The initial Sarkozy-Merkel relationship was often tense and uncomfortable until the crisis forced them to find common ground and present a solid front.
While these challenges present the potential for finding common ground and therefore forward movement, when we engage in such issues it seems we quickly devolve into right-wrong, win-lose positions.
Though hardly free of the colonialist curse of Orientalism, "A Throw of Dice" seems less concerned with presenting its characters as exotic/erotic "others" than with creating a common ground of artfully presented spectacle.
Though they reach radically different conclusions on the process that ought to attend the present proceeding, the parties begin on common ground.
Paradoxically, her juxtapositions of images of organic, geometric and invented architectural forms illustrates that common ground is constantly present as styles evolve and are reproduced.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was present to help the parties find common ground.
Parents' accounts in our previous research suggest 'common ground' [ 18] exists between themselves and health professionals; in the present study it emerged that this common ground can also contribute to the development of communities of child-healthcare practice (CoC-HP); these evolve iteratively not linearly due to frequent dynamic health care challenges.
In human human dialogue, the way in which a piece of information is added to the partners' common ground (i.e., presented and accepted) constitutes an important determinant of subsequent dialogue memory.
Narratives need to be about co-operation on common ground – and solutions need to be presented that can speak to the common concerns and aspirations of all people.
In 1989, Davos presented a chance for Communists and capitalists to find common ground.
Importantly, this new environment will also present potential challenges for businesses, but also potential opportunities to build common ground with the new administration.
