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- noun Plural form of
precondition .
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Examples
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Certain conditions and preconditions can be equally precise -- we shall only speak French during our negotiations, each party shall have jars of jellybeans in arm's reach -- but where _conditions_ apply generally to all such negotiations, _preconditions_ are incorporated into the specific terms of that specific agreement.
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Hillary focused on her 'scars' and the term preconditions ... thus her phrasing was about not 'promising'.
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You have to build what we call the preconditions of democracy: help to build independent media, help economic development, women's rights, effective political parties, an effective civil society.
CFR.org - 2009
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Diplomaic relations without preconditions is a good idea, but when Iran holds rigged elections and squashes dissent, it makes it hard for the US to have any kind of relations with them.
Clinton, Gates defend U.S. policy on Iran's nuclear ambitions 2010
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Tell me, anyone who supports Obama, how meeting with Iran with even fewer preconditions is supposed to work better?
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To lift all sanctions and create trade with them without ANY preconditions is a very stupid idea.
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Meeting with or without preconditions is still a far cry from being an 'appeaser'.
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The phrase, "without preconditions", is used to illustrate that Obama would not ask for a policy change before the meeting.
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But sadly, the federal government has paid too little attention to certain preconditions essential for full recovery.
Balkinization 2006
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An anticipated two days of talks ran into trouble early on when Iranian leaders announced "preconditions" - including an immediate end to economic sanctions - for considering any proposals on limiting its nuclear program.
Nuclear talks with Iran edge toward collapse Joby Warrick 2011
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