Sentence examples for obtained concessions from inspiring English sources

United, which filed for bankruptcy in December 2002, has already obtained concessions worth $2.5 billion a year from its unions.

Last year, United, a unit of UAL, obtained concessions worth $2.5 billion a year in savings from its unions, a few months after it sought bankruptcy protection.

United and US Airways obtained concessions from their employees after filing for bankruptcy protection last year, while American's unions granted wage and benefit cuts in the face of the airline's threat to do so.

The U.S. energy company Chevron has, since 2010, obtained concessions in Romania, covering a combined area of 870,000 hectares, or 2.2 million acres, in the Eastern plains and the Black Sea coastal region of the country.

Religious as well as political motives may have caused his pilgrimage to Rome in 1027 to attend the coronation of the emperor Conrad; from the pope, the emperor, and the princes whom he met he obtained concessions for English pilgrims and traders going to Rome.

He was leader of the church reformers at the Diet of Speyer (1526) and obtained concessions on the religious question from the emperor Charles V. When these concessions were rescinded at the next diet in 1529, John became one of the original Protestants by signing the minority protest.

North Korea often uses its military threats to obtain concessions.

The guidelines for the guarantees give preference to applicants that obtain concessions from creditors and employees.

Mr. Cunningham acknowledged that the administration had yet to obtain concessions, and warned that City Hall's conciliatory tone could change.

The franchise agreements, essentially licenses that allow the companies to use city streets and property to build and maintain their cable networks, are often used to obtain concessions.

Mr. Tilton failed to obtain concessions from United's mechanics, who were the only holdouts in the airline's bid for employee backing of its recovery plan.