Sentences with phrase «mean making concessions»

My quest for balance, in part, means making concessions and working in the evening.

«We know, for example, that some Labour activists worry that engaging with Englishness means making concessions to racism and xenophobia.

Selling quickly means making some concessions — and we're not talking price.

Not exact matches

Within the coalition are two factions: those pushing to play hardball on Capitol Hill by threatening to force uncooperative lawmakers from office in November, and those who'd rather see the debate settled at the congressional negotiating table sooner rather than later, even if it means making policy concessions to companies such as Verizon and Comcast.

I'm sure many people would consider themselves pacifists but say that this is too extreme a definition, one might say for example that pacifism means «attempting to promote peace and making it a goal, but accepting that war is necessary in some cases to prevent greater evils,» however the way violence vs. following Jesus is being discussed in this context doesn't allow such concessions.

But there is also considerable scepticism as North Korea has made a habit of reaching out after raising fears during previous crises with offers of dialogue meant to win aid and concessions.

It was God who discovered the doctrine of the God - Man, and now Christendom has got the thing turned topsy - turvy and imputes to God consanguinity, so that the concession God has made means pretty much what in these times it means when a king grants a freer constitution — and one knows well enough what that means, «He pretty well had to.»

Rob Calarco (D - Patchogue), who voted for the freeze and accepted his raise, said the measure was meant to prompt county unions to make cost - saving concessions.

While making some limited concessions, this offer confirms contributions would rise from April, the retirement age would be linked to the rising state pension age meaning people would have to work up to eight years longer, and the imposed switch in indexation for pensions would remain - amounting to a cut in the value of pensions of around 15 % to 20 %.

The prime minister may be prepared to make greater concessions on electoral reform to Mr Clegg if it means keeping the Conservatives out of government.

The agreement finally reached on the local government pension scheme after the government made significant concessions has rather less to do with official generosity than fear about the consequences if the scheme were so eviscerated that hundreds of thousands of local government workers might decide there was no point in continuing to contribute to it since, if they walked away, they would still get the same amount of money in retirement from means - tested income support.

And the island's diminishing share of the Republican majority also means that its delegation may have to make more concessions to their hard - right upstate counterparts.

While love often means making sacrifices, this seems like an awfully hefty concession for the exceptional cellist to have to make at such a young age.

However, that doesn't mean that the A200 doesn't make some concessions to keep the price relatively low.

The Vizio D television sets are among the most inexpensive 4K sets on the market, but that means some concessions have been made.

Ideologically motivated skeptics shift the argument (and I mean the same skeptic will make the transition without batting an eyelid) with no concession of the original mistake.

That also means you could be able to negotiate certain things or make concessions when necessary.

Making it mandatory means that neither side has to make any concessions to get the other party to the table.

That means your spouse may eventually make concessions to end the fighting that they wouldn't make otherwise.

Good brokers can make money in any market, but fewer tenants and more concessions means you have to market and negotiate like never before.

Even if unions make concessions, «The rolling contract expirations alone will mean any meaningful change could take several years to attain,» notes Morgan Stanley's Mark Wiltamuth in his report on the upcoming negotiations.