Also, ask permission to discuss giving the other person a chance to establish some control over the discussion.
She added that if The Post were to hold any such event, "everything would be at arm's length — sponsors would have no control over the content of the discussions, and no special access to our journalists".
If the events were to be sponsored by other companies, everything would be at arm's length -- sponsors would have no control over the content of the discussions, and no special access to our journalists.
Furthermore, researchers have limited control over the course of the discussion, and it is difficult, if not impossible, to identify and verify participants' personal characteristics.
Several people in his group tried to dominate the process, but because nobody had any power over anybody else, nobody was able to take control, and the discussions became contentious, he said.
Over the last several years, Chinese authorities have tightened control over political discussion in the domestic media, even as the number of newspapers and magazines soars and they write more freely on social and cultural issues.
Mobilizing outside forces, trying to impose governmental rather than academic criteria on the university, calling for state legislation (there is now a non-binding resolution before the California Senate parroting their demands) and seeking administrative control over campus discussions, may, if successful, temporarily help shield Israel.
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By having its tech companies home and keeping closer tabs on their fundraising channels, authorities are seeking to exert greater control over boardroom discussions, explains Christopher Balding, a professor of business and economics at Peking University's HSBC Business School in Shenzhen.
