Sentence examples for scope of the talks from inspiring English sources

This was presented by Anton Balasingham, the Tigers' chief negotiator, as a recognition of the speed and scope of the talks.

But most other trade officials want to widen the scope of the talks to keep as many bargaining chips as possible.

The point of multilateral negotiations such as the Uruguay round and its predecessors is that the scope of the talks is so wide that deals can be struck which allow every government to score political points.

A bloc of countries led by Russia that included China and the host nation, the United Arab Emirates, argued throughout the negotiations that the Internet was within the scope of the talks because Internet traffic traveled through telecommunications networks.

With the scope of the talks narrowed for now, on the table are ideas left over from past, failed bargaining: possible reductions in other programs — like farm subsidies, federal pensions, the Postal Service and unemployment insurance — and relatively minimal tax loophole closings, possibly as little as $55 billion.

Fortunately for the world economy, Mr Lamy seems disinclined to apply the Buddhist virtue of infinite patience to the Doha round of world trade talks.The round seemed to have collapsed in Cancún last September, when a deep division emerged between poor and rich countries about both the scope of the talks and the extent to which rich countries' farm support should be cut.

Initially the scope of the talk was to have Ron share some of his stories to give a birds-eye view into his decision making process, which he has developed over a 15+ year career.

But Mr. al-Sadi said that the presidential palaces lay beyond the scope of these talks, which focused mainly on logistical issues, like how the inspectors would be housed and transported within Iraq.

Because of the broad scope of these talks, negotiators are grappling with many difficult issues.

"To solve the nuclear issue, the scope of the upcoming talks … must be comprehensive.

Mr Lamy has also modified the EU's ambitious demands on the scope of the trade talks, which had proved a serious problem in Cancún.