Kryachkov 2!indd

a.
1. 
Ban said that though he is soft-spoken, “that does not mean that I lack leadership or commitment.”
2. The 
President 
made a commitment to the development of a hydrogen economy. 
3. Colombia 
made a commitment to the progressive eradication of child labour.
4. Russia 
has 
taken on commitments to restrict its military presence in northwestern Europe.
5. The European Union is 
a committed
actor in international 
multilateral
work on human rights.
6. Both 
sides 
reaffirmed commitment to the Indus Water Treaty 1960.
7. The company’s press release said that it would not reduce its commitment to oil- and gas-
related activities.

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UNIT V
b.
1. The government’s (политика укрепления фискальной дисциплины) lead to a strong 
budgetary surplus in 2006.
2. Governments also (подтвердили свою приверженность) principles of freedom of the 
press and freedom of information.
3. Many multilateral organizations (не выполняют свои обязательства) that had been pre-
scribed in the international texts. 
4. With the disappearance of the Soviet threat, it was feared that the US might (принимать 
менее активное участие в обеспечении ) European defence.
5. Sweden 
is 
(убежденный сторонник) of multilateral organisations and particularly of the 
UN system.
Ex. 8. Express the same idea using the words and phrases from Ex. 4 instead of the 
underlined parts.
1. The countries participating in the five-yearly Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review 
Conference expressed their willingness and intention to promote a world free of nuclear 
weapons.
2. As the Cold War threat receded, America chose to reduce its involvement in Continental Air 
Defense. America turned to other priorities, mostly overseas. 
3. Between 1945 and 1985, ninety-seven states initiated 591 foreign open military interventions 
within 269 international armed conflicts. 
4. In a region that is likely to suffer from droughts, wise water use and land management are a 
necessity. 
5. In the late 1990s the Foreign Office pursued an ‘ethical’ foreign policy at the heart of which lies 
a strong adherence to international law. (2)
6. Some governments believe that the UN is an obstacle to the implementation of their foreign 
policies.
7. 
The African Group stressed the need for the recognition of central importance of multilateral 
negotiations, with bilateral and plurilateral talks being the exception. 
8. The Blair government said it would never do anything to challenge the dominant role of NATO 
in European security. 
9. The conflict in Georgia has spurred public disputes similar to that of the Cold War, pitting the 
West against Russia.
10. The emergence of a new center of power may upset the existing balance and drastically 
change the international situation.
11. Many insist that the ideology of the United Nations and the United States are disparate. 
12. The existing multilateral arrangements that collectively form the basis of global governance 
are insufficient in number and oftentimes incoherent in their philosophies.
13. The report proposes measures to foster effective governance in Ukraine and reduce Ukraine’s 
vulnerability and propensity to be a target of Russian pressure.
14. The Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I was intended to establish a world of peace 
based on the principle of national self-determination.
15. The two leaders … reiterated their pledge not to let terrorism obstruct the peace process.
16. The World Conference on Human Rights urges the eradication of all forms of discrimination 
against women, both hidden and unconcealed. 

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