to prepare the ground for negotiations
1prepare the ground — if you prepare the ground for an activity or a situation, you do something that will help it to happen. The leaders of both countries are preparing the ground for negotiations which may lead to peace. (usually + for) …
2prepare the ground — When you prepare the ground, you try to make it easier for a future event or action to happen or be accepted. The two foreign ministers prepared the ground for negotiations …
3The Byzantine Empire — The Byzantine Empire † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …
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6HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
7The United States of America — The United States of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America BOUNDARIES AND AREA On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …
8The Price (Star Trek: The Next Generation) — The Price Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Federation and Ferengi shuttles prepare to enter a wormhole. Episode no …
9The Best of Both Worlds (Star Trek: The Next Generation) — The Best of Both Worlds Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Captain Jean Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the crew of the Enterprise confront the Borg …
10Enlargement of the European Union — The territories of the member states of the European Union (European Communities pre 1993), animated in order of accession. Territories outside of the European neighbourhood not shown. The Enlargement of the European Union is the process of… …
