"We will be consulting with our friends and partners around the world about how we can send a very strong message," she said.

Together with colleagues in London and in British Missions around the world, we continue to consult widely with our Somali and international partners.

Under the partnership agreement, NATO has promised to consult with partners if they are attacked, but not to come to their defense.

We're consulting with international partners.

"We need to consult with our colleagues and partners in the Security Council," he said.

You said that you're going to be moving slowly and consulting with partners, but has there not been any consensus on steps forward?

By January 2010, American diplomats wrote of a high-maintenance ally sometimes too impatient to consult with crucial partners before carrying out initiatives, one who favors summit meetings and direct contacts over traditional diplomacy.

We are actively consulting with partners in the region who are our key interlocutors.

We are still considering measures and will be consulting with partners in due course, because, as I am sure the honourable Members will appreciate, this is not a matter that is entirely in the gift of the Presidency.

It is also crucial in all decisions to consult with social partners.