How To Use Non-negotiable In A Sentence
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In the tradition of two of America's greatest social commentators, Alexis de Tocqueville and Thorstein Veblen, Fuller points out that we are all somebodies and nobodies, that dignity is non-negotiable.
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Must we show our willingness to negotiate the non-negotiable and lay down our arms?
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Certain fundamental principles are not only non-negotiable, but should also be a source of pride for the UK, including defending the right to asylum and safeguarding the Human Rights Act and 1951 convention on refugees.
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He specified ‘the rule of law’ as a non-negotiable.
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It's a non-negotiable part of our deal with theatres.
Times, Sunday Times
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One non-negotiable condition was the removal of the indigenous population of the island.
Times, Sunday Times
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Indeed, arguably there are non-negotiable demands of human reason that apply universally in international attempts to understand and evaluate any particular political tradition or cultural way of life.
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He specified ‘the rule of law’ as a non-negotiable.
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Now, that sounds to me like a set of non-negotiable demands.
Times, Sunday Times
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The point is that what I'm trying to illustrate here is the difference (and conflict) between aesthetic forms founded in negotiable conventions (e.g. the poem) and aesthetic forms founded in non-negotiable requirements (e.g. the sonnet).
Archive 2006-07-01
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According to the hotel authorities, the pool is a business proposition and a health choice, both of which have become non-negotiable for many a discerning customer.
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Our fundamental security should be non-negotiable.
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And to remain competitive those things which they believe are non-negotiable (tax, exchange and interest rates) would by default be significantly constrained if not actually imposed by what is decided in Brussels.
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As a matter of fact, not understanding me is ace-high on my list of non-negotiables, along with a six figure salary.
In Confidence...
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‘European values are non-negotiable,’ said Mr Verheuygen.
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At first, Mr Desmond was reluctant to sell any shares back to Telenor and Communicorp but he then came up with the non-negotiable price, said Mr Digerud.
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Time to make the gym a non-negotiable part of my schedule.
Times, Sunday Times
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By saying that these demands are non-negotiable he has ensured that domestic political considerations will prevent any kind of negotiation.
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The expectations of Amish women are non-negotiable.
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Really, those are also almost non-negotiable.
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I know this is a toughie, but it just has to be non-negotiable.
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That was something that was totally non-negotiable as far as I was concerned.
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She said she still thinks a public option is the best way to achieve those goals, but when asked if inclusion of a public option was a non-negotiable demand - as her previous statements had indicated - Pelosi ruled out any non-negotiable positions.
Democratic leaders in Congress soften on public option
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Really, those are also almost non-negotiable.
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The expectations of Amish women are non-negotiable.
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To Lucien, loyalty to France is non-negotiable.
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Meanwhile, President Barack Obama was among the many leaders stepping up the pressure, issuing what he called a "non-negotiable ultimatum" to Gadhafi to immediately cease further military action against his own citizens and restore basic utility services to areas recently held by rebels.
MarketWatch.com - Top Stories
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Even though they are boilerplate clauses and ‘non-negotiable,’ they need to be reviewed by the artist to make sure that they can conform.
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Freedom is the non-negotiable demand of human dignity; the birthright of every person - in every civilization.
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Tonight I want to cast the net widely to look at some of the threats and challenges facing the media in the 21st century, and I want to do it from a starting point of what I believe is fundamental and non-negotiable.
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Time is fast running out and the deadline is non-negotiable.
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The non-negotiable element is that our conversation be in French, so I opt for Paris and e-mail his office to apologise for not being entirely fluent.
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Freedom is the non-negotiable demand of human dignity; the birthright of every person - in every civilization.
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The rising costs of supporting jobseekers through the downturn are a non-negotiable part of a civilised society.
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The non-negotiable element is that our conversation be in French, so I opt for Paris and e-mail his office to apologise for not being entirely fluent.
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Time to make the gym a non-negotiable part of my schedule.
Times, Sunday Times
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Our fundamental security should be non-negotiable.
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One non-negotiable condition was the removal of the indigenous population of the island.
Times, Sunday Times
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These sacred entities seem inviolable and non-negotiable and as long as they dominate, final resolution of our problems may escape us.
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He said: ‘We have got to decide what parts of the health service we think are non-negotiable.’
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Bishop Chaput's position that the killing of the unborn is a "non-negotiable" issue, which caused him to remind his audiences that Kerry supports abortion rights and Bush doesn't, unfortunately does not extend to capital punishment, which the Catholic Church also opposes.
Letters to the Editor
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By saying that these demands are non-negotiable he has ensured that domestic political considerations will prevent any kind of negotiation.
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One non-negotiable condition was the removal of the indigenous population of the island.
Times, Sunday Times
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That section sets out dozens of important, justifiably non-negotiable rights, such as a prohibition on slavery, freedom of expression, and freedom of assembly and association.
