freedom of navigation
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffreedomandnavigation
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freedom
noun
uk/ˈfriː.dəm/us/ˈfriː.dəm/
the condition or right of being able or allowed to do, say, think, etc. whatever you want to, without being controlled ...
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navigation
noun[U]
uk/ˌnæv.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌnæv.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
transport
the act of directing a ship, aircraft, etc. from one place to another, or the science of finding a way from one place ...
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(Definition offreedomandnavigationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Unfortunately, thefreedomofnavigationoften leaves users uncertain as to how to reach what they are looking for or how to achieve what they want to do.
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I should have thought that "freedomofnavigation" meant exactly what it said.
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This we now strongly support; but we want to seefreedomofnavigationover-flight within this zone.
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The immediate crucial problem is thefreedomofnavigationthere.
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We expressed our regret at the breaches of international humanitarian law which this conflict has brought, and called forfreedomofnavigationto be respected.
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Without some further protest, influence or sanction, we can no longer tolerate the absence offreedomofnavigationthrough this international waterway.
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The proposed zone should be clearly defined and should safeguardfreedomofnavigationand other international rights.
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It also has a legitimate and historic concern with thefreedomofnavigationin the straits.
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We start from the position that it is vital to uphold the principle offreedomofnavigation.
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The immediate crucial problem isfreedomofnavigationthere.
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Our support for the principle offreedomofnavigationis well-known, and we of course condemn any violation of it.
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They are all there upholding the vital principle offreedomofnavigation.
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We have consistently stressed our determination to uphold the vitally important principle offreedomofnavigationin international waters and straits used for international navigation.
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Thirdly, we will also defend the internationally recognised principles offreedomofnavigationand the right of innocent passage.
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The settlement can only be reached from the basis of defensible frontiers andfreedomofnavigationin international waterways.
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Innocent passage as such does not apply here, since there should be generalfreedomofnavigationas on the high seas.
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But we made it clear in the debate that we upheld the principle offreedomofnavigationand deplore the mining, which has since stopped.
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Regarding the international legal position, we uphold strongly the general principle offreedomofnavigationon the high seas.
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Our policy rests firmly on the general principle offreedomofnavigation.
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Our common objective remains to ensure thefreedomofnavigationin international waters.
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