protracted negotiation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprotractedandnegotiation
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protracted
adjective
uk/prəˈtræk.tɪd/us/prəˈtræk.tɪd/
lasting for a long time or made to last longer ...
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negotiation
noun[C or U]
uk/nəˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/us/nəˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
the process of discussing something with someone in order to reach an agreement with them, or the ...
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She and her cousin joined our household at 6 weeks of age as a result of a careful andprotractednegotiationwith our youngest son.
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On the other hand, there is simply non-transparent, subjective evaluation of techniques throughprotractednegotiationbetween all the interested parties, 'iterative judgement'.
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He also asked what was happening about the investment services directive, on which common agreement has virtually been reached after aprotractednegotiationperiod.
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These are critical days and it would be a great pity if time were wasted in indecision or inprotractednegotiation.
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This by itself ought not to make forprotractednegotiation, although, in certain circumstances, retrospection may be of great value.
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I think that it is sometimes better to go in hard and quickly than to try to achieve something throughprotractednegotiation.
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That is the price at the moment which we are having to pay forprotractednegotiation.
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The statute is an international agreement that results from aprotractednegotiation.
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In this way, we should not be excessively hasty: our legislative and budgetary forecasts allow us to deal with aprotractednegotiation.
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That has been a frustrating andprotractednegotiation.
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Time and again, in my experience, this has causedprotractednegotiation, difficulty and frustration for both local government and the farming community.
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Afterprotractednegotiation, it was finally replaced in 1804, and a new lock was built to improve water levels at the same time.
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Afterprotractednegotiation, they finally accepted the offer.
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Construction work was delayed because there were protracted negotiations for acquiring the additional land necessary for the extension.
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I hope these protracted negotiations will be brought to an early and successful conclusion.
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I see no justification for long and protracted negotiations.
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I think we must all be glad that some solution has at last been reached, after the very long and protracted negotiations.
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Recognising the vested interests involved, these fundamental changes will undoubtedly involve protracted negotiations and will clearly not happen overnight.
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Therefore, that is bound to lead to protracted negotiations.
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We accept that in protracted negotiations, particularly the more difficult ones for force reductions, there are risks.
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