| 单词 | bargainer |
| 例句 | The family didn’t know much about him except that he was a hard bargainer. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The farm flourished, and the widow Richardson gained a reputation as a hard bargainer, but one whose crop was always good, and who never sold shoddy for better merchandise. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z During contract talks last fall, GM and United Auto Workers bargainers spent many hours discussing the pension plan, but no substantial changes were made. GM Unloads $26 Billion in White-Collar Pensions; Could Union Workers Be Next? 2012-06-01T21:17:58Z It’s a city of hustlers and traders, bargainers and touts, eager to show you something or sell you something and not always dissuaded by a polite “non, merci.” 36 Hours in Dakar, Senegal 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z The challenge will likely fall to Robert King, 63, the union's chief bargainer at Ford Motor Co. , who was nominated by the union's leadership committee to replace Gettelfinger when delegates convene next month in Detroit. UAW Aims To Go Back On Offensive 2010-05-27T23:06:00Z There is one character, Mahindan’s champion bargainer of a wife, Chithra, who in flashbacks lights up the page with her presence and prescience, the energy she brings to her marriage, her friendships and her pregnancy. Seeking Asylum but Finding Heartbreak 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Fain acknowledged some union members want to vote on the offers the union bargainers have in hand. UAW presses Detroit automakers for better offer, threatens more walkouts 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z But a breakthrough has eluded bargainers as costly strikes drag on. Focus: Behind Detroit's battery fight: Profits, UAW's power and Tesla 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Fain said on Wednesday that Ford told UAW bargainers for nearly two weeks that it would make another counteroffer on economic issues. Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford calls on autoworkers to end strike, says company’s future is at stake 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z The Ford official said the company and UAW bargainers had been working to resolve differences on retirement security and union representation at the company's future battery plants earlier in the day. UAW expands auto strike to Ford's biggest plant in surprise move 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Wednesday's move came as Ford and UAW bargainers were working to resolve differences on retirement security and union representation of Ford's future battery plants, a Ford official said. UAW workers strike biggest Ford truck plant in surprise move 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Company bargainers were likely to seek details of the tentative deal the union struck with Mack Trucks, which if ratified will significantly increase wages for almost 4,000 UAW members at the truck maker. Analysis: Detroit's strikes become an industrial 'Survivor' game 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Fain said union bargainers are still talking to the companies, and he was hopeful they could reach deals. United Auto Workers strikes spread as 7,000 more workers at two plants join picket line 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z In a joint statement, the bargainers said: “The respective parties will inform their members of the details of this agreement in the coming days.” Amid labor turmoil in Hollywood, Broadway seems to avoid a strike 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z At the union’s behest, gone is the traditional friendly handshake between UAW bargainers and auto executives, a sign that the talks will be even more contentious than usual. Threats of a strike heating up even before UAW begins negotiations with automakers 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Waspishly opinionated, frequently offensive, a hard bargainer with publishers and swaggeringly obnoxious with his editors, he could also be irresistibly charming, outrageously funny and, in his younger days, a relentless Casanova. Review | Roald Dahl is as troubling as he is beloved. Can’t he be both? 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z “Our Chinese friends are tough bargainers,” Mr. Putin said at a conference in the Russian port city of Vladivostok focused on increasing economic ties with Asia. Challenges for Russia and China Test a ‘No-Limits’ Friendship 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Asked if his statement meant it would be harder for bargainers to craft a compromise, Manchin said, “No, no, no, not tougher at all, I’m just more cautious than I’ve ever been.” Manchin cites inflation concerns, roiling budget talks anew 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z After weeks of closed-door talks, Senate bargainers from both parties produced a compromise taking mild but impactful steps toward making such mayhem less likely. Setting gridlock aside, Congress set to OK gun violence bill 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, a lead GOP bargainer, seemed visibly unhappy as he left Thursday’s closed-door session after nearly two hours, saying he was flying home. GOP, Dem Senate bargainers divided over gun deal details 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z A leader of the effort, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., told reporters Monday that bargainers plan to pay for the costs with offsetting spending cuts or new revenues. Tentative