In a society where decisions are made slowly and by consensus, he is extraordinarily decisive.
Britons police themselves by consensus much more effectively than they do by weight of enforcement alone.
Facebook reported adjusted earnings of 12 cents per share, squeaking by consensus earnings estimates of 11 cents.
"It must not bully them into doing this - serious improvements can only happen by consensus, " he said.
In 1993, delegations from 117 countries approved by consensus a GATT trade treaty aimed at opening up international markets.
He would listen to the party, involve members, seek to lead by consensus.
The Philippines is trying to take from the rich and give to the poor - and do so by consensus.
Because the WTO operates by consensus, the developing countries knew their agreement was vital for a new round to be launched.
This was in spite of the ITU's earlier pledge that disputed issues would only be resolved by consensus and not a majority vote.
The ITU's leader has said he intends to prevent any measure being put to a vote, and that proposals must be agreed, instead, by consensus.
Its essential terms and core purposes were effectively codified by consensus of the scholars of Islam by the 10th century and have remained essentially fixed ever since.
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To fix this problem, the team asked themselves some simple questions about the decision-making culture: To what extent are decisions currently made by consensus or by the CEO (on a scale of 1-10)?
Officials in charge of three key international treaties said delegates agreed by consensus to a gradual phase out of the flame retardant hexabromocyclododecane, or HBCD, which is used in building insulation, furniture, vehicles and electronics.
It regreted that the cross-party support for the long-term targets in the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 had "not been followed by consensus on the urgent and radical policy changes needed to bring about a low-carbon economy".
Finally, IARC reaches its assessments by consensus.
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Kuwait has always been ruled by consensus.
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Unlike other major central banks, including the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of Canada's six-member governing council makes its decisions by consensus rather than votes and present verdicts as a common decision, thereby avoiding being labelled hard or soft on policy.
In general, attorneys are considered legitimate by a consensus of scholars.
It included a research phase followed by a consensus building effort on the national policy in favour of youth framework involving youth and key policy makers.
Siddhartha Sanyal, chief economist at Edelweiss Capital, a financial services firm in Mumbai, noted that exit polls tend to get influenced by the consensus view prevalent in the media.
They are hewing to the immutable traditions of Shariah going back to the 9th Century, as interpreted by the consensus of the faith's "authorities, " the only figures allowed to speak for Islam.
Manchester United are the champions of England, Barcelona are the champions of Spain and, by common consensus, the English Premier League and Spanish Primera Liga are the two most glamorous leagues in European football.
New York: United Nations, that in preparation for the United Nations Financing for Development (FfD) world conference concluded, "there is a genuine need to establish, by international consensus, stable and contractual new sources of multilateral finance, " to wit, international taxes and fees.
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Amgen warmed the market's heart yesterday by raising its earnings projections for 2003, saying it would beat analyst consensus by as much as 9%.
Non-GAAP profits of 70 cents a share topped the Street consensus by a nickel.
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