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- adjective Capable of being
ratified .
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Geneva negotiating sessions and one missed deadline later, the Russia are both intent on reaching agreement on a successor to the START I treaty but it must be "ratifiable" by the US
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The United States and Russia are both intent on reaching agreement on a successor to the START I treaty but it must be "ratifiable" by the US Senate, the head of the US military said Tuesday.
Raw Story 2009
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Russia are both intent on reaching agreement on a successor to the START I treaty but it must be "ratifiable" by the US
WN.com - Articles related to U.S., Russia Near Arms-Control Deal 2009
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The new offer might not be ratifiable, if the board even decides to send it to the members for a vote -- both of those things remain to be seen.
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The Pew Center believes that, for the sake of the planet and future generations, our goal must be a ratifiable treaty establishing fair and effective commitments for all major economies.
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If SAG leadership sends out the deal and achieves a No vote, they would then use this result in two ways: (1) They would go back to the studios and make the point that the deal is un-ratifiable, and must therefore be amended.
Jonathan Handel: SAG: What Might Happen at Next Week's Board Meeting 2009
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If we set unrealistically high expectations - if we insist that the only "successful" outcome for Copenhagen is a full, final, ratifiable treaty -- then we heighten the risk of a major failure that will serve only to set back the process and the politics.
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Elliot Diringer, director of international strategies for the Pew Center was quoted in the Washington Post saying "a full, final, ratifiable agreement just isn't in the cards" next year.
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Rather, we must allow for the possibility of an agreement in Copenhagen that, while short of a ratifiable treaty, can capture all the momentum that builds over the coming year and generate further momentum in the months beyond.
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In our view, it would in fact be a very ambitious outcome putting us within striking distance of a ratifiable treaty.
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