Senate gun deal has surprises, and loose ends 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Brisack said bargainers surveyed workers and are developing contract language based on their priorities. Unionized Starbucks stores face hard work of bargaining 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z He did not rule out extending federal subsidies for health insurance costs, favored by many Democrats, saying it depends on whether bargainers could “find a way pathway forward” that would not worsen inflation. Manchin cites inflation concerns, roiling budget talks anew 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z While combining Ukraine and pandemic money into one package has broad Democratic support, bargainers say party leaders haven’t made a final decision on that yet. Hill bargainers seek Ukraine aid deal, COVID aid in question 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Other bargainers seemed more optimistic, saying much of the overall package has been agreed to and aides were drafting legislative language. GOP, Dem Senate bargainers divided over gun deal details 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z And in glaringly tone-deaf political timing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced April 1, just as bargainers were completing their latest compromise, that the Trump-era immigration curbs would lapse May 23. Jackson, COVID and a retirement show Congress’ partisan path 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z And in glaringly tone-deaf political timing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced last week, just as bargainers were finalizing their latest compromise, that the Trump-era immigration curbs would lapse on May 23. Jackson, COVID and a retirement show Congress’ partisan path 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z A day after Democratic and GOP bargainers reached agreement on providing the money for treatments, vaccines and testing, a Democratic move to push the measure past a procedural hurdle failed 52-47 Tuesday. GOP blocks Senate COVID bill, demands votes on immigration 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z The measure is fully paid for by pulling back unspent funds from previous pandemic relief bills that have been enacted, bargainers said. Democratic, GOP Senate bargainers reach $10B COVID agreement 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z The measure would provide additional funds for treatments, tests and vaccines and would be fully paid for by pulling back unspent funds from previous pandemic relief bills that have been enacted, bargainers have said. AP sources: $10B Senate COVID deal, but without global money 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z China, for instance, is a hard bargainer that pays only a fraction of the price for Russian natural gas that customers in rich European countries like Germany and Italy are now paying. The Future Turns Dark for Russia’s Oil Industry 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Schumer said bargainers were working on “a bipartisan, robust aid package with both military and security needs” and that “very good discussions” were underway. Hill Dems, GOP show signs of backing $6.4B for Ukraine aid 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z It’s aimed at giving bargainers time to complete legislation financing agencies through the rest of the fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. Two popular bills, two problems: It’s never easy in Senate 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z House and Senate bargainers did not reveal details of their accord. Democratic, GOP bargainers reach budget deal, 4 months late 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Congressional leaders say they hope that will give bargainers time to reach agreement on overall spending totals, and then write the 12 bills that spell out details on how agencies will spend that money. House nears OK of short-term bill averting federal shutdown 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z But the revenue side of the equation is vexing, and it’s emerged as a core challenge for Democratic bargainers as they labor to construct one of the largest legislative efforts in a generation. What’s the price of Biden’s plan? Democrats drive for zero 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z On a national level, bipartisan congressional talks on overhauling policing practices have ended without an agreement, bargainers from both parties said this past week, despite promises from the Biden administration for change. Nonprofit grants propel prosecutor push on racial injustice 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z It remained unclear how House-Senate bargainers would solve their differences over that bill that quickly. Biden: Budget talks hit ‘stalemate,’ $3.5T may take a while 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z As the Senate began a brief break in June, bargainers announced they’d reached a bipartisan “framework” for an agreement. Prospects ever fainter for bipartisan policing overhaul deal 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Biden and 10 senators — five from each party — had agreed to an outline of that compromise measure last month, and bargainers have worked ever since to flesh it out. Senate Democrats’ $3.5T budget deal backs up Biden’s goals 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Biden’s ability to be an effective political bargainer is crucial, because the stakes are so high. Opinion | Biden learned Washington as a senator. He needs a different skill set now. 