Sentences with phrase «propose truce»

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China retaliated against proposed U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods by targeting high - value American exports, from airplanes to soybeans, in a tactic Beijing officials say is meant to secure a truce.

He proposed a «civilian truce,» meaning both sides would agree not to attack civilians.

More than a third of the state's money is spent on Medicaid, making it a necessary and obvious target for cuts, and yet each year the same ritual plays out: The governor proposes cuts to health care; the state's hospital lobby and the union representing health - care workers spend millions of dollars in maudlin TV ads decrying the cuts — on top of the millions they contribute to elected officials; the governor's poll numbers decline, and he agrees to an expensive truce that barely makes a dent in rising Medicaid costs.