Example sentences of "[art] common foreign [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British Government expressed grave reservations about the proposals for Political Union , particularly the Social Charter , the common foreign policy , new EC policy areas and more powers for the European Parliament . |
| 2 | No aspect of the Union 's external relations will in principle be excluded from the common foreign policy . |
| 3 | The widely differing behaviour of EC members has prompted Britain 's prime minister , John Major , to say that a common foreign policy must go beyond mere words and extend to action , and that the Community is clearly not yet ready for that . |
| 4 | In the east , the new democracies are trying to modernise their economies ; in the west , the countries of the European Community are considering the scope and shape of a common foreign policy — and therefore , unavoidably , common defence and security policies as well . |
| 5 | It wanted the Community to pursue a common foreign policy , to develop a ‘ Citizen 's Europe ’ through such measures as freedom of movement , and to strengthen the powers of the Commission . |
| 6 | Second : the formulation of a common foreign policy . |
| 7 | At Maastricht , the Germans argued for a common foreign policy for the European Community . |
| 8 | The Foreign Secretary made a careful distinction between a common foreign policy and a common defence policy . |
| 9 | I want a common foreign policy and a common defence policy . |
| 10 | Those are contributions towards a common foreign policy . |
| 11 | It is not enough just to have a common foreign policy . |
| 12 | A common foreign policy means nothing if it can not be implemented . |
| 13 | He emphasized the need for single command of strategic forces and for a common foreign policy , with the Commonwealth being recognized as a subject in international law . |
| 14 | Areas to be covered by a common foreign security policy would be decided by consensus by the European Council but thereafter decisions on these issues could be decided by a weighted majority . |
| 15 | This is an absolute treasure house for any editor or writer unsure of a common foreign phrase , an abbreviation , or the spelling of a tricky name — which means all of us at one time or another . |