Sentence examples for get a concession from inspiring English sources

In 2002, for example, Mayor James and a handful of legislators from the Newark area held up the state budget to get a concession for a sports arena downtown.

Mr. Mullins said that drivers were "reluctant to lock into a long-term commitment they're not happy about" and that after failing to get a concession from the companies, they had no other choice but to call a strike.

That could give Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) at least a smidgen of room to maneuver if and when they decide to strike an overall deal: the White House could get a "clean" debt ceiling vote (though of short duration) and the GOP could get a concession or two on the continuing resolution to fund the government's annual spending.

Any electricity meter that is registered in the name of a woman gets a concession of 10 paisa [one-tenth of a rupee] per unit [of electricity consumed].

But then we got a concession - the park construction was put on hold.

Perhaps because of that we managed to get a special concession: We got them to agree that TechCrunch readers can 'apply' to attend by emailing attendees f.ounders.com.

They were determined to get a significant economic concession from the players, and the most convenient place to get it was from the money previously reserved for high-priced rookies.

And any property registered in the name of women gets a 2 percent concession on stamp duty.

Fourthly, one of the partners getting a network concession might actually be an old partner.

And you?" It's like trying to get an arms control concession out of Leonid Brezhnev.

Although agreements vary throughout the league, some N.H.L. teams get a cut of parking and concession revenue.