We anticipate no high drama, no ultimata or walkouts. From Wordnik.com. [Back Biodiversity 100, save our wildlife] Reference
Nor is there a word from him about "thirty day" ultimata. From Wordnik.com. [University Women: An Exchange] Reference
Sudanese opposition leaders are issuing their own ultimata. From Wordnik.com. [Alemayehu G. Mariam: Referendum for Sudan, Requiem for Africa] Reference
These women want to work with the male rather than issuing ridiculous ultimata and harbouring deep hatreds. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
He stood by while they were being persecuted, and made threats and gave ultimata that he himself later ignored. From Wordnik.com. [Saturday, April 30, 2005] Reference
For when this happens, your leaders and ours can talk without hurling imprecations or uttering threats, without ultimata, without innuendo. From Wordnik.com. [Canadian and American Relations] Reference
Its smiling peach and cerise endearments terminating in black scarlet shell-shaped waxy Berlin ultimata are carried on an admirably rigid peduncle. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 4th, 1920] Reference
So the solution is for "the world" to let them know unequivocally that they will not be permitted to lay down ultimata and impossible conditions to Israel. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
My parents were loving, reasonable, fun, feminist parents and they spanked me from time to time, with clear ultimata and warnings first, and more in sorrow than in wrath. From Wordnik.com. [spoil the child. « Love | Peace | Ohana] Reference
None of us should use ultimata to impose on our society outcomes that serve our special interests best, regardless of other interests in our country that are as legitimate as our own. From Wordnik.com. [Address at the 110th Annual General Meeting of the Chamber Of Mines] Reference
For those of us who saw that story before the Dan-trum in Gander, and who understand the issues involved in Equalization and the offshore offset deals, we can understand why Nova Scotia premier Rodney Macdonald isn't issuing any ultimata to Ottawa. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-10-01] Reference
Whoever is in control, there are going to be ultimata to the Iraqis about their performance (coupled with timelines), and then whoever is in charge will use them as the basis for a stand down, faster if the Iraqis refuse to pull up their socks (or ask us to leave), slower if they make real progress. From Wordnik.com. ["Soldiers in Iraq Say Pullout Would Have Devastating Results."] Reference
Even if we accepted Mr. Cowen's ultimata, so what?. From Wordnik.com. [Politics.ie - 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,41,42,48,49,50,52] Reference
GM and Chrysler receive Canadian loans amid US restructuring ultimata. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Blog Posts] Reference
Thee in thy ultimata (the preparations only now completed, the edifice on sure foundations tied). From Wordnik.com. [The Patriotic Poems of Walt Whitman] Reference
Thee in thy ultimata, (the preparations only now completedthe edifice on sure foundations tied,). From Wordnik.com. [As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free] Reference
How long does the York University administration believe it can continue to deliver ultimata to the Union rather than bargaining in good faith?. From Wordnik.com. [To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth] Reference
This letter was dictated by Orabi in the heat of the crisis and in the midst of British ultimata, when the British fleet was ready for striking Alexandria. From Wordnik.com. [Al-Ahram Weekly Online] Reference
Now, the form of these two ultimata and the events connected with them are again to be carefully noted, for they further illuminate us upon the German plan. From Wordnik.com. [A General Sketch of the European War The First Phase] Reference
They didn't strike me as "insane" or "naïve", and I don't doubt that they tried various ultimata before they took the step of telling their son that until he changed his ways he was not welcome at home. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph] Reference
I don’t think any serious Independent voters will be making their decisions this fall based on some rambling legalistic arguments based on common English usage 300 years ago, or based on “hmmm … who tosses the better tantrum, and demands the most adolescent ultimata?”. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Georgia’s Attorney General Disputes Cuccinelli’s Claim That Frivolous Health Care Suit Won’t Cost Taxpayers] Reference
His ultimata ( "Those who think that through concessions they will gain respect and peace are wrong," etc. From Wordnik.com. [CounterPunch] Reference
Reasons and ultimata to follow. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 19th, 1914] Reference
Agreed on certain ultimata of belief. From Wordnik.com. [Images from Works of Oliver W. Holmes] Reference
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