unilaterally

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  1. In a unilateral manner; one-sidedly. The destruction of the occipito-angular region is incomplete, unilaterally or bilaterally. Lancet, No. 3485, p. 1291. He recognized thankfully that the government had abandoned the pretension to settle ecclesiastical affairs unilaterally. Contemporary Rev., XLX. 282.

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  • The pace of an Iraq withdrawal is one of the few campaign promises Obama has power to control unilaterally, and it is probably the only one that no one of any consequence would blame him for reneging on, particularly when he can cite having sensibly taken the advice of his generals. —  Jules Crittenden
  • "The time of the United States dictating unilaterally, the time where we only talk and don't listen is over," Biden said in Santiago after holding discussions with a clutch of Latin American leaders at a conference at a Chilean beach resort. —  Latest Articles
  • Ignatieff said that the "radical unprecedented" cut to transfer payments by Prime Minister Stephen Harper was made unilaterally, a move Ignatieff said weakens the federation. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • When triple-pulses of TMS were applied over the PPC unilaterally, the intensity of stimulation required to elicit a phosphene from the visual cortex (area V1 / V2) was reduced, indicating an increase in visual cortical excitability. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Would we actually stop unilaterally, as has been proposed? —  Israelated - English Israel blogs
 

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