But the other person never had an idea what the issues were behind their partner's negotiation posture, unless they discovered this themselves.
Of course, my colleagues and I did not use the information job-seekers shared with us to improve our negotiation posture, but lots of companies would.
And even though Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the wall is "off the table," earlier this week, Democrats described that as more of a negotiation posture than an absolutist position.
If the ensuing events are a war, it is a cold one, full of negotiation, posturing, name-calling, even familial shuttle diplomacy as Frank moves between his father's and brother's homes, delivering messages, taking stock, seeking harmony.
Even that beats reading the latest labor negotiations posturing.
In contrast, Mr. Cantor, the majority leader, had noted that he was not a party to the negotiations, a posture some Republicans took to mean he was uneasy about being aligned with a deal that drew so much internal opposition.
After several days of negotiations and posturing by the two candidates, Mrs. Clinton agreed to a partial ban, under which political committees and outside groups were barred from spending soft money and other types of donations on television and radio commercials in the contest.
If the Soviets are assured, through secret SALT negotiations, that our posture of nuclear deterrence is indeed what the Nixon ‐ Kissinger messages say it is, then that "American interest," of which Rostow wrote, "to see an end to our nationhood as it has been histbrically defined" will have been realized.
Mr. Khuzami said the decision on whether to begin action before a settlement was based on the facts and "not based on somebody's posture in negotiations".
"I think the understanding of everybody present is that we should have a good-faith negotiation here without political posturing," said the House Speaker, Thomas S. Foley of Washington.
With a new round of talks over Iran's nuclear program scheduled for January, and the prospect of sanctions, it was not yet evident how the new appointment would affect Iran's posture in negotiations over its nuclear program, which the West suspects is aimed at producing nuclear weapons.
