But it has a weak bargaining position, not only due to the Clarke-Modi personality clash.
That bypasses Russia altogether, greatly strengthening Europe's bargaining position, regardless of how much gas it actually carries.
The carriers are the gateway to subsidized devices, and that puts them in a strong bargaining position.
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"It's a legitimate bargaining position" one Labour MP told me, knowing full well it's not much more than that.
Some officials wonder whether the latest UVF moves might be a bargaining position.
An erect posture may be a sign of a tough bargaining position or it may simply indicate a stiff back.
Dore disputed the suggestion that Hughes is in a weaker bargaining position now that Ergen is out of the picture.
Certainly, further military losses would weaken her bargaining position with the Tigers.
This was shocking in the light of Mr Safra's legendary conservatism, and weakened Republic's bargaining position in the current round of banking consolidation.
For his part, Mr Blunkett may calculate that such a frank admission will strengthen his bargaining position in the ongoing discussions about spending priorities.
Though Jones' lawyers maintain that their case is strong even without the Lewinsky evidence, their bargaining position may have weakened and their calculation changed accordingly.
His bargaining position is strong: missile defence is unpopular with voters.
Yet the government there may find itself in a weak bargaining position when the time comes for it to square up to "the General", as GM is sometimes called.
Free markets respond to supply and demand, and in the US the ready alternatives to domestic labor have placed it in an especially poor bargaining position relative to capital.
As a Palestinian analyst observed, the Islamists' new unity, however limited, should strengthen their bargaining position with the PA's new prime minister, Ahmed Qurei, over any possible new ceasefire.
When it does license a therapy to a biotech firm, City of Hope will be in a better bargaining position because it will have early trial results showing the therapy works.
Moreover, by setting an example of nuclear disarmament, and somewhat tying his own hands, Mr Obama hopes to improve his bargaining position at next month's five-year conference to review the NPT.
But the micro-celebrities themselves have a weak bargaining position.
Had the owners had access to this money during a lockout, their bargaining position would have been bolstered and thus they could have afforded to take a firmer stance with the players during these negotiations.
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Working as a bloc and adhering to their pre-election promises might either guarantee them a stronger bargaining position in the negotiations to form a government or public credibility, which will pay off in the next elections.
But this year its bargaining position was weakened by a prior settlement involving a new union representing some 600, 000 chemical workers, which agreed last week to a 2.2% pay rise spread over one year from this summer and another 2% over the following nine months (2.7% annualised).
By being prepared with facts and understanding their negotiation position, expert negotiators know when to make a strong bargaining move, and when to be softer.
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