noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bargaining/negotiating position (= someone’s ability to bargain/negotiate )
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The new law has strengthened workers' bargaining position .
bargaining chip
collective bargaining
free collective bargaining
plea bargaining
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
collective
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Free collective bargaining was its watchword.
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As a result, the scope of autonomous collective bargaining was restricted.
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Faith in collective bargaining could not take root.
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One avenue for provision of such resources may be through collective bargaining .
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Mr. Evans Did the Minister discuss with the unions concerned the maintenance of free collective bargaining and union recognition in the agencies?
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Thereafter, a formal machinery of collective bargaining was gradually set up.
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In both countries collective bargaining had emerged in a form strongly influenced by product market considerations.
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The unions had almost no influence on the factory floor and were ineffective in collective bargaining .
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plea
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A classic case of plea bargaining .
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But they say methods such as plea bargaining help to stop the courts becoming congested.
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The general sentiment among lawyers is that the Commission is likely to favour plea bargaining if sufficient safeguards can be built in.
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The system in Britain is not as dominated by plea bargaining , but it is certainly present.
wage
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During the 1950s, however, employers began to press successfully for coordinated, central wage bargaining , which has continued subsequently.
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They are wrong for this country's future and contrary to this party's belief in decentralised wage bargaining .
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The first part of the research uses game theory to analyse wage bargaining and employment decisions in models with explicit institutional setups.
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Mr. Hughes I do not share my hon. Friend's contention that one should support national wage bargaining .
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Regional banding could not be agreed to simply on the basis of national wage bargaining .
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Localized wage bargaining was symbolic of the decentralization of decision-making in general, a process involving a profound change in managerial culture.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
earning/purchasing/bargaining etc power
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At the same time the peso was devalued by 600 % and inflation soared over consumers' purchasing power declined.
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Dollars have less international purchasing power and more dollars have to be spent.
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In a competitive market the bargaining power of the owner of a particular commodity is limited.
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Pensions represent a transfer of resources in the form of purchasing power from current taxpayers or pension-fund contributors to past contributors.
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That reduces the real purchasing power of wages.
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The drop in inflation boosted purchasing power , he said.
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The goods became obtainable, but not purchasable, because of the lack of purchasing power among the population.
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The third category relates to private transactions, where an equality of bargaining power is usually to be presumed.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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After much bargaining , we agreed to share the profits 50-50.
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Effective bargaining by their union has gained clothing workers a 9% pay rise.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Collective bargaining is a flexible instrument and can build upon the minimum standards which the law lays down.
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Sometimes this can be done before negotiations start and occasionally during the actual bargaining itself.
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Then came the consultation proper, and the bargaining began.
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They are wrong for this country's future and contrary to this party's belief in decentralised wage bargaining .
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This is where hard bargaining at the time that you negotiated your service contract could pay off handsomely.
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You need a flexible and adaptive approach in devising your ground plan for bargaining .