“It looks brutal to creditors but this is often the subject of pre-negotiation,” says Alan Mason of the Paris office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Derringer, a corporate-law firm.

“这对债权人似乎很残忍，但通常是预备谈判阶段的主题”，富尔德律师事务所（Freshfields Bruckhaus Derringer，一家公司法律师事务所）巴黎办公室的阿兰•马森（Alan Mason）说。

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I'm of the old-enough school that thinks more pre-play negotiation is better than less, because the dungeon is not where I especially like to encounter surprises.

我是足够守旧的守旧派，认为游戏之前的交流越多越好，因为密室里我是不是想要遇到“惊喜”的。

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After receiving the quotation from pre-suppliers, the purchasing department would make business analysis, business negotiation, and organize program team to do technical discussion.

预选厂报价后，采购供应部进行商务分析、商务谈判，同时组织同步工程工作小组进行技术会谈。

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To be absolutely clear, the commission did not demand nor expect pre-negotiation of the terms.

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It might be argued - it is being argued - that ending the Union is a much bigger step and thus would require a binding popular verdict upon the final outcome, not simply pre-negotiation consent.

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The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan, Steffan de Mistura, said the Taliban statement was "in the opposite direction" to many other recent signals, and could be part of a pre-negotiation strategy of creating perceptions, building up pressure and increasing military attacks.

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