Sentence examples for Dictate terms for from inspiring English sources

Amid last week's violence, one cartel capo even tried to dictate terms for a ceasefire to the federal government.

The role for the United States and other international actors is not to dictate terms for the transition or structures for the new political order.

The old days of a single party ruling the roost are gone; regional parties are now able to dictate terms for the coalition.

Better Together has accused STV of caving into the first minister's demands, of allowing Salmond to dictate terms; for months it had insisting its debate scheduling and format was non-negotiable.

The first client took Rob's assent as confirmation that she and her very large firm held the power in the relationship and could therefore dictate terms for future work; as time went on, she made it clear that if the increasingly unreasonable demands of the firm weren't met, it would simply move on to another, more willing provider.

The Beatles' Get Back sessions in January 1969 inspired the Harrison songs "I Me Mine" and "Wah-Wah", both of which reflected the fractious situation within the band, and his return to their fold after walking out of these filmed rehearsals allowed him to dictate terms for their immediate future.

In a couple years, he dictated terms for Robert E. Lee's surrender, and then he was president.

Farage said: "With so much cheap labour flooding in from abroad, giant corporations are in an increasingly powerful position to dictate terms and conditions for workers.

The decisive factor, ultimately, will surely be his ability to stay positive and dictate terms rather than wait for his opponent to run out of steam.

Of course, Facebook undermines this value proposition all the time and publishers are upset at their emasculation and inability to dictate terms, as many have for decades.

Clients, in turn, say it's not for them to dictate terms to the private contractor.