In the halls of the Capitol, he is known for a bulldog's persistence and tough negotiating.

We respected our own society, while doing tough negotiating with international investors and financial institutions.

Gazprom's tough negotiating suggested an unraveling of the special relationship between Russia and Belarus, which form a loose coalition called a union state.

To Mr. Tisch, such talk forms the foundation of tough negotiating, not duplicity.

This may require more tough negotiating than lawyering.

There's lots of tough negotiating still to come.

If Ms. Bhutto is returned to power, she will face some tough negotiating with the military.

Wal-Mart was one of America's great business stories, becoming the nation's largest retailer with low prices and tough negotiating with suppliers.

Mr. Zecker said he expected tough negotiating on the issue.

For all the family's tough negotiating, Rodriguez said his mother, Lourdes, wants him to attend college like his sister, who is in law school now.