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z “I think it’s June or bust,” lead GOP bargainer Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina told reporters, the day after the anniversary of Floyd’s slaying at the hands of Minneapolis police. GOP senators set summer deadline on Congress’ policing bill 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Five years ago: President Barack Obama signed legislation keeping government agencies open into the following week, giving White House and congressional bargainers more time to complete sweeping deals on taxes and federal spending. Today in History 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z Trump contends that it is his own hard-knuckle style that gets things done and that Biden is too willing to appease the tough bargainers like China. 'America First' vs. America in the world. On most foreign policy issues, Trump and Biden vary widely 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z But as administration and congressional bargainers reached a compromise Tuesday on the latest rescue legislation, Trump tweeted about beginning talks over the next round of help. Pelosi: No more virus bailouts without state and local aid 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z He added, “Not only is this positive for economic growth, but it does show that President Trump’s example of being a tough, hard-nosed bargainer on trade and economic matters works.” Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow: 'President Trump showed us how to bargain' 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z Aides to the top two Democratic bargainers, Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey and California Rep. Karen Bass, did not immediately provide comments about the Republicans’ remarks. GOP senators set summer deadline on Congress’ policing bill 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, 31 days after it began, bargainers for General Motors and the United Auto Workers reach a tentative contract deal. A history of key United Auto Workers strikes against GM 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z After both sides exchanged barbs late last week, bargainers met late into the night during the weekend, and they’ve returned in the morning, talking with few interruptions. Wages, pensions, plant investments still issues in GM strike 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Contract talks between the auto maker and striking United Auto Workers took a step closer to reaching an agreement when committees finished their work and sent it to top bargainers. Carnival, Actuant retreat while Conagra, Presido advance 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z “He’s the ultimate negotiator and bargainer and he realizes that if you’re going to go take a different position than you’ve taken before, then you have to offset it somehow.” Trump’s jumble of ideas to reduce gun violence elicit mixed response 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The agreement, which took bargainers three weeks to strike, would also squeeze funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, in an attempt to pressure the agency to detain fewer immigrants. Trump will sign border deal; but will declare emergency 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z The agreement, which took bargainers three weeks to strike, would also squeeze funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, in an attempt to pressure the agency to detain fewer immigrants. Trump will sign border deal; but will declare emergency 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z "They said that progress is being made with this committee," Trump told his audience, referring to the congressional bargainers. Trump 'not happy' with bipartisan border deal, but doesn't want another shutdown 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z “They said that progress is being made with this committee,” Trump told his audience, referring to the congressional bargainers. Budget deal allows far less money than Trump wanted for wall 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z A bipartisan group of lawmakers were negotiating ahead of Friday’s deadline, but on Sunday people familiar with the talks said the mood among the bargainers had grown sour. Trump tries to turn border debate his way with El Paso rally 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Congressional bargainers seem close to clinching a border security agreement that would avert a fresh government shutdown. 10 Things to Know for Today 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z He criticized Democrats’ negotiating stance so far, telling reporters in the Oval Office that Pelosi is “just playing games” and saying GOP bargainers are “wasting their time.” Trump, Pelosi remain far apart on the border wall issue 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z For their part, GOP leaders want to de-escalate the battle over the border wall and suggest they too could be flexible as bargainers seek a bipartisan agreement. Lawmakers hopeful of agreement that would prevent shutdown 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z It was aimed at giving bargainers time to seek an accord while getting paychecks to government workers who are either working without pay or being forced to stay home. Trump ends shutdown, signs bill to reopen government 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Senators from both sides floated a plan to reopen