Word: consensus
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...Washington was unable to win even the relatively nebulous commitment - agreed upon by its most important rival trading bloc, the European Union - to form a WTO working group on the issue of labor rights. Thus the pitfalls of an organization whose decision-making process demands absolute consensus...
...these herbs are proven effective, they could potentially offer the boost that many college students seek. As of yet, the scientific community has not come to a consensus on the validity of herbal rememdies...
...agony; he seems to be feeling pretty much everybody's pain at the riot-riven World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle. Everybody, from labor activists to environmentalists to gung-ho advocates of free trade, got an empathetic nod from Clinton in a speech he delivered Wednesday. "The general consensus is that he gave a very deft speech," says TIME correspondent William Dowell. "He skillfully assuaged all sides, on most of the hot issues." Notably, the President is pushing the WTO to open its doors to public scrutiny and accept peaceful protests as integral aspects of its existence. He's fervently...
...There used to be consensus on these issues," he said. "Political division stopped at the water's edge. Sadly, that's no longer true. Now, foreign policy is formed by focus groups to score domestic points at home," a reference to charges that President Clinton and Vice-President based their foreign policy on public opinion...
...sharpening his teeth on the impossible. Zhu staked his personal prestige on doing a WTO deal single-handedly when he traveled to the U.S. in April--and failed when the White House decided a deal was politically unwise. Jiang patiently waited for Clinton to approach him, meanwhile building a consensus among the Chinese leadership that made the final negotiations this month a question of technicalities rather than political will...