Sentence examples for make concessions by from inspiring English sources

To overcome opposition, Democrats were forced to make concessions by substantially trimming spending -- not the higher taxes.

But there is little question that the government has had to make concessions by bringing the case into civilian court.

The agreement was "a great win for readers and authors alike," according to David Naggar of Amazon which had tried to get Hachette to make concessions by, for instance, not letting customers make advance orders for its forthcoming books.

But such a public commitment to make concessions, by countries that together account for almost half of world trade, makes Doha's prospects slightly less gloomy.Since a global trade deal remains elusive, Mr Bush had proposed that Asia-Pacific countries speed up their plans to achieve a giant free-trade zone among themselves.

Government officials have blamed the opposition for the lack of progress in reaching a settlement, and accused western powers, which have tried to pressure Kabila to make concessions by imposing sanctions on key members of his entourage, of "a neo-colonial mindset".

UBC and Simon Fraser University, both of which have vocal student divestment campaigns, have attempted to make concessions by adopting ESG goals for their investments.

The unions made concessions by taking pay cuts.

But these days, to afford these sexy-factor places, Mr. Seawood said, bachelors make concessions, either by sacrificing location or by "tag teaming," as he calls subdividing a space.

Esperanza Aguirre, president of Madrid's regional government, recently urged the national government to make concessions requested by Mr. Adelson, including some tax exemptions and an easing of restrictions on smoking in public spaces.

Analysts said the resignation might be another signal that BP was ready to make concessions to demands by its Russian partners to change the firm's management.

By contrast, the partner invoking a conditional MFN clause must make concessions equivalent to those extended by the third country.