Sentence examples for make substantial concessions from inspiring English sources

The rebellion forced Britain to make substantial concessions to Arab demands in 1939.

Republicans don't trust Democrats to make substantial concessions on the debt, while Democrats believe that, no matter what they put on the table, Republicans will always demand more.

Spurned by their allies on the left, in October the Socialists had to make substantial concessions to the conservative nationalists from the Basque Country and Canary Islands to avoid early elections and to get their 2011 budget through the parliament.

There are plenty of other threats, including Washington's reluctance to make substantial concessions on its cotton payments (recently held to be illegal by a W.T.O. panel) before an overall deal is struck.

Labor made substantial concessions.

He made substantial concessions to the Bohemian magnates and was elected king in October 1526; the coronation took place in February 1527.

The House made substantial concessions, but House Republicans insisted that they had not capitulated to the Senate.

Both measures are extremely complex, and if the Senate makes substantial concessions, that could unravel the fragile coalition of bipartisan support in the Senate.

Roy Freundlich, a spokesman for the Air Line Pilots Association's US Airways unit, said it had made substantial concessions that could quadruple the number of regional jets.

Democrats say they have already made substantial concessions on the level of spending cuts and are now more concerned with protecting essential programs in areas like health, education and employment from steep and disruptive reductions.

While not dismissing the possibility of some movement on the peace process, the Saudis say the Arab world made substantial concessions in the Arab Peace Initiative, which was endorsed by a 22-nation coalition during an Arab League summit in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2002.