Sentence examples for instead of negotiate from inspiring English sources

An N.B.A. spokesman said the league had not seen the complaint, but added: "It's a shame that the players have chosen to litigate instead of negotiate.

Noting that the $24 million part of the bond issue was not rated by Moody's, one senior Pataki administration official went so far as to say, "The city is acting, I believe, in a reckless way by going ahead to issue expensive junk bonds, and to announce at the same time that they want sue instead of negotiate".

But instead of negotiating with the CTU, he launched negotiations with individual schools.

There was a huge cost accrued by entering into litigation instead of negotiating.

Instead of negotiating, Mr. Arafat encouraged a new round of Palestinian violence.

Yet instead of negotiating, Mr. Morales's opponents have thrown obstacles in the way.

"Instead of negotiating, he threatened me with jail," Ms. Weingarten said in a telephone interview.

Then, instead of negotiating, he lectured the union chief on civic responsibility.

And instead of negotiating fixed-price contracts, governments typically bear the risk of designing advanced systems in "cost-plus" arrangements.

Instead of negotiating on the price, Goldman and the special committee decided to rely on a new and different analysis.

Instead of negotiating for their members only, unions might do better pulling for better wages and conditions for all workers.