Sentence examples for talks derailed from inspiring English sources
It had previously negotiated with the country's largest electric utility, Tokyo Electric Power Company, but the talks derailed over price.
For Mr. Weill, a billionaire, the break-off of the talks derailed what would have been a spectacular start to his retirement from Wall Street.
In a sign of the role the various sponsoring nations will play on the sidelines of the talks, Russia believes it is important that no side in the Syria peace talks derail negotiations by putting forward unfounded ultimatums.
The talks were derailed last month after Israel announced a new housing development in East Jerusalem, which the Palestinians want as their capital.
Relations between the two countries have been gradually improving since peace talks were derailed after the Mumbai attacks.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Germany, Britain and France published an extraordinary joint op-ed in The Washington Post, pleading with Republicans to back off the effort before the sensitive talks are derailed.
Recent gains in northern Afghanistan, not a traditional stronghold, have led some militants to argue that talks would derail their battlefield momentum.
That display enraged Karzai last week and derailed talks between Kabul and Washington.
The talks were almost derailed by a veto threat from (Greek) Cyprus.
SEOUL, South Korea — A request by North Korea on Tuesday for huge shipments of fertilizer and half a million tons of rice has derailed talks about further reunions of Korean families who were separated by the Korean War.
The American condemnation of the housing was important, the diplomat said, and the situation now had to be handled deftly to make sure that the talks are not derailed.
