Sentences with phrase «holdings as a bargaining chip»

Speculation is growing about whether China could use its vast Treasury holdings as a bargaining chip in a trade dispute with the U.S..

The question is whether Cuomo's opening bid will be low — leave the tax renewal out of the budget and hold it as a bargaining chip for final negotiations — or feasible.

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To make matters worse, Erdogan has now all but admitted that he is holding Americans hostage in Turkey as bargaining chips for the extradition of Fethullah Gulen, a Turkish spiritual leader living in self - imposed exile in the U.S.

As the number of obstacles increases, so too does the likelihood of a referendum being held, particularly as elections draw near and the EU becomes a more valuable bargaining chip between different levels of government because of its increased electoral leveragAs the number of obstacles increases, so too does the likelihood of a referendum being held, particularly as elections draw near and the EU becomes a more valuable bargaining chip between different levels of government because of its increased electoral leveragas elections draw near and the EU becomes a more valuable bargaining chip between different levels of government because of its increased electoral leverage.

The Post thinks Gov. David Paterson should have held firm on using park closures as a bargaining chip.

And Republican backers of the bill like Ortt say they want to strike an agreement on the repeal legislation — not use it as a bargaining chip in holding up passage of the state budget.

At the same time, he is warning the Trump administration not to use Americans being held abroad as bargaining chips in negotiations.

Holding one's seat in the Legislature while under indictment is often seen as a bargaining chip with prosecutors.

He and Kline have said they're open to scaling back annual testing, though some suspect they're capitalizing on the chance to grab hold of an issue they can use as a bargaining chip down the line.