at variance
/æt vˈɛɹiəns/
adjective
not in agreement with; different
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1Prof: So let's actually begin today's lecture, which is titled "Ever At Variance and Foolishly Jealous-- Intercolonial Relations."
2And this Court has said before that where Congress's intent is clear, it will not read literally the statute to bring about a result completely at variance with what Congress intended.
3But Your Honor, I think to read this statute by such a literal method, on such a technical-- really, technical meaning would be to-- really, to bring about-- to bring about-- first of all, to bring about a result so completely at variance with Congress's clear intent, that recourse to legislative history is not only defendable but is required.
4But I think that to read it that way, and to bring about the result so completely at variance with what Congress intended is simply unjustified and uncalled for.
to bargain
/ˈbɑɹɡən/, /ˈbɑɹɡɪn/
verb
to negotiate the terms and conditions of a contract, sale, or transaction for a better agreement, price, etc.
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1This one's a bargain.
2Credit is a bargain.
3Bargain hunters are out there.
4The bargain had the car.
5- Bargains to end your back pain.
bargaining
/ˈbɑɹɡɪnɪŋ/
noun
discussions to come to an agreement on conditions, prices, etc.
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1So bargaining worked for you.
2The teachers call this bargaining for the common good.
3In Massachusetts, each town has its collective bargaining agreement.
4First, reimagining collective bargaining.
5So reimagining collective bargaining.
bargaining chip
/bˈɑːɹɡɪnɪŋ tʃˈɪp/
noun
anything that gives an advantage to a person or group when trying to reach an agreement
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1That’s because the gingerbread men can now use their future decisions as bargaining chips for the present ones.
2What other bargaining chip do prisoners have at their disposal right now?
3The Dreamers have been a political bargaining chip, and they exist in limbo right now.
4The government sees the value of foreigners as human bargaining chips who can play a part in easing the punitive sanctions the country faces.
5Countersuing for 80% would give FaZe Clan a bargaining chip against Tfue.
bargaining power
/bˈɑːɹɡɪnɪŋ pˈaʊɚ/
noun
the influence or power that a person or group has during discussions to reach an agreement that is to their advantage
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1So it totally distorts the bargaining power.
2Especially when there's unequal bargaining power.
3So it solves the problem of evening up the bargaining power imbalance.
4The problem is the imbalance in bargaining power.
5The problem is the imbalance in bargaining power.
dialog
/ˈdaɪəɫɔɡ/
noun
a discussion between two groups or states, particularly one intended to resolve a problem
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1Order confirmation dialog comes up.
2Always check the order confirmation dialog here.
3They really have that dialog.
4Then display dialog.
5You need the dialog.
difference
/ˈdɪfɝəns/, /ˈdɪfɹəns/
noun
a disagreement on something
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1It's a stark difference when you are just one of everybody else versus being the black guy.
2Well, countries have differences.
3I defer difference.
4We have differences.
5Difference is celebrated.
different
/ˈdɪfɝənt/, /ˈdɪfɹənt/
adjective
not like another thing or person in form, quality, nature, etc.
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1As a result, people in different locations had different local times.
2Apparently, the human nose has about one thousand different types of olfactory neurons.
3The grandmothers speak a different language.
4People draw different conclusions from this.
5Your fetid flatulence affliction is from a different source.
to discuss
/dɪˈskəs/
verb
to talk or have a discussion about something with someone
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1In a 2020 interview with Women's Health, the then 46-year-old actress discussed her healthy diet, her action star-worthy fitness regime and her 2021 Amazon Prime Video action movie, "Jolt."
2Discuss interests with him.
3Discuss your interest with Eugene.
4People discussed the matter.
5First lets discuss the price drop.
discussion
/dɪˈskəʃən/
noun
a conversation with someone about a serious subject
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1So it generates discussion.
2But finally, the jury instruction issue merits discussion.
3Discussion has opportunities.
4Now, this discussion also brings up Don Quixote's knowledge of classical Rome and its architecture.
5Where is discussion?
to drive / strike a hard bargain
/dɹˈaɪv stɹˈaɪk ɐ hˈɑːɹd bˈɑːɹɡɪn/
phrase
to be tough and smart in negotiations, insisting on favorable terms to achieve a favorable outcome for oneself
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1You drive a hard bargain!
2- You drive a hard bargain, Lilly Singh.
3You drive a hard bargain, Barbie.
4But those european allies who were afraid might drive a hard bargain and EXTRACT concessions of PRESIDENT TRUMP
5It's because they're trying to contrast with lower-cost producers and doing in a way where they can really drive a hard bargain to get prices down.
to go against
/ɡˌoʊ ɐɡˈɛnst/
verb
to not be in agreement with something; to be opposite to something
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1That sentence goes against my entire life experience.
2The plan goes against the advice of top American commanders.
3Go against the grain of the ridges.
4these things go against Dave’s perception of America.
5Going against a heavy weight.
to hammer out
/hˈæmɚɹ ˈaʊt/
verb
to come to an agreement or reach a decision after much time and effort

