renegotiating

After all, the Russian's have a reputation for ... let's call it renegotiating contracts when the opportunity suits them.

Is NASA Circling the Wagons Around the Launch Vehicle Elements of ESAS? - NASA Watch 2009

An aide to the Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude said the costs of closing quangos would depend on how many staff transfer to departments and their success in renegotiating contracts.

Government's 'bonfire of the quangos' plan will cost as much as it saves Polly Curtis 2010

"Bank of America announced that it might not guarantee Countrywide's debt, which is most likely the first step in renegotiating the entire deal," Miller said.

Eschaton 2008

This year, Bolivia's government pushed the idea of renegotiating contracts with mining companies and giving the state mining enterprise Comibol a controlling role in joint ventures.

Texan Sees Gold in Bolivia Martin Arostegui 2011

Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have endorsed the idea of renegotiating NAFTA, specifically pointing to labor rights and environmental protection.

Dr. Gabriela D. Lemus and Hector E. Sanchez: Two Years After the Big Immigrants Rights Marches, Where Do Things Stand? 2008

LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron's fateful decision to veto the idea of renegotiating the

NYT > Home Page By SARAH LYALL 2011

The real issue is whether eurobonds would entail renegotiating the Lisbon treaty.

The Guardian World News Graeme Wearden 2011

Call me a cockeyed optimist, but I suspect that when confronted with the prospect of a bankruptcy and a prolonged and public investigation, the sharpies in London and Connecticut might have been receptive to the idea of renegotiating those bonuses in favor of new contracts - contracts that increased their base pay but tied their bonuses to success in reducing future taxpayer liabilities at AIG.

Ottaway Online Editors 2009

Terry has three years left on his contract with Chelsea resistant to the idea of renegotiating the terms on a £130,000-a-week deal.

Football.co.uk news feed 2009

There's nothing with regard to Canadian labor standards that the US would have an interest in "renegotiating", unless the US wants to bring its labor protections up to Canadian levels.

Obama Wins Vast Majority Of Pennsylvania Newspaper Endorsements 2009