Sentences with phrase «used as bargaining chips»

In an era where custody battles and parental alienation are mediocrities of a broken family life, the fact can't be denied that children are often used as bargaining chips or powerful weapons to hurt the other parent.

Those issues can be used as bargaining chips to bring down the prices of their would - be homes — or even lead them to walk away from money pit purchases.

He denied EU nationals were being used as bargaining chips.

We shouldn't allow our young people to be used as bargaining chips in this country.»

But at least the issue will be talked about and used as bargaining chips for other things.

He said he is unhappy that his commodities are being used as bargaining chips in a potential trade war, and worries farmers like him will end up as collateral damage.

I do not believe that baptism should be used as a bargaining chip to pressurise thosewe consider un-virtuous towards virtue, or as a reward for those who conform to our ideal standards.

Also, this action has established the value of an Israeli soldier at 1,000 Palestinian terrorists and will embolden the Palestinian terrorist leaders to capture more Israeli soldiers to use as bargaining chips.

He wasn't even on the bench against Liverpool, Wenger will sell him, or use him as a bargaining chip if he tries to get a player from Spain or Portugal.

If we are to lose Alexis we must use him as a bargaining chip.

Rafina one seems odd, I think it's because he felt hurt as they tried using him as a bargaining chip.

Both players would be quality additions to the Chelsea squad, but it remains to be seen whether or not Fiorentina are open to the possibility of discussing a deal with Juan Cuadrado potentially set to be used as a bargaining chip, as noted by Calciomercato.

I learned the hard way that every patient has rights and in the end, the hospital wants my «business» as well, which can be used as a bargaining chip.

Every form of punishment is harmful, as Wendy reports, because «it takes the core need of the child and uses it as a bargaining chip.»

Especially if it uses as a bargaining chip the threat of a race to the bottom on such policies as corporate taxation, the continent's willingness to cut it slack will swiftly diminish.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie reportedly promised the mayor back in April — after the budget deal was done — that he would draw a line in the sand on a two year extension for mayoral control, seeking to end its use as a bargaining chip for unrelated issues.

But it will be used as a bargaining chip by the SNP for some kind of mutually agreeable deal about a much bigger investment in Scottish programming.»

A pay boost for legislators may be considered after the fall election, and Cuomo could use it as a bargaining chip to get campaign finance reform through the Legislature.

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.

While sports betting is not a part of that arbitration, there is a chance it could be used as a bargaining chip to renegotiate the compact instead.

Each played a role in the breakdown: Mr. Flanagan, who demanded more charter schools in exchange for giving Mr. de Blasio an extension; Carl E. Heastie, the Assembly speaker, refused that demand, and said that he would no longer allow mayoral control to be used as a bargaining chip.

When a national government fines an internet company and the internet company evades that fine by removing any physical presence from that country, the government has several options, ranging from least to most collateral damage: Use it as a bargain chip when negotiating with their lobbyists.

After the vetoes were delivered, Hook said the governor wasn't planning on using them as a bargaining chip.

Last week it was reported that the deal, which might have made a technical Democratic majority in the Senate into a solid one, had sacrificed a vote on same - sex marriage in the coming session by using it as a bargaining chip.

While Cuomo said the commission would «follow the money» and shine a spotlight on Albany's seedier side, he quickly used it as a bargaining chip in negotiations and his aides influenced its investigative process.

When it comes to shared space projects, the US and Russia are too codependent to use them as bargaining chips.

Golge's supporters believe he may be used as a bargaining chip.

The comments left Golge's family fearful that he, too, could effectively be used as a bargaining chip.

used as a bargaining chip by the men in her life, who finally decides to take her destiny into her own hands.

It wasn't, but Wax knows that a stand - up guy like Reece wouldn't ever imagine dragging along a vase full of cocaine to use as a bargaining chip.

Apparently, the employee was unhappy with his position in Machine Zone and decided to download data to use as a bargaining chip in an attempt to get more money.

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.

If they cared about the kids, they wouldn't use them as a bargaining chip by abandoning or threatening to abandon classrooms.

Most people seek preapprovals before they know which cars they would like to purchase because you can take a preapproval for a car loan to a seller as proof of your ability to obtain financing and even use it as a bargaining chip when negotiating your purchase.

EPA preemption was previously used as a bargaining chip in the Kerry - Lieberman American Power Act in an effort to bring bipartisan support on board.

This prevents it being used as a bargaining chip later on.

You may even be able to use it as a bargaining chip in negotiations.

While its inclusion as part of a native title negotiation ensures that the policy is applied as a response to the particular needs of the group it should not be used as a bargaining chip in these negotiations.

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Of course, if the United States is that dead set against Canadian legalization, it would seem to me we could use the spectre of legalization as a bargaining chip to obtain trade concessions from the U.S. (Keystone XL?).

Earlier this month, analysts speculated that China could use its huge stockpile of US Treasurys as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations.

«North Korea would use the talk as a bargaining chip with the U.S., as their goal is to have dialogue with Washington, not Seoul.»

This, of course, caused a rush of Googlers to interview at Facebook, only to use the resulting offer as a bargaining chip to improve their Google pay.

Netflix initially offered Amy Schumer $ 11 million in 2017 for her hourlong «The Leather Special,» but Schumer was reportedly able to use Netflix's more lucrative deals with Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle as a bargaining chip to receive $ 13 million for the hour, according to Variety.

The Canadian dollar hit an eight - month low of C$ 1.3002 per U.S. dollar as U.S. President Donald Trump used proposed tariffs on steel and aluminium as a bargaining chip in talks to revamp NAFTA.

Williams - Derry said it will be difficult for Clark to use thermal coal as a bargaining chip in negotiations around softwood now that she is on the record saying coal is dirty.

In recent weeks, Trump has used the tariffs — or the threat of tariffs — as a bargaining chip in broader trade negotiations.

Earlier this month, analysts speculated that China could use its huge stockpile of US treasuries as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations.

If not, use the appraisal as a bargaining chip to get the seller to come down in price.

Do you think their strategy is to use these trade tariffs and potential trade wars as a bargaining chip for trade treaty organization in order to get the U.S. a better deal?

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