Rather than insisting on the position of the statistical user, she/he tries to establish a common position where the participants as co-researchers must jointly decide how to tackle the conflict of interest between getting information and facilitating communication.
The EEC has established a common agricultural policy (CAP) for the Common Market countries.
But Khartabil's most enduring Creative Commons legacy, Peters argues, was in leading negotiations that established a common language for talking about Creative Commons in Arabic.
This sentiment, to reform the global economy has been a primary point of convergence for the group ever since and a common position around which to establish a new institution.
"They don't yet have a common position".
The European Union failed to come to a common position.
There is not a lot of time left for the world to forge a common position.
The split meant 16 finance ministers could not agree a common position before the summit.
The premiers apparently failed to reach a common position at their meeting this week.
He is pleased to be part of a common position on Palestinian statehood.
