jaw-jawing

No amount of jaw-jawing from the ECB or from the G-7, which yesterday put out an odd statement calling the rise in euro-zone bond yields not "warranted" can make investors buy Italian debt.

The Italian Job 2011

The jaw-jawing begins, sort of, with Barack Obama's election in November 2008 – although the war in Afghanistan had already been going for seven years – and ends, sort of, with Obama's announcement of 30,000 more US troops in December 2009, with a resolution of the conflict far from clear.

Obama's Wars by Bob Woodward – review Richard Adams 2010

All the jaw-jawing about Sarah Palin comes down to one thing, and one thing only: the Democrats and the Left generally are terrified of her.

"Several moderate-Democrat friends of mine have been emailing--few if any would ever vote for McCain--but all agree that Palin was very strong." Ann Althouse 2008

No amount of organized jaw-jawing (and whom precisely will 300 people six times a year represent?) makes up for the fact that the EU legislative process will not change.

D for agoras Helen 2006

Commanding the giddy heights of Cabinetcy but not allowed to plum the depths by jaw-jawing doncha know on the end of class, particularly not to the hoi polloi!

End of the Class War: Charity Begins at Home 2008

After a certain point, he recognized there was no profit in jaw-jawing with Hitler.

The Editor’s Desk 2008

I know Winston Churchill said it's better to jaw-jaw than to war-war, but there's lots of jaw-jawing that leads to war-war, or that has nothing to do with war-war.

North Korea: The War Game 2005

I know Winston Churchill said it's better to jaw-jaw than to war-war, but there's lots of jaw-jawing that leads to war-war, or that has nothing to do with war-war.

North Korea: The War Game 2005

They run for office claiming that the left is to be fought against, yet once they get to D.C. these same jaw-jawing Republicans bend over backwards to acquiesce to Democrats.

Right Wing News 2010

And, aside from a few bits of jaw-jawing about settlements, Obama has not offered anything concrete about what he plans to do about the fanatic Israeli regime that continues its mass murder, land-theft and persecution of the Palestinians, or about his government’s relentless economic, military and diplomatic support for that regime.

Obama's Speech: The Roundup 2009