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inconsistently
/ɪnkənsˈɪstəntli/
adverb
in a way that does not agree with something
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1But sometimes, devices don't read the hot plug signal in the same way, as it can be implemented inconsistently, so the EDID exchange never happens.
2Meanwhile, President Trump has baselessly claimed that voting by mail leads to massive fraud, a form of indirect vote suppression that Facebook and Twitter have handled inconsistently.
3Art museums tend to do this awkwardly and inconsistently.
4Those terms do get used interchangeably, inconsistently at best.
5You shouldn't hear any pitch fluctuation or feel your air kind of spit out inconsistently almost like a train.
inconsistent
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/
adjective
(of two statements, etc.) not agreeing with one another
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1These jugs are inconsistent.
2the research is inconsistent.
3Your Republican politics as well as your Republican religion is flagrantly inconsistent.
4The bottom of the ocean here is inconsistent.
5These two Nash equilibria are inconsistent with backward induction.
to hash out
/hˈæʃ ˈaʊt/
verb
to thoroughly discuss something in order for an agreement to be reached or a decision to be made

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to hold out for
/hˈoʊld ˈaʊt fɔːɹ/
verb
to not accept what has been offered in an agreement so that one can gain more than that
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1Well, they're holding out for like, a whole lot more money.
2The fort would hold out for ten months, during which time the Chinese army chafed.
3Sophie, I’m holding out for that Netflix subscription.
4yeah, holding out for season two.
5I'm still holding out for that gooseberry White Claw.
horse trading
/hˈɔːɹs tɹˈeɪdɪŋ/
noun
discussions intended to reach an agreement in which each side tries to gain as many advantages as possible
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1Then third stage, then you go through legislation where a lot of horse trading, or you call sausage making, occurs.
2We'd do some horse trading, and I'd walk away with $4,000, $5,000 in a night.
3It would tell you that the political horse trading of the path that has mired old World Cup votes has not disappeared, regardless of all the reforms that FIFA have put in place.
4Under questioning, Turpin stuck to his story and claimed he was a down on his luck butcher from Lincolnshire called John Palmer, who now dealt in horse trading.
negotiable
/nəˈɡoʊʃəbəɫ/
adjective
able to be changed to discussed in order for an agreement to be reached
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1Safety is not negotiable.
2But other things, apparently, are negotiable.
3That's negotiable.
4Those things are not negotiable.
5Even the cost of health care is negotiable.
to negotiate
/nəˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪt/, /nɪˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪt/
verb
to discuss the terms of an agreement or try to reach one
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1These unions and other employee groups negotiate fair wages by industry, experience and age.
2These airlines negotiate contracts with the pilots.
3And so eventually the leadership of Germany negotiated an armistice.
4Your insurance company then negotiates a lower price for every single item on the list.
5Negotiating your salary.
negotiation
/nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
noun
formal discussion intended to reach an agreement
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1Negotiations were underway with their Arab neighbors.
2Negotiations are ended!
3This negotiation, a tension between creator, audience, and media itself is in this view popular culture.
4Negotiation, after all, is an exercise in influence.
5The negotiations broke down quickly.
out of keeping with
/ˌaʊɾəv kˈiːpɪŋ wɪð/
phrase
not in agreement with something; inappropriate in a specific situation

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out of kilter
/ˌaʊɾəv kˈɪltɚ/
phrase
not in agreement with; out of balance

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out of whack
/ˌaʊɾəv wˈæk/
phrase
not corresponding to or agreeing with something else
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1The whole system was out of whack.
2We're all out of whack today.
3And with rats, something I've had a problem with here at the Homestead and it got so out of whack that I needed something to control.
4Without this process, the whole ecosystem will fall out of whack.
5What foods throw your digestion out of whack?
parley
/ˈpɑɹɫi/
noun
a discussion in which opposing sides, usually enemies, try to reach an agreement
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1Parley and its partners collect trash from coastal areas like the Maldives.
2"Parley for the Oceans" collects the plastic bottles in a warehouse in Male.
3So far, Parley has removed 1,400 tons of plastic from the Maldives.
4The plastic bottles are recycled by Parley.
5The Parley team has to move on.
to parley
/ˈpɑɹɫi/
verb
to discuss the terms of an agreement with an opposing side, usually an enemy
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1Parley and its partners collect trash from coastal areas like the Maldives.
2"Parley for the Oceans" collects the plastic bottles in a warehouse in Male.
3So far, Parley has removed 1,400 tons of plastic from the Maldives.
4The plastic bottles are recycled by Parley.
5The Parley team has to move on.
red line
/ɹˈɛd lˈaɪn/
noun
a limit or boundary that is unchangeable and should not be violated
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1Red line is average CAPE valuations.
2The red line flowing from word to word, the linking.
3So the random group is in the red line.
4Proraso also offers a red line for coarse hair and a blue line with a particular emphasis on moisturization.
5One, the red line, is the ratio of British to Indian per capita income.
the negotiating table
/nɪɡˈoʊʃɪˌeɪɾɪŋ tˈeɪbəl/
noun
a formal discussion in which people try to come to an agreement
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1What extends beyond the negotiating table?
2"Take your place at the negotiating table."
3Europe was not at the final negotiating table.
4So at the negotiating table and in the courtroom, I'm weaponized.
5A global push against North Korea to bring them to the negotiating table.
to talk over
/tˈɔːk ˈoʊvɚ/
verb
to thoroughly discuss something, particularly in order for an agreement to be reached or a decision to be made
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1- You just talked over it.
2To talk over.
3- You talked over me.
4I’m talking over 30% of your daily carbohydrates.
5The worst part about film-- - Is talking over people.

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