Some form of the partnership has been in talks since 2003, and the current version has been the subject of rigorous negotiations for the past five years.
As the self-proclaimed "only Washington, DC-based think tank that actively promotes bipartisanship," it says it "drives principled solutions through rigorous analysis, reasoned negotiation and respectful dialogue". Over the past month, the center faced attacks for perhaps being not nearly so principled as it claims.
She said that "a dual track approach of rigorous sanctions and serious negotiations is the right approach.
"Our approach to the negotiations was rigorous and disciplined with a sense of urgency to provide additional assistance to our customers and get the mortgage crisis behind us". Wells Fargo spokesman Tom Goyada said the settlement "is not a one-issue agreement.
Many organizations subject their executives to rigorous performance reviews, yet few companies include negotiation effectiveness as one of the core competencies they track.
These modern day gladiators receive rigorous training in the art of litigated negotiation, which may or may not culminate in a competition before a judge and/or jury in the battlefield known as a court of law.
In this carefully detailed and rigorous study of the social processes of labor negotiations, the author uncovers the pressures and motivations felt by negotiators, showing why the bargaining process persists largely in its traditional form despite frequent calls for change.
This is a valuable example of rigorous research confirming the influence of emotional state on negotiation behaviour, an influence that all good negotiators understand.
In intense negotiations the toilet issue was resolved with rigorous official inspections and a return effectively to the status quo.
