300 mecu (approximately £233 million) over the next three years.
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Therefore, we fully support those who are working to make thepeaceinitiativea reality.
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We have fully supported thepeaceinitiativeof the intergovernmental authority for development.
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Do not both those things militate against a successful outcome to the continuingpeaceinitiativewhich we strongly support?
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A newpeaceinitiativeis now more urgent than it was.
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The problem that they have to face rather than the question of thepeaceinitiativeis whether they will ever be believed again.
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I welcome the progress that has been made on thepeaceinitiative.
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I do think, however, that we should take thepeaceinitiative.
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I consider that this is an opportune time to be debating apeaceinitiativein the middle east.
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I shall not stand in the way of any initiative from any quarter which contributes to a genuinepeaceinitiative.
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Thepeaceinitiativeis being further advanced through eastward enlargement.
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One day he talks of an olive branch, and says that we are now going to have a newpeaceinitiative.
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I have said that, in the negotiations concerning enlargement, it is necessary to ensure that thepeaceinitiativeis maintained, whatever happens to the structural and cohesion funds.
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Thispeaceinitiativefocused on convening a multi-party international conference that would then break into separate, bilateral and multilateral negotiating tracks.
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The strengths of this book lie in its documentation of the recent historical peace initiatives and the stumbling blocks faced by all parties.
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Rather than establishing peace institutes, peace initiatives, institutions for studying and promoting peace, we should have institutions for studying war.
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Iturians seem to agree, for instance, that peace initiatives must start with locals taking the lead.
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