agencies for three weeks and pay hundreds of thousands of federal workers while bargainers hunt for a deal. The Latest: Sanders says White House wants shutdown deal 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Senators from both sides floated a plan to reopen agencies for three weeks and pay hundreds of thousands of beleaguered federal workers while bargainers hunt for a deal. Talks start as Senate rejects 2 plans for ending shutdown 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Senators from both sides floated a plan to reopen agencies for three weeks and pay hundreds of thousands of beleaguered federal workers while bargainers hunt for a deal. Talks start as Senate rejects 2 plans for ending shutdown 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z But several Republicans broke ranks and supported the Democrats' plan, which would have reopened agency doors through Feb. 8 while bargainers seek a budget accord, but included no wall funding. White House: 'Large down payment' on wall could end government shutdown 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z The Democrats' plan would have reopened agency doors through Feb. 8 while bargainers seek a budget accord, but included no wall funding. Senate rejects dueling GOP, Democratic bills to end ongoing partial federal government shutdown 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z The Democrats' plan would reopen agency doors through Feb. 8 while bargainers seek a budget accord. Senate rejects GOP bill to end partial government shutdown; vote on Dem proposal to follow 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z It was aimed at giving bargainers time to seek an accord while getting paychecks to government workers who are either working wihout pay or being forced to stay home. Talks start as Senate rejects 2 plans for ending shutdown 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z It was aimed at giving bargainers time to seek an accord while getting paychecks to government workers who are either working wihout pay or being forced to stay home. Talks start as Senate rejects 2 plans for ending shutdown 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Democrats want to open agency doors for three weeks while bargainers seek a budget accord. 10 Things to Know for Today 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Democrats would reopen agency doors for three weeks while bargainers seek a budget accord. Votes on Senate bills seen as progress even if they fail 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z A volatile negotiating style is sometimes a sign of an inexperienced or uncertain bargainer, notes the chief negotiator for one of America’s major unions. Opinion | Could Trump’s zig-zag course to a North Korea summit actually work? 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z That’s the case with the $1.3 trillion spending measure Republican and Democratic bargainers unveiled late Wednesday and plan to push through Congress this week. Highlights of what’s in, what’s out of vast spending bill 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Among Democrats, Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, who attended the White House meeting, said he was open to negotiations on the four issues bargainers will address. Lawmakers seek deal on immigration, border security 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z The two-week spending measure is aimed at giving both parties’ bargainers more time to reach longer-term budget decisions. The Latest: Senate approves bill to avert shutdown 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Leaders were openly discussing a "skinny bill" repealing unpopular parts of the statute like its tax penalties on people not buying coverage — a tactic aimed chiefly at letting Senate-House bargainers seek a final compromise. Health Care Vote Shows GOP's Problems in Replacing Obamacare 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z She had likely hoped for a speedy consensus to be reached but negotiations dragged on into June, with the DUP proving to be adept bargainers. Theresa May's Deal with the DUP Could Make a Bad Situation Worse in Northern Ireland 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z That salvage effort comes as bipartisan bargainers edge toward agreement on a separate $1 trillion budget bill that would prevent a partial federal shutdown this Saturday. The Latest: GOP moderate says health bill still has problems 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z The central plot line, regarding two brothers; the attempted robbery of an object that will lead to riches; a hasty bargain coming back to haunt the bargainer — these are all purest purest Grimm. Beautifully constructed 'Fargo' returns for Season 3 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z “If the insurers bulk up to become better bargainers, that creates incentives for the providers to bulk up.” It’s hard to be a small-time family doctor these days, new data shows 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Executives said Tillerson dug in his heels and was a tough bargainer. Trump nominee Tillerson: Flexible pragmatist or climate-change villain? 