Sentence examples for multilateral compromises from inspiring English sources

Lawmakers appear keener on bilateral trade agreements, in which America can dictate terms more easily, than on multilateral compromises.

In the end, the bill totally exempted bilateral platforms and partially exempted multilateral platforms, a compromise Mr. Lay supported in his letter.

In practice, representative decision-making in multilateral organisations can be compromised by organisational structures that allow for key agenda setting decisions to be made outside of the representative structures or through the provision of multiple ear-marked funds that distort broader sectorial strategies [ 18].

Of course, a multilateral agreement with a grand compromise between China and the United States at its heart will not be enough by itself to reverse the negative climate trends.

While it is appropriate to consider non-trade related strategic and security factors associated with small FTAs, provided U.S. values are not compromised, large-scale multilateral FTAs should stand on their own and not be afforded this 'backdoor' justification for their promulgation, which is how in part NAFTA and CAFTA were advanced and TPP is now being characterized.

By definition, however, multilateral diplomacy means that we must compromise on some points without giving up our fundamental principles.

The arrangement is a compromise between the American request for multilateral talks, preferably including Japan and South Korea, and the North Korean request for direct bilateral talks with just the United States.

The stakes are high and the multilateral institutional tools that are at our disposal are somewhat compromised.

But in practice, thinks Steve Charnovitz, an expert on environment-related trade law, if America ever challenged an EU ban on GMOs, the WTO would have no choice but to take account of a multilateral agreement such as the Biosafety Protocol.This is a messy compromise.

China's president, Hu Jintao, this week sent a compromise proposal to the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il: a multilateral format, possibly eventually including South Korea and Japan too, that would also allow for bilateral exchanges.But is either side really interested in a deal or simply trying to avoid taking the blame if talks fall through?

The hearing comes on the heels of last November's Conference of the Parities on Climate Change in Paris (COP-21) where more than two decades of difficult and very tenuous multilateral negotiations on collective action on climate change concluded in a delicate compromise.