In his main job since communism's collapse, renegotiating Russia's foreign debts, he sharpened his excellent English, while proving a quick-witted and decisive deal-maker.Thanks partly to such qualities, Russia managed the unusual feat of restructuring its debt to western banks twice in three years.
A combined carrot and stick approach is needed and policy has to be decisive; deals that do not last lead to inaction due to the uncertainty they create.
Offering five days of non-stop business, it is the place to do or prepare the maximum amount of decisive deals in a few days.
Men, on the other hand, are seen as straight-talking, aggressive and decisive deal-makers.
Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri, the House Democratic leader and a hard-liner on foreign trade, is an unlikely kingmaker for a decisive China trade deal that he fears could jeopardize his greater goal of reclaiming the House this fall.
After a decisive final deal in which freakish distribution, fatigue, a bidding disaster, luck, brilliance and a communication problem were blended in perfect proportions, the Vanderbilt Knockout Team Championship ended here at 2 a.m. today.
In the words of his America's Got Talent co-judge Howie Mandel, radio personality Howard Stern's lawsuit against SiriusXM is a decisive "no deal".
By Samantha Henig September 16, 2010 To know: Pope Benedict XVI, making the first papal visit to Britain in twenty-eight years, said that the Roman Catholic Church was not "sufficiently vigilant" or "sufficiently swift and decisive" in dealing with the recent sex-abuse scandals.
It's not right and we will make some decisive decisions there as to how to deal with that".
"TODAY, we take decisive action to deal with the debts we have inherited".
