Sentence examples for negotiating against from inspiring English sources

An interim deal is the only way to deal with the ticking clock Michael Barnier hears because, as any trade negotiator knows, there is nothing worse than negotiating against time.

We did something completely unorthodox – we kept negotiating against ourselves.

"Then they're negotiating against a deadline," he said.

When negotiating against competitors for a prized contract, think outside the box.

When the network is negotiating against you, one at a time, things can become adversarial.

Except for negotiating against time in pursuit of delusional and unrealistic ambitions.

Since 2001, the Program on Negotiation-an active inter-university consortium comprised faculty from across Harvard, MIT, and Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts–has annually bestowed the "Great Negotiator Award". Over their careers, the awardees have typically negotiated against great odds in different settings to accomplish worthy purposes.

Both were negotiated against a background of scientific uncertainty.

She used Jack's negotiating tricks against him, getting him so exasperated that he negotiated against himself on her behalf.

"We would never negotiate against ourselves and our community," she said.

"In some respect, I've negotiated against myself because I'm not really interested in other things out there".