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2007.09.04(Review of 2005.01.19 edition)
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THE BARGAINING TABLE 交渉の場
- The phrase the bargaining table is used in a number of expressions relating to negotiations. This “table” refers to the place where negotiations are held. So, for example, to “sit down at the bargaining table” means to begin negotiations, and to “walk away from the bargaining table” means to quit a negotiation before an agreement has been reached.
- the bargaining table という語句は、交渉に関する多くの表現に使われています。ここで言う table とは、交渉が行われる場を意味します。例えば、 sit down at the bargaining table は、交渉を開始する、walk away from the bargaining table は、合意に至る前に交渉をやめる、という意味になります。
- Her success as a negotiator is a result of the long hours she spends preparing before sitting down at the bargaining table.
- (a management representative)
The union has said they'll walk away from the bargaining table unless we make some concessions regarding working hours soon. - After weeks without talks, the two sides finally agreed to go back to the bargaining table to try to reach a settlement.
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