We still worry that too many policymakers and citizens will assume that «standards» by definition require «standardization»; that «reform» can be achieved by a combination of jawboning, regulation, and low - cost testing; that humiliation is a necessary part of competition; and that the universities will not wake up to their obligation to support reform vigorously. (educationnext.org)
But what intelligent human being would ever suddenly have turned bullish on the morning of Monday 15 May 2017 just because of renewed jawboning from Saudi Arabia and Russia, indulging in the same old two - step as they did at Doha in April 2016 and Vienna in November of last year. (oilprice.com)
We are currently in an era where jawboning does not work well, because of the overleverage in the financial system. (alephblog.com)