wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst ɪmpˈoːɹtənt wʌz ɹˌɛzəlˈuːʃən sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, pˈæst ˌɔn twˈɛnti nˈaɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ ɡˈɪvɪŋ ɪɹˈæk ɐ wɪθdɹˈɔːl dˈɛdlaɪn ʌv fˈɪftiːn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, ænd ˈɔːθɚɹˌaɪzɪŋ "ˈɔːl nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi mˈiːnz tʊ ʌphˈoʊld ænd ˈɪmplɪmənt ɹˌɛzəlˈuːʃən sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti", ɐ dˌɪpləmˈæɾɪk fˌɔːɹmjʊlˈeɪʃən ˈɔːθɚɹˌaɪzɪŋ ðə jˈuːs ʌv fˈoːɹs.
One of the most important was Resolution 678, passed on 29 November  giving Iraq a withdrawal deadline of 15 January 1991, and authorizing "all necessary means to uphold and implement Resolution 660", a diplomatic formulation authorising the use of force.