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bargaining
1. In the thinking time afforded me by slow recovery it became clear that while the casual maltreatment of heathen prisoners might be acceptable as part of the day-to-day routine of hostage supervision, the loss of one of their precious bargaining chips before the cards have been dealt, was unthinkable
2. was against her, but she had a powerful bargaining tool at
3. To dream that you are bargaining for something indicates that you are being undervalued
4. He’s far too proud, too self-interested, and too spirited for me to want to deal with him at all, let alone think of useful bargaining chips
5. There is no reason to believe that he would not have an interest in at least holding the young woman hostage as a bargaining chip if he saw the utility in it
6. Markus had no "bargaining power" compared to his boss, Louis
7. Their only bargaining chip: his life
8. He silently urged her on, bargaining with some unknown higher power
9. Unfortunately, they’re also dangerous and have quite a bargaining chip in their hands—the life of the child
10. At worst she would be used as a bargaining chip
11. What could have been done differently? The answer is simple and obvious, not use a vulnerable people as a cynical bargaining chip for a brutal dictator
12. depending on the agreement his bargaining group has with the city
13. The Italian asked Colling to reconsider, and after a few minutes of bargaining back and forth, the Italian offered 600 Lire per barrel
14. The bargaining continued, with Caltineri ultimately agreeing to sell a case of twelve bottles of the liqueur for 1500 Lire
15. And all those horror stories she told me about giving birth to children – oh, no! If I absolutely had to get married, I’d postpone it as long as possible, by which time I’d have bargaining power and not be subject to the whims of a domineering husband
16. For example, bargaining with the Emperor for a ship,” he said
17. I decided on the first and third bags and we settled on a rather high price after some spirited bargaining
18. I told him no, but kept the details to myself so as not give away what little bargaining leverage I might still have
19. “totally eliminates the statutory right to collective bargaining
20. It allows the secretary to ban bargaining merely by writing a document, called an ‘issuance,’ “ the unions argue
21. representatives and supersede all collective bargaining agreements,”
22. Here we see Delilah nagging Samson for the secret of his strength, using his love as a bargaining chip
23. An argument and bargaining session ensued, primarily between Dimarico and the reeve, but with the Englisc recruits and onlookers interjecting comments and claims
24. ‘The good news is that your wife was too good a bargaining chip to be left useless and possessed by the power of the crystals so I have returned her to her original form, but I’m afraid the bad news is that since you turned down my offer I gave her to the men
25. "Are they an information source or bargaining chips?" asked Calvin
26. Your argument then reduces merely to bargaining with the master about how much whip-free time he will grant you
27. bargaining power, a rider is therefore a clear and concise way to ensure that as a
28. With the renewed vow of peace, Kenric had the bargaining tool that challenged our council to vote him the next chieftain of our clan
29. “You aren’t bargaining very well, priest, if you are so willing to change your price so easily while you tell me I won’t get a better price
30. "I won't have that kind of bargaining chip in your possession
31. I am sure it will make an excellent bargaining tool
32. to use what he had as bargaining power
33. He got more than he was bargaining for and got many reserved seats in Legislatures for the ‘untouchables’
34. the whispering, bargaining, shuffling and grunting in the bushes around me drew to a close and I slept sweetly until path sweepers arrived at eight o'clock
35. “The bargaining time is past, Thoth,” said Restadicus
36. Maybe, after some hard bargaining, they could still finish ahead of the game
37. bargaining power she would have
38. Jungir Khan ruled Zamboula, and men whispered that Nafertari, the satrap's mistress, ruled Jungir Khan; but the people went their way, flaunting their myriad colors in the streets, bargaining, disputing, gambling, swilling, loving, as the people of Zamboula have done for all the centuries its towers and minarets have lifted over the sands of the Kharamun
39. Another strategy is to include with this denial an adaptation of the stage of mourning known as bargaining
40. Menendez decided last year to allow Clemens and I to live amongst you as a bargaining tool
41. He rushed us here with the intent of capturing you and your ship as a bargaining chip to get some of the provisions of the secession treaty changed
42. Sometimes he also went along and had enjoyed the bargaining of the items on auction
43. considered a piece of property, a bargaining chip of sorts
44. “Besides, we have thousands of Japanese held here in the States that could be used as a bargaining chip
45. “Not much of a bargaining
46. The French refused; they were by this stage riddled with defeatism and wanted their fleet to be used as a bargaining chip in future negotiations with the Germans
47. He had never encountered a power figure without skeletons, a bargaining tool he frequently used to his advantage
48. “They could have used that as a bargaining chip to bring down
49. the equity is being used as a bargaining chip for executive compensation or for acquisitions
50. Immediately, both thought of Stratavynski but could not rationalize the reason for wanting the land unless it was merely a bargaining chip for something else he hoped to achieve or obtain
51. With his aptitude for plea bargaining his clients were known many times to have gained the benefits of a reduced sentence having reciprocated with information that assisted the police in their inquiries
52. In many instances they've received what they fought for: unrealistic benefit packages through collective bargaining agreements under threat of strike and lawsuit
53. is no need to use great questions as bargaining chips in cheap quests for
54. away he had given away some, if not al , of his bargaining power