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Executives said Mr. Tillerson dug in his heals and was a tough bargainer. Secretary of State Nominee Is a Flexible Pragmatist 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Negotiations between Fiat Chrysler and union bargainers went down to the wire as they reached an agreement shortly before a midnight deadline that would have sent workers out on strike. Fiat Chrysler, Canadian Auto Workers Union Reach Tentative Deal 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z To be a productive bargainer, Goodman must moderate some of his doctrinaire views. The Times recommends: Roger Goodman for 45th Legislative District House Position 1 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z Mudslinging also came from Jackson’s supporters, who referred to Adams as a “corrupt bargainer” and an “unscrupulous aristocrat” who had misused tax dollars. Lies, insults and exaggerations: A U.S. presidential campaign tradition 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z He was, as Shelby Steele wrote in 2008, a “bargainer,” who promised white people to “never presume that you are racist if you will not hold my race against me.” Obama’s racial legacy 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z "He was a tough bargainer," Bill Nicholas, former chairman of the Coliseum Commission, told the Washington Post in 1982. Fifty years ago Tuesday, the expansion Los Angeles Kings were born 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z But in other instances he was a hard bargainer, and he became a practiced horse trader. As Mayor, Bernie Sanders Was More Pragmatic Than Socialist 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Union bargainers also dropped a controversial health care component. U.A.W. Chief Expects Deal on Contract at Chrysler 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z GM and Ford bargainers hope to close this wage gap and want to wring health care concessions in exchange for higher wages, say people familiar with their thinking. Sweetened Labor Pact From Fiat Chrysler Gets UAW Nod 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Union and company bargainers continued to talk throughout the day Wednesday, people close to the talks said. UAW Standoff at Fiat Chrysler Continues 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z UAW leaders summoned local presidents and bargainers to a meeting in Detroit Thursday to determine the next move, which could include a strike or continued bargaining. Deere has tentative labor agreement with UAW workers 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Throughout his playing career, Mr. Berra acted as his own agent and was known as a smart bargainer. Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra dies at 90 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, a Seattle Public Schools spokeswoman told a news conference that district bargainers are expected to respond Monday to the latest idea presented by the Seattle Education Association. The Latest: City Council supports strike; no classes Tuesday 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z District bargainers were reviewing the latest proposal presented by the Seattle Education Association, Seattle Public Schools spokeswoman Stacy Howard told reporters Monday afternoon. Parents scramble for child care amid Seattle teacher strike 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z A “no negotiation” policy helps eliminate social costs stemming from prescriptive stereotypes, such as the idea that women should be concerned with others, not assertively individualistic, hard bargainers. How To Negotiate the Problem of Women and Men Negotiating 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z Still, the owners of Heinz — Berkshire Hathaway and the Brazilian private investment group 3G Capital — are notoriously good bargainers. Reading the Fine Print in the Heinz-Kraft Deal 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The aides issued the threat as House bargainers try preventing a 21 percent reduction in doctors’ Medicare reimbursements scheduled for April 1. Senate Dems threaten to oppose deal on Medicare doc fees 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z The aides spoke Sunday as House bargainers try to stave off a 21 percent reduction in doctors' Medicare reimbursements scheduled for April 1. Senate Democrats threaten to oppose deal on Medicare fees 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z As part of the talks, bargainers are considering budget cuts that could offset part, but not all, of the measure’s costs, according to lobbyists following the negotiations. House leaders looking for deal to halt Medicare payment cuts 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Lobbyists say Capitol Hill bargainers are considering budget cuts that would offset only part of the measure's costs. House leaders seek deal to halt Medicare payment cuts 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Using information gleaned from online listings and other resources, they are savvy bargainers, brokers say. Wealthy Chinese Buyers Head to New York’s Suburbs 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Depending on the price of the natural gas, it could be economic–although Iran might prove a tough bargainer. India's Modi Promises Solar: Why Not Gas? 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z Matheson hopes that by offering such a choice, she can leave the government, wage bargainers and other "users" of statistics to make their own choice of which measure they prefer. After a humiliating year, bank bonuses are sure to be negligible. Aren't they? 2013-01-13T00:06:06Z According to his obituary in The New York Times, Thomas “developed a reputation as a tough but fair bargainer, determined to hold down salaries.” Essay: For the Lions, a Feast Before Decades of Famine 2012-11-21T02:58:32Z Congressional bargainers reached an agreement earlier this week on the $6 billion college loan portion of the bill that would avert a doubling of interest rates beginning Sunday on federal loans to 7.4 million students. Congress Passes Student Loans, Highway Jobs Bill 2012-06-29T19:39:35Z That same day, House-Senate bargainers plan to start talks on overhauling federal transportation programs. Senate Turns to Partisan Fight over Student Loans 2012-05-07T14:55:59Z This was a fatal blow, and the bargainer climbed down at once. