1.   Distributive conflicts have to be resolved by some form of bargaining process.

2.   I know that negotiations do not only constitute a bargaining process, but also serve as fertile ground for creativity.

3.   The bargaining processes within the Defence commodity Market are often described in the media and in Parliament as vicious inter-Service infighting.

4.   The bargaining process went on for a few days, but the deal was never consummated.

5.   The agreement ended the arduous bargaining process between the two negotiating panels led by US envoy Richard Armitage and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Raul Manglapus.

6.   The real wage rate is not a variable which can be directly negotiated in the bargaining process.

7.   A second line of inquiry focuses on the role played by the long-term unemployed in the wage bargaining process.

8.   Since negotiation implies movement in order to achieve agreement, it is likely that concessions will be made by at least one party during the bargaining process.

9.   Already the political focus has moved forward to a bargaining process that could take several weeks.