In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn't threaten us. From LearnThat.org.
The only other country not to ratify is Somalia, which has no functioning government. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Congressional Authorization of Bush’s Military Commissions Is Not Enough] Reference
If the only reason not to ratify is to deny Obama a "victory". From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Top News] Reference
They once published a series of anonymous articles, better known as ratify the constitution. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Kos] Reference
Whether or not to "ratify," as you eloquently put it, the current Administration. From Wordnik.com. [Why are so many Democrats still doubting Obama?] Reference
Think about the kind of persons in cabinet who would have met to discuss this matter and 'ratify' the decision to not grant a visa to Akon. From Wordnik.com. [The Buddhist Channel] Reference
Or would the fMRI merely ratify the judgments of intuition?. From Wordnik.com. [MIND READING] Reference
Although the UK has signed the convention it has yet to ratify. From Wordnik.com. [Live Talk: Slavery in Our Times] Reference
We are just about to ratify our €31 billion stimulus in Parliament. From Wordnik.com. [‘It Doesn’t Exist!’] Reference
The chances are still good that Congress will ratify NAFTA by autumn. From Wordnik.com. [What Really Worries Mexico] Reference
The provinces were given until June 23, 1990, to ratify the amendments. From Wordnik.com. [Can This Marriage Be Saved?] Reference
They cut an arms-control deal -- albeit one that will be hard to ratify. From Wordnik.com. [Wheelchair Diplomacy] Reference
Clinton will likely just ratify her relationship with President Pedro Pires. From Wordnik.com. [Travel Advisory] Reference
Republicans deny playing politics, noting that previous treaties took months to ratify. From Wordnik.com. [Vote on New START nuclear arms treaty delayed in Senate] Reference
Maybe we need to form a special committee to ratify good nicknames and veto the bad ones?. From Wordnik.com. [The Nickname Has Gone to Hell] Reference
But I am confident we will ratify the Maastricht Treaty during this session of Parliament. From Wordnik.com. [Why We Need Europe] Reference
As much as scientists hate the idea, it is engineers and entrepreneurs who ratify their work. From Wordnik.com. [Quotations From Chairman G.] Reference
The exact terms, of course, are secret, although apparently they mostly ratify the status quo. From Wordnik.com. [Throne Out] Reference
The new contract, which teachers are expected to ratify this week, calls for a complete shake-up. From Wordnik.com. [Playing Catch-Up] Reference
To this day, Beijing insists it has a historic right to ratify reborn Buddhas in its jurisdiction. From Wordnik.com. [The Day Of The Living Buddhas] Reference
For instance, they have yet to ratify the February vote in Tehran that gave liberals 29 of 30 seats. From Wordnik.com. [Who's Really On Trial?] Reference
Hollywood Teamsters leaders asked the membership to ratify a 2 year contract proposed by the studios. From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Handel: Teamsters Ratify Contract; Hollywood Strike Averted] Reference
In 1979, when Parliament voted to ratify accession, several leftist parties got together to boycott it. From Wordnik.com. [A Bridge To Nowhere] Reference
The Obama administration wants to ratify the treaty this year, while the Democratic caucus has 59 votes. From Wordnik.com. [Vote on New START nuclear arms treaty delayed in Senate] Reference
The government of Leonid Kravchuk has promised to ratify nuclear-weapons treaties and dismantle its warheads. From Wordnik.com. [The Doomsday Clock Ticks On] Reference
The membership then voted to ratify, ending the possibility of a strike that could have shuttered production. From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Handel: Teamsters Ratify Contract; Hollywood Strike Averted] Reference
I think it's going to happen the other way around: the private sector will lead and the government will ratify. From Wordnik.com. [How to Blow Less Smoke] Reference
At the same time, we should create a global Concert of Democracies to ratify and strengthen the democratic peace. From Wordnik.com. [World View: A World of Liberty and Law] Reference
But Bowles 'goal would end progressive ambition, ratify America's declining competitiveness and bury the American dream. From Wordnik.com. [The deficit and the dead-end future] Reference
There were second thoughts from the Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan, and in Yeltsin's absence even Russia failed to ratify the deal. From Wordnik.com. ['No Work Is Getting Done'] Reference
Failure to ratify this treaty would raise serious doubts about the ability of any U.S. president to negotiate new agreements. From Wordnik.com. [Joe Cirincione: Partisan Obstructionism Threatens National Security] Reference
Because of the proliferation of primaries, conventions no longer make decisions, they merely ratify decisions made much earlier. From Wordnik.com. [KERRY DROPS A GOOD IDEA] Reference
We want to urge fans to see Countdown to Zero and join the movement to eliminate nuclear weapons and ratify the new START Treaty. From Wordnik.com. [BoDeans: Our Song for the Global Zero Movement] Reference
But Congress, which must ratify any settlement, is cooling on that original deal -- thanks, in large measure, to Koop and Kessler. From Wordnik.com. [Making Tobacco Say 'Aaaaah'] Reference
To encourage tougher international action against proliferation, he hopes to ratify the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. From Wordnik.com. [Barack Obama Wants the Bomb …] Reference
In Britain, Gordon Brown has evidently postponed an election, thereby opening a window to ratify the EU treaty without a referendum. From Wordnik.com. [Make Way For The Quiet Superpower] Reference
In a dusty field in the Kliptown section, thousands watched ANC delegates ratify the 1955 Freedom Charter, a list of civil-rights demands. From Wordnik.com. [Up From The Ashes] Reference
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