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z The bargainers agreed to pay for that by raising fees people pay for new mortgages or refinancing insured by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-backed mortgage companies. Why are they fighting so much? A field guide to Congress? payroll tax cut dispute 2011-12-22T07:30:59Z House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers, R-Ky., said bargainers had struck an agreement but would not formally unveil it until Tuesday. Federal agencies face budget curbs as spending bill topping $1 trillion takes shape 2011-12-13T06:32:49Z He added that King and UAW Vice President Jimmy Settles met “for several hours” with Ford bargainers yesterday. Ford Said to Discuss Adding 10,000 Jobs, Building Fusion in U.S. 2011-09-28T18:47:01Z The pressure is now on for bargainers to reach contract agreements at Ford and Chrysler. General Motors workers expected to approve new four-year contract with company 2011-09-28T10:18:48Z At Ford, bargainers are expected to use the deal with GM as a template. Ford?s profits, big pay package for CEO stir resentment with many workers amid contract talks 2011-09-28T04:10:40Z UAW Vice President Joe Ashton, the union’s chief negotiator, told workers in an email update Friday that bargainers are getting “very close” to the framework of a deal. Top UAW negotiator says agreement on new contract with GM may be near 2011-09-16T15:01:03Z As of Friday, negotiations at GM were ahead of Chrysler and Ford, but GM and Chrysler bargainers were communicating about pay and other items that might be common to both companies. Bargaining over pay slows talks between UAW and Detroit Three; Wednedsay deadline approaching 2011-09-09T18:15:23Z A gifted self-promoter and hard bargainer, he amassed a fortune but maintained, he insisted, a bank balance of zero. Maqbool Fida Husain, India?s Most Famous Painter, Dies at 95 2011-06-09T22:02:52Z "It's very devastating," said Koen, who is also chief bargainer for the Philadelphia Musicians Union, which represents the players. Philadelphia Orchestra to seek bankruptcy protection 2011-04-16T20:11:46Z God, he taught, was no bargainer; there were no chosen people and no favourites in the Kingdom of Heaven. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z There is little prospect of wage bargainers securing pay deals that match let alone beat inflation. Youth unemployment offers a flashpoint in Europe, too 2011-02-16T20:05:36Z His successor is seen as a PPP loyalist and a tough bargainer. Zardari aide is Punjab governor 2011-01-11T18:34:35Z A shrewd bargainer, he seemed to have an instinctive knowledge of how much money emigrants carried and how much they were willing to spend. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z A debate followed in which Paul showed himself a shrewd bargainer. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z The lady in gray evidently was not a shrewd bargainer. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece As snow-men resemble the snow, so did these bargainers, these buyers, sellers, barterers, pedlars, resemble the baked earth on which they squatted. Bye-Ways Chapuys was a hard bargainer, and it was a fair game of brag that ensued between him and Henry. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History The emphasis on self-reliance, resourcefulness, and making the best of a situation has given Romanians the reputation of being shrewd businessmen and hard bargainers. Area Handbook for Romania The stranger seemed to forget all his scruples about doing business on Sunday, for he was a hard bargainer. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks And since what remained in the bargainer was merely a reversion which “lay in grant,” it was an easy matter to release this by deed the day after. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" After all there was some fun in contending with such passionate bargainers, and he saw that for some reason the son was more anxious to get hold of him than the father. The Deaves Affair Normally, he would have seemed much as Sheldon, Senior, had described him—a hard-fisted man, a close bargainer who had won his way to his great wealth by the sheer force of a strong personality. The Vagrant Duke Indeed, it was long held that if one of the bargainers gained, the other must lose. The Ethics of Coöperation She was full of respect for Alison's powers, but not as a bargainer; she was certain she could get a penny-worth more value out of the shilling than her grand-daughter would. Good Luck The terms proposed by the Spanish commissioner were, indeed, those rather of hard bargainers than of men eager and anxious for a commercial arrangement. The Economist Volume 1, No. 3 He was shrewd, a suave bargainer, and as honest as the day is long. The Pagan Madonna Yet it is but just to remember that Pitt the diplomatic bargainer of 1805 differed from Pitt the upholder of weak States in 1790, only because the times had completely changed. William Pitt and the Great War The “Order” then passed implies, that although