Example sentences of "of a [adj] foreign [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Discussions during February within the context of the intergovernmental conference ( IGC ) on political union of the European Communities ( EC ) centred on the question of a common foreign and defence policy . |
| 2 | Also included were proposals for the development of a common foreign and security policy and , ultimately , common defence . |
| 3 | Peter Schmidt of the Stiftung Wissenschaft Politik at Ebenhausen , a leading expert on European defence and security issues , has identified the formulation of a Common Foreign and Security policy as the product of a ‘ top-down approach ’ which ‘ regards the political union of Western Europe within the framework of the EC as an end in itself ’ , rather than of a ‘ functional or horizontal approach ’ which ‘ asks in a practical way which defence functions can and should be handled in a Western European framework , which ones can remain attached to existing defence arrangements — above all that means Nato — and which ones can stay at the disposal of nation states ’ . |
| 4 | Just as in their trade policy the Federalists are prepared to sacrifice the Member States ' economic prosperity for the political goal of a United Europe , so does the establishment of a Common Foreign and Security policy sacrifice their military and strategic needs to that same political end . |
| 5 | I hope that Germany , which has stood firmly in favour of a common foreign and security policy in the intergovernmental conferences that have just concluded and in the discussions on this week 's Maastricht treaty , will listen to its own exhortations and ensure that , whenever the decision is taken on recognition , it is made collectively , not unilaterally . |
| 6 | " In the sphere of foreign policy , the Council recorded consensus on the objective of a common foreign and security policy [ UK reservation ] to strengthen the identity of the Community and the coherence its action on the international scene … |
| 7 | The effective implementation of a common foreign and security policy should take place within an institutional framework based on " one decision-making centre , namely the Council ; harmonization and , where appropriate , unification of the preparatory work ; a unified secretariat ; a reinforced role for the Commission through a non-exclusive right of initiative ; adequate procedures for consulting and informing the European Parliament ; detailed procedures ensuring that the union can speak effectively with one voice on the international stage in particular in international organizations and vis-à-vis third countries " . |
| 8 | Opening provisions of the Treaty on European Union stated that the Union should assert its identity on the international scene " through the implementation of a common foreign and security policy which shall include the eventual framing of a common defence policy " . |