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He said: ‘We have got to decide what parts of the health service we think are non-negotiable.’
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It is non-negotiable, says Prime Minister Helen Clark.
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Now, that sounds to me like a set of non-negotiable demands.
Times, Sunday Times
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Asked if Labor's stance was non-negotiable, Latham said that ‘we won't be changing our position‘.
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Tonight I want to cast the net widely to look at some of the threats and challenges facing the media in the 21st century, and I want to do it from a starting point of what I believe is fundamental and non-negotiable.
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In the meantime, Robert Gates, US defence secretary, has been anything but patient, branding the Futenma relocation non-negotiable and demanding its swift implementation.
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He said at the police Endangered Species Protection Unit (ESPU) banquet in Pretoria the code would be non-negotiable, and was aimed at reversing what he described as a breakdown in the criminal justice system.
ANC Daily News Briefing
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They are united, see overachievement as non-negotiable, get the best from one another and always look like they believe.
Times, Sunday Times
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The misery in the so called Holy Land is also ideologically supported by legions of misinformed, uninformed apathetic American Christians who have neglected to honor what Jesus said was non-negotiable-that is if you really love him - you must and will forgive, pray for, do good towards your enemies and try to be a peacemaker [reconciler] for they are the daughters and sons of the Lord.
Letter from USA in spirit with HUMANITY
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Indeed, arguably there are non-negotiable demands of human reason that apply universally in international attempts to understand and evaluate any particular political tradition or cultural way of life.
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It's a non-negotiable part of our deal with theatres.
Times, Sunday Times
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At first, Mr Desmond was reluctant to sell any shares back to Telenor and Communicorp but he then came up with the non-negotiable price, said Mr Digerud.
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The indoor soundstage was set at a non-negotiable 45 degrees Fahrenheit—the temperature, according to head animal trainer Larry Madrid, at which the Gentoo penguins felt comfortable performing.
Coddling Waddling Models
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‘European values are non-negotiable,’ said Mr Verheuygen.
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Must we show our willingness to negotiate the non-negotiable and lay down our arms?
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It was that office's zeal, Ouimet said, that led to her being offered - and then accepting - what she described as a "non-negotiable" agreement to retire about halfway through her seven-year appointment.
Thestar.com - Home Page
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‘For some students this is a non-negotiable issue, and from my point of view it's unsustainable,’ Stevenson replied.
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That was something that was totally non-negotiable as far as I was concerned.
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The union has rejected the report out of hand and claimed it had been told that the 11 per cent was non-negotiable and would be linked to 4,500 job losses and the closure of scores of fire stations.
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And to remain competitive those things which they believe are non-negotiable (tax, exchange and interest rates) would by default be significantly constrained if not actually imposed by what is decided in Brussels.
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The most important acts – like the Climate Change Act, the Clean Air Act, the National Parks Act and the Wildlife and Countryside Act – could have been omitted as non-negotiable.
Letters: Red tape and the green agenda
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You'd think that match officials getting decisions right would be just about the most fundamental thing for a sport — and that any attempt to improve decision-making accuracy would be a non-negotiable, open-and-shut, black-and-white case.
Technology Catches Up With Cricket
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Certain fundamental principles are not only non-negotiable, but should also be a source of pride for the UK, including defending the right to asylum and safeguarding the Human Rights Act and 1951 convention on refugees.
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Time is fast running out and the deadline is non-negotiable.
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Budget be damned, as far as the well-being of our children is concerned, support for education expenditures is a non-negotiable.
Elizabeth Hampton: Would You Pay Higher Taxes For Better Schools?
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My non-negotiable bottom line is that we love one another.
Christianity Today
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There is a word that covers uncritical support, non-negotiable loyalty and blind faith.
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It is non-negotiable, says Prime Minister Helen Clark.
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To Lucien, loyalty to France is non-negotiable.
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The activist says, pro-Israel activists can disagree on settlements or on the peace process, but "when it comes to aid for Israel and the U.N., these things are non-negotiable.
J Street's really bad day
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One non-negotiable condition was the removal of the indigenous population of the island.
Times, Sunday Times
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But, since the biodiverse services of nature are irreplaceable and non-negotiable, eventually we will all be on board or we will be desperately diminished.
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And Iran absolutely has rejected that as non-negotiable repeatedly.
Matthew Yglesias » Obama Still Ending the War
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To draw a Saussurian analogy of my own, writing is parole, praxis, not a moribund, non-negotiable langue.
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Asked if Labor's stance was non-negotiable, Latham said that ‘we won't be changing our position‘.
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‘For some students this is a non-negotiable issue, and from my point of view it's unsustainable,’ Stevenson replied.
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The union has rejected the report out of hand and claimed it had been told that the 11 per cent was non-negotiable and would be linked to 4,500 job losses and the closure of scores of fire stations.
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My non-negotiable bottom line is that we love one another.
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