Focus groups with people with RA were then conducted, asking for consensus within groups about the wording of the introduction and instructions, layout and which items to add, delete or merge.
"They had to ask for some consensus, but basically once that consensus was reached by the government, it was not very difficult to make it go down".
And although NSF officials didn't ask for a consensus on any changes, they did get plenty of suggestions.
If villagers disagreed about an answer, the interviewer asked for a consensus decision and recorded the final answer agreed to.
But ask for a definition of black theater, and no consensus really emerges.
Richard Pucci, chief operating officer for IBES, explains that before they offer their number for the consensus survey, such analysts will first ask for the average of their peers' estimates.
But in classic ASEAN style, the troika can act only where there is consensus.In other words, if Indonesia wants help, it must ask for it.
"The government is asking for and offering consensus, with good will, involving all the groups in this house," Mr. Zapatero said in a speech to parliament a week after King Juan Carlos said political parties, business and unions should come together to dig Spain out of its hole.
Concerns surrounding the policy have prompted a group of construction companies, led by the Green Building Council, to write to Ed Davey, the energy and climate secretary, energy minister Greg Barker and shadow energy secretary Luciana Berger, asking for a cross-party consensus to salvage and improve the green deal.
If the proposal was accepted, the relevant doctors from other departments who had sought the patient's admission to the ICU were asked for their opinion and, once a consensus was reached, this was conveyed to the family by the ICU doctor directly responsible for the patient.