the last Court had appointed six “bargainers” to deal with the difficult question of valuing the minerals offered for sale, inconvenience was yet experienced on this head. The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account Lewis however proved a shrewd bargainer, and not a half of the sum originally demanded as its price found its way into the royal treasury. History of the English People, Volume VI Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683 But we had to wait three more before the bargainers were ready to complete the trade. The Pirates of Ersatz His wife, obedient creature though she was, spoke almost no pidgin—business—English; and besides that, she was a poor bargainer. The Pagan Madonna Never another word he spoke, but leapt among the bargainers, and slid through the great flailing arms of the bucolic wit, and his right hand sank into the man's red throat. The McBrides A Romance of Arran When the proper time arrives, the Bulgarians will be found tough bargainers and determined to claim their full due. Bulgaria These are to be met with in the market-place towards the close of hot and busy days, when the wearied bargainers gather in groups to rest before commencing the homeward trudge. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond He yields one only on a critical occasion and then a little grumblingly, with the thrift of the bargainer who means that it shall be well spent. My Second Year of the War His people are traders and bargainers; right, Dal? Star Surgeon He was a shrewd bargainer; and any who respected him did so for two reasons, his strength and his wallet. Parrot & Co. But the bargainer, seeing that the offer which he made in jest was taken in earnest, slunk away to the rear of the crowd, and it seemed as though the girl would remain unsold. More Tales of the Ridings I tried to explain to him that my motives were scientific, not economical, and I introduced Katiusha to him as the family bargainer and scapegoat for his scorn. Russian Rambles In the middle of a bargain the steamer may edge away until a great gulf is fixed between the bargainers. A Dweller in Mesopotamia Being the Adventures of an Official Artist in the Garden of Eden A great and a good man was Edgar Thomson, a close bargainer for the Pennsylvania Railroad, but ever mindful of the fact that the spirit of the law was above the letter. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Behead a sharp bargainer, and leave a company of people. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, October 1878, No. 12 The Highlander is a bargainer, as the Tourist in the Scottish Highlands knows to this day. The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists The Pioneers of Manitoba I am that most unhappy Judas, the worst of bargainers. Brendan's Fabulous Voyage A Lecture delivered on January 19, 1893, before the Scottish Society of Literature and Art But even as he asked himself that, the trade cloths were shaken from the hands of the bargainers and Van Rycke gave an order over his shoulder. Plague Ship All around were preoccupied knots of bargainers, of owners making their final arrangements, of would-be-buyers hurrying from ring to ring in search of the paragon that they had now so little time to find. All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money. Carette of Sark One is also reminded by it of a custom19 which has for centuries prevailed among bargainers in the East, of signifying numbers by touching the joints of each other's fingers under a cloth. The Number Concept Its Origin and Development You're a good bargainer but you make bad deals despite the concessions secured if the final terms represent a reduction which does not cover the cost of your energy. Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4 A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Interests of Southeastern Massachusetts The Levantine is first and always a bargainer. Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making Light has been thrown on the bargainings between Italy and Prussia by the Memoirs of General Govone, who found Bismarck a hard bargainer. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) In a silent, undemonstrative manner of his own McClintock gathered the loose money in and about Vesper; a shrewd bargainer, ungiven to merrymakings; one who knew how to keep dollars at work. Copper Streak Trail In fact, in their thinking, most American wage earners do not start with any general theory of industrial society, but approach the subject as bargainers, desiring to strike the best wage bargain possible. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States It is true that the sharp bargainer, the overreaching buyer he worsts and puts to confusion and loss without mercy. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 3, December, 1884 Mixed up with these were the bargainers, men of every degree, the most of them with faces unpleasant to consider. Regeneration Yesterday's bargainer cuts down his price for this and that pearl, and he is taken up; he never expected to do so well against the old dealer, and he laughs. The Jesus of History This Doctor Legrand, this miserable bargainer in lives, shall not see a trace of fear or regret in me. The Light That Lures It was commonly reported that Maria, young as she was, was the best bargainer in the land. International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art, and Science — Volume 1, No. 4, July 22, 1850 So far as we are base bargainers and unbelievers, they can tolerate us, even though they despise; just where our praise begins, begin their detestation and animosity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 Judas did love money greedily, and doubtless was a good bargainer too, but anger was in the saddle now, and drove him hard. Quiet Talks about Jesus But as most keepers of restaurants are practical and unimaginative, and withal close bargainers, at the end of a week Rantoul generally was forced to seek a new sitter. Murder in Any Degree Their hospitality and kindliness do not prevent them from being hard bargainers in business. The Long White Cloud Expel, Out of the camp, expel the bargainer Who made this ignominious overture. