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1 But we won't allow Johnson to dictate the terms , he will say.
2 We've tended in the past to allow the scientists to dictate the terms .
3 When the time comes I'll dictate the terms of the treaty.
4 Yes, and dictate the terms upon which she would consent to receive his homage.
5 But we won't allow Johnson to dictate the terms .
6 It is not you, but I, who will dictate the terms on which we part.
7 No vested interest should be allowed to dictate the terms of its contract with the State.
8 Nordenbrook protested about the way Coppa was trying to dictate the terms of his proffer session.
9 This time, Edan swore, he would be the one to dictate the terms of their meeting.
10 As the most popular artist on an independent label, Swift could dictate the terms for her album's release.
11 Even from the grave, my father was trying to dictate the terms of my life, to manipulate me.
12 Suppose the Germans were to cave in, and tell us that we could dictate the terms of peace?
13 Woolcott on shifting powers Twenty years ago the US and Europe could often dictate the terms of the debate.
14 Each gave and each received, and certainly Spain was in no condition to dictate the terms of a sale.
15 France wants peace, and so do I, but my cannon shall dictate the terms , and my sword write them!
16 Labour election strategist Douglas Alexander says broadcasters, not the prime minister, should dictate the terms of TV general election debates.
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