Bargaining is highly centralized and often the government participates to coordinate fiscal policy.

They were no good as bargaining chips, because there was no one with whom to bargain.

And, in any coming showdown, we must hope that all leaders will refuse to use innocent people s lives as bargaining chips.

Moreover, sometimes they say that they do not want to give away a bargaining chip prematurely.

Britain in the Wilderness

Holding onto territory as a bargaining chip makes less sense if there is no one with whom to bargain.

US influence in Burma is unlikely to outweigh that of increasingly powerful Asian neighbors.

Louisbourg was an important bargaining chip in the peace negotiations to end the war, since it represented a major British success.

With influence must come accountability.

No Country for Young Oligarchs

Finland fell into the Soviet sphere.

As surviving firms gain in size, Chinese businesses may exercise more bargaining power vis à vis the Chinese government and foreign firms.

The EU has even more leverage.

He possesses more influence than power.

The Romans also exerted influence on the Persian Gulf.

It may be a Faustian bargain prosperity in exchange for political obedience but so far it has worked.

When Daimler Chrysler increased work hours from 35 to 40 hours in its research and development center, the dam broke and other bargaining agreements fell into line.

Russia has had centuries of influence in the Middle East and Central Asia, much of which used to be incorporated in the Russian and Soviet empires.

The White Moors are a light skinned Berber people who speak Arabic.

What Ahmedinejad appears to want are bargaining chips to secure the release of 6 Iranians who were aiding the Iraqi insurgency before being captured by the US.

Moreover, from a diplomatic standpoint, the territories were regarded as bargaining chips ( land for peace ) to be used in achieving a negotiated solution.

Developments in these countries during the postcommunist years marked a gradual change from Russian to European influence, but that is not irreversible.

The party then hemorrhaged influential members, particularly in the north.

In Iraq, free elections have revealed the enormous influence of Islamist currents.

This confederation, under French influence, put an end to the Holy Roman Empire.

We share the view that it would be a mistake to treat human rights as though there were a trade off to be made between them and such goals as security or development.

Asia s new clout holds tremendous promise.

Here India has been slow to join the struggle for influence.

As it stands, India and China are openly competing for influence in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, and Bangladesh.

Over time, enhanced influence will enable him to get more things done.

Overlapping spheres of influence and frozen conflicts could again cause major conflict.

That influence is bolstered by the electoral rules inherent bias in favor of powerful parties.

Parma was under French influence after the Peace of Aachen (1748).

Arab artistic influence in Sicily mirrors the Lombard influence in the Mezzogiorno.

Rather than launching an uncompromising campaign to defeat the insurgents, Santos has pursued the more politically challenging course a negotiated settlement.

The purpose of influence is not to build your ego, or your net worth.

Japan recognized the link between political clout and science in the 1980 s.

They concern disputes over territory, political power, definitions of rights, and distribution of wealth.

But America s dwindling leverage cannot match the influence of the region s axis of evil.

America s influential Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also was established under Nixon.

China s current international influence likely outstrips its desire or capacity.

But it faces an uncertain political future. If a power struggle emerges, the large Bushehr reactor could be used as a bargaining chip.

Gareth Evans, a former Australian Foreign Minister, has called it a powerful diplomatic tool, while theWashington Post has called for the warrant to be used as a bargaining chip with Mr. Bashir and his Chinese and Arab allies.

But influence is not an end in itself it is a means to an end.

No diplomat could match that kind of influence.