direct negotiation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdirectandnegotiation
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direct
adjective
uk/daɪˈrekt/us/daɪˈrekt/
going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or ...
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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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(Definition ofdirectandnegotiationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Arguably the most effective channel for union influence isdirectnegotiationover pension issues with political parties sympathetic to union interests.
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It is doing its best to overcome the manpower shortages in every possible respect, and the question of wages is underdirectnegotiation.
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Were they put on the market, or was theredirectnegotiation?
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My sole object is to try to secure that this change should be brought about bydirectnegotiationbetween employers and employed.
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But in the main it must be for the two sides to work out a solution bydirectnegotiation.
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Can anything be done bydirectnegotiationbefore the quota comes into operation?
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We were told: "the way is clear fordirectnegotiation".
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We preferdirectnegotiation, if you would only come and discuss these matters with us.
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It was therefore decided that it would be wiser to sell the company bydirectnegotiationafter public announcement.
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I am not aware of any obstacle to an early settlement of this matter, which is fordirectnegotiationbetween the parties concerned.
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The machine tools, or similar ones, had been offered previously by auction or tender and the prices obtainable indirectnegotiationwere higher.
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Some surface land has, in fact, been acquired already bydirectnegotiation, but we came up against difficulties.
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The industry, with those two alternatives before it and knowing the facts better than anyone else-could, has elected to adoptdirectnegotiation.
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He asks fordirectnegotiationwith him, and that we must all feel is very unattractive to us.
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It is not expected that it will make a public issue of stock: it is likely to place its borrowings bydirectnegotiation.
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It has provided a transparent, durable and simple rule for reaching spending settlements withoutdirectnegotiation.
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I have always believed and always said that the only way to achieve peace is bydirectnegotiationbetween the parties concerned.
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It also concludes that the resolution of complaints bydirectnegotiationbetween neighbours should be facilitated, wherever appropriate.
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The union situation is a matter fordirectnegotiationbetween the unions and the employers concerned.
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I do not think that the matter can be settled until there isdirectnegotiation.
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