If the two largest holders of nuclear weapons can't agree on structures, rules, and monitoring arrangements for arms reductions, all of the other rules governing nonproliferation become weaker.
However, the high street retailers still need to agree on the structure of the deal, with Dunstone said to be insistent it is a "merger of equals".
What I would urge is that you and your colleagues — Secrets aside, the motion's going to be denied — but I think it's important that you agree on a structure.
The meeting can agree on the structure of a new fund to control the huge sums of money which were promised at Copenhagen, in its main positive outcome, to help developing countries cope with a warming world – $30bn £19.2bnn) by 2012 and $100bn annually by 2020.
Bhartis first attempt at a deal with MTN fell through last year as the two sides couldn't agree on the structure.
After the talks, Conrad said a number of points had been agreed on, including allowing the co-ops to have a national structure and to have bargaining power.
The 22-page decision, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times from an executive briefed on the proceeding, says that since "both parties recognize that immediate construction of all three" of Mr. Silverstein's towers "is unlikely, if not impossible under present conditions, the parties should first attempt to agree on what structures are to be constructed" by Mr. Silverstein, and when.
"We are yet to agree on those structures".
That means, for one, that management and labor must agree on a cost structure that keeps the playing field profitable for teams and level for the leagues.
The executives said the talks fell apart after the parties could not agree on an ownership structure for the venture.
Should we ever manage to agree on size and structure, the next question is what is stopping us radically changing the way we work?