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes And so she drove the intriguing bargainer away, with "reproaches of such intolerable bitterness, that the like had never before been hurled at man alive." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 Yet he was pursuing his ordinary avocations, smiling mechanically to fellow-tradesmen, and arguing with bargainers—as bereaved men do after a while. The Mayor of Casterbridge No shrewder bargainer exists than your African safari man, and these soon discovered that beads and wire possessed great purchasing power in this unsophisticated country. The Leopard Woman And Jurgen shook his head dubiously, and vowed that ladies were unconscionable bargainers: but Jurgen agreed to what she asked, because the necklace was worth almost as much again. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice No sleepers must sleep in those beds; No bargainers' bargains by day—no brokers or speculators—Would they continue? Poems By Walt Whitman In one instance he met with a shrewd bargainer, who had not the general faith in his paper money. The Crayon Papers As she had said long ago, Mary was no bargainer. The Nest Builder He was again a bargainer, ready to take an advantage. Windy McPherson's Son I could feel the warming interest of the crowd gathering in more closely about Mr. Harpworth, the furtive silences of shrewd bargainers, eagerness masked as indifference, and covetousness cloaking itself with smiling irony. Great Possessions The disappointed bargainer left, and was for some days decided in favor of the brazen image, which could be had at half the price. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 Here is the charcoal-market as before, only the bargainers have changed parts. The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals Long before the sharp bargainers with whom he dealt were through with him, he had won their best opinion, not less by his liberality than for his sound judgment. The Prince of India — Volume 01 In this diplomatic contest, Henry proved the more skilful bargainer, though the Spaniards were adepts. England under the Tudors Moreover, Eve’s manner was not exactly encouraging to the would-be bargainer. The Grey Lady I might have known that a fellow who would only give a dollar to the teams would be a hard bargainer! The New Boy at Hilltop Conyngham, at no time a keen bargainer, hurried the matter to an end, and scarce examined the saddle. In Kedar's Tents "I think I'd like to see what it looks like while asleep, Madame," said Bingle, with the air of a shrewd bargainer. Mr. Bingle For Aurelia was no bargainer in church, but lent herself unreservedly to the holy commerce—her generous body, her ardent soul—and asked no interest for the usufruct. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca "Billy is quite a little bargainer," said Mrs. Bobbsey, with a smile. The Bobbsey Twins in Washington When you get ready, come back; I'll show you proof, because I don't claim to be anything but what I am—Wilton Struve, bargainer of some mean ability. The Spoilers The vender and May were evidently debating a question of price; but the latter was plainly no skilful bargainer, for with a somewhat disappointed air he soon gave up the discussion and entered the shop. Monsieur Lecoq Aileen, for her part, saw in his eyes nothing, as she believed, save cold philosophic logic—the man of business, the thinker, the bargainer, the plotter. The Titan What the amount would have been if Borrow had not proved a prince of bargainers, it is impossible to imagine. The Life of George Borrow Rockefeller's old Cleveland associates remember him as the greatest bargainer they had ever known, as a man who had an eye for infinite details and an unquenchable patience and resource in making economies. The Age of Big Business; a chronicle of the captains of industry O Queen divine," he said in a loud voice, as he led the way to the front of the throne, "you are a hard bargainer! Elissa Reasons for the concordat.—Napoleon's economical organization of the Church institution.—A good bargainer. The Modern Regime, Volume 1 The unmistakable shrewd look of the bargainer came suddenly into the man's face, but when I went about my business without hesitation or questioning, he said nothing at all. The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment He did not appear himself as the bargainer. Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War In fact, he was too much of the frank, freehearted soldier, and had inherited too much of his father's temperament, to make a scheming trapper, or a thrifty bargainer. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West The illustrious Tamaahmaah, as we have shown on a former occasion, was a shrewd bargainer, and in the present instance proved himself an experienced wrecker. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains |
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