BEA Business Results Upper 11/6

The disagreement over budget allocation was the ... in the negotiations, ...it took longer than expected to reach a final agreement.

• bargaining, nonetheless

• sticking point, hence

• horse-trading, furthermore

• deadlock, comparatively

It was mentioned only... that we would have to come to ... finally

• incidentally, horse-trading

• nevertheless, bargaining point

• likewise, constraints

• thus, leverage

The contract is now ... due to the unforeseen circumstances; ..., it would have remained in effect.

• manipulated, indeed

• haggling, although

• null and void, otherwise

• cheated, still

His ...in negotiations was evident, ... he failed to secure favorable terms for the deal

• naivety, after all

• haggling, indeed

• deadlock, conversely

• bargaining point, alternatively

The ongoing ...in the negotiations persists, ...of the multiple attempts to reach a compromise.

• leverage, nonetheless

• haggling, thereby

• horse-trading, nevertheless

• deadlock, regardless

...they were... and refusing to make concessions

• Initially, highballing

• Indeed, reaching consensus

• hence, lowballing

• otherwise, leveraging

After hours of intense debate, the two sides were able to clarify their differences and ... that satisfied both parties' interests.

• comparatively make a counterproposal

• finally reach a dedlock

• nevertheless find the bottom line

• subsequently reach a consensus

She managed to secure a great ...on the car, and ..., he found a fantastic deal on his new laptop during the sale.

• highball, initially

• lowball, otherwise

• bargain, likewise

• consensus, on the contrary