Trade-offs
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1. The Government's approach of "If you do this, then we'll do that" seems to owe more to political
concessions
gesture
haggle
horse-trading
trade-off
than good policy-making.
2. When London was chosen as the site of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, France insisted that a Frenchman get the top job. When Frankfurt was chosen for the European Central Bank, The French again wanted a similar
concessions
gesture
haggle
horse-trading
trade-off
.
3.The unions suspended the strike until next week as a goodwill
concessions
gesture
haggle
horse-trading
trade-off
aimed at reopening negotiations with employers' organizations on ending the strike.
4. She is a hard, unforgiving businesswoman making
concessions
gesture
haggle
horse-trading
trade-off
to no one.
5. When too many customers turn up, some airlines have introduced compensation packages to persuade them to take a later flight. Experienced travellers then
concessions
gesture
haggle
horse-trading
trade-off
to get an even better package.
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