55. And they were willingly to pay me without any bargaining or hesitations
56. They’re planning to use the Galaef for bargaining, in case Hurd loses the war
57. concessions and we’re bargaining tools,” Lester said
58. collecting these pieces believed each of these moments brought with it a special revelation that might be useful if seeded onto another world of his making, as well as bargaining power for future trades
59. and lawyers here within a week, in order to beat the Federation to the bargaining tables
60. and stupid and I don’t feel you’re really bargaining with me as much as toying with me
61. She was here, but she was here because Hargrave wanted something and that meant bargaining power
62. None of this would give her a bargaining chip with the dis-
63. But the critical term is really hostaging, because it indicates some part of me is always actively and continuously bargaining with another part of me for my own release
64. He was called a friend of God but you notice when God said that He was going to destroy the city he begins a process of bargaining and he's a real Jew really because he beats Him down from you know, well if I find 50 in there, well what if you only found 10? Then he gets it right down to if I found one, so he does actually a bargaining with God
65. There was a lot of bargaining going on among them as to their positions on the line entering the shrine at dawn
66. I’m sure many remembered how long the line had been at the last Celebration, so the bargaining became quite heated until Baby Man pushed his sizeable baby belly into the middle of it and informed everyone that from now on, positions would be determined by the size of the special gifts of grain each of them was willing to make to the Shrine and that he would begin counting and recording those special gifts and assigning line positions as soon as they lined up at the counting platform
67. One angry villager let Baby Man know that it was none of his business and that they would settle who would go before who as they always had, by arguing and bargaining among themselves, to which Baby Man replied, “That is the old way
68. throat, I was calmly bargaining with someone who could have
69. ALLAH is a non-human ruler and an absolute ruler whose words must be obeyed without discussion, without doubt and without question, “There is no bargaining”, and if power corrupts then absolute power of ALLAH corrupt absolutely
70. Your parents tried bargaining and reasoning with savages and they were killed for their trouble
71. Helene then found the best builders to redo his flat, bargaining with them until their price was lowered to the level they had originally agreed – payable in cash, of course
72. What might be the relationship and why? Could it be that the farcemocracy of Stateco, which is an elaborate security apparatus fraud, wants to keep its citizens sick and unemployable because recidivism is job security for all those associated with criminal justice and private prison's profit? Plea bargaining, mandatory minimums, and three strike laws ensure that police, lawyers, guards, and legislators have a renewable crop by institutionalizing young and old with long sentences, terrible treatment, and toxic food
73. Was there love in this choice? No, there was only bargaining and violence
74. More likely, he wanted Harald as a bargaining chip
75. bargaining prayers that we make when the chips are stacked against us
76. Manish somehow got the feeling that he was done with the bargaining here
77. How pleasant it would be for them if they could understand a little of the angel-simplicity of just dear, kind love, of love without any fuss of lawfulness and hard-and-fast bargaining first in a church, of sweetly secret love, of love which, even if it ended in tears, had meanwhile been the warmest, friendliest thing in life
78. With so little currency in the new city, rum was often used as the chief bargaining chip
79. “Fox was using the Bears as a bargaining chip,” Flash said
80. "I defy any man here to turn to the ladies of the town and make this statement: "Bargaining for a better price is a crime
81. bargaining with the red-attired stewardess over several high-priced
82. He kept moving towards the men, who were so pre-occupied in their bargaining that they didn’t notice him approach
83. None of this would give her a bargaining chip with the district attorney or bolster her criminal case, either
84. James wasn't in much of a bargaining position, so he took what was offered with mock gratitude
85. I half expected it and yet hoped we would not go through this dead-end bargaining
86. Or use them as a bargaining chip in suing for peace
87. Thus, the books offer us a bargaining tool of sorts, at least that is the view of the high council
88. Your argument then reduces merely to bargaining
89. Then he tells you how much he wants you to pay and a little bargaining is carried out before a price is agreed
90. ture, as you know, the youngest is merely a bargaining tool
91. “If you had some shred of restraint, we would have a bargaining chip
92. Katz realized she had no bargaining chips
93. ity of neo-religious systems is this return to bargaining with gods and
94. You Thibet trader on the wide inland or bargaining in the shops of Lassa!
95. ' Nay, I come of no ungrateful stock, for all the world knows, but particularly my own town, who the Panzas from whom I am descended were; and, what is more, I know and have learned, by many good words and deeds, your worship's desire to show me favour; and if I have been bargaining more or less about my wages, it was only to please my wife, who, when she sets herself to press a point, no hammer drives the hoops of a cask as she drives one to do what she wants; but, after all, a man must be a man, and a woman a woman; and as I am a man anyhow, which I can't deny, I will be one in my own house too, let who will take it amiss; and so there's nothing more to do but for your worship to make your will with its codicil in such a way that it can't be provoked, and let us set out at once, to save Senor Samson's soul from suffering, as he says his conscience obliges him to persuade your worship to sally out upon the world a third time; so I offer again to serve your worship faithfully and loyally, as well and better than all the squires that served knights-errant in times past or present
