noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ lengthy , protracted
▪ ongoing
▪ final
▪ direct , face-to-face
▪ successful
▪ fruitless , unsuccessful
▪ behind-the-scenes , secret
▪ bilateral , multilateral
▪ diplomatic , political
▪ global , international
▪ constant , continuous
▪ difficult , tough
▪ delicate
▪ complex
▪ intense , serious
▪
It's time for some serious ~.
▪ formal
▪ high-level
▪ pay ( esp. BrE ), salary ( esp. AmE ), wage ( esp. BrE )
▪ peace , trade , etc.
VERB + NEGOTIATION
▪ enter into , open , start
▪ break off
▪ continue , reopen , resume
▪ conduct
▪
Negotiations were conducted in secret.
▪ handle
▪
Allen had handled the ~s himself.
▪ lead
▪
Leading those ~s is Senator Susan Collins of Maine.
▪ facilitate
▪ complete , conclude
▪ be open to , be subject to
▪
The final price is open to ~.
NEGOTIATION + VERB
▪ take place
▪
Union ~s take place behind closed doors.
▪ begin , start
▪ continue , go on
▪
Negotiations continued all day to try to avert a strike.
▪ break down , collapse , fail
NEGOTIATION + NOUN
▪ process
▪ skills
▪ table
▪
They wanted to bring the conflicting parties back to the ~ table.
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~
▪
Rents are agreed by ~.
▪ in ~ (with)
▪
She is in ~ with other heads of state on the question of oil prices.
▪ through ~
▪
The problem should be resolved through ~.
▪ under ~
▪
Contracts are under ~.
▪ ~ between
▪
The alliance is the product of months of ~ between the two parties.
▪ ~ for
▪
The problem is not the ~s for a contract.
▪ ~ of
▪
the ~ of a new contract
▪ ~ on
▪
international ~s on reducing carbon emissions
▪ ~ over
▪
~s over the number of houses to be built
▪ ~ with
▪
~s with the other side
PHRASES
▪ a basis for ~
▪ a matter for ~
▪ months, years, etc. of ~
▪
They signed the treaty after several years of ~.
▪ a process of ~
▪
Compromise is reached by a process of ~.
▪ room for ~
▪
There is considerable room for ~ on some of the details.