Sentence examples for start in negotiations from inspiring English sources

"This is the real start in negotiations over agriculture," he said.

As a result, said William J. Abbott, president and chief executive at Crown Media Holdings, which does business as Crown Media Family Networks, "we're off to a great start" in negotiations with advertisers and agencies ahead of the 2013-14 season in what is known as the upfront market.

The $55 million proposal for 542 victims' claims may prove only the starting point in negotiations.

If passed, the bill would be a starting point in negotiations with the Senate.

The president's budget proposal is largely a political document, a starting point in negotiations with Congress.

What's up?" This was the starting point in negotiations between the two sides.

Although opening proposals are only starting points in negotiations, the pointed letter to members suggests that these negotiations could be the most contentious since the WGA staged a 100-day strike in late 2007.

We urge Congress to use the language in the Senate's bill, which not only authorizes but appropriates aid for Flint, as a starting point in negotiations to provide the immediate assistance that this community desperately needs.

Hernandez-Millett said some Kaiser members may not understand that the "allowed amount" under some plans "is separate and apart from the provider charge master," which is a price list used by hospitals as a starting point in negotiations with insurers.

After fits and starts in the negotiations over the past couple of weeks, Republicans appear to be ready to accommodate the governor.

The agreement struck between WPP and Young & Rubicam came only after fits and starts in the negotiations as each side sought better position and leverage.