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• n  a final peremptory demand

• By any diplomatic measure, the ultimatum Peking issued to London early last week was an unacceptable affront to sovereignty and protocol.
• The new Commander in Chief coolly decided to let the ultimatum expire and take the declaration of war at face value.
• Had all this not been couched in the heated terms of an "ultimatum" by Poland and "yielding" by Lithuania, it would have appeared what it obviously was: a thawing out last week .

News & Articles

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• Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (06.10.13)
  Turning the absurdity of sequester gridlock into an AirVenture ultimatum not only flies in the face of established protocols and funding mechanisms, it also grounds the most powerful advocates for a fully funded and modern transportation system in this country. Such an approach is neither constructive nor intelligent or in the best interests of keeping our nation traveling safely. The Final ... http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=8974f99a-2883-429b-8a68-eb9a492cf750 The Aero-News Network 2013-06-10 09:08:30 yboss 136931 ultimatum 20575 136931 Publishers gave Amazon ultimatum" over e-book pricing: executive
  None - http://finance.yahoo.com/news/publishers-gave-amazon-ultimatum-o
• US Threatens Nigeria Ban on Ship Safety Concerns
  U.S. authorities gave Nigeria a 90-day ultimatum to improve safety, according to Leke Oyewole, special adviser on maritime affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, at a conference in Lagos, citing a letter from the U.S. government. He said the deadline expires in 45 days.
  June 12, 2013 - Journal of Commerce Online

Quotes

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• Avigdor Lieberman in Forbes
  Either Hamas is going to be dismantled, or the government is going to be dismantled,Lieberman said in a statement. "This is not an ultimatum, but these are the options."
• Steve Harmison in Reuters.uk
  The prospect of playing for England is what drives me and if I felt my chance of doing that was gone the probability is I'd retire from first-class cricket altogether,Harmison told the Mail on Sunday newspaper. "This is not an ultimatum or...
• Carson Daly in Forbes
  An ultimatum was put in front of me,Daly told the Los Angeles Times of his decision to return to host NBC's "Last Call With Carson Daly" during a continuing writers' strike. "It was, 'Put a new show on Dec. 3 or 75 people are fired. What's...