Even the shares of physician networks, which would seem to be in a better position since their mission is to negotiate aggressively with H.M.O.'s, have been battered.

The report also praised Mr. Gatto for aggressively negotiating better contracts and for involving union members in the local's affairs.

Ms. Mark, known for aggressively negotiating deals on Enron's behalf, had a rural Missouri background similar to Mr. Lay's.

How to negotiate aggressively with businesses and collection agencies for pennies on a dollar, and much, much more...

Given Mr. Malone's style of negotiating aggressively, there was reason for skepticism.

It will be imperative for health plans to negotiate aggressively for discounts.

The lawyers also showed that single stores and small chains also negotiate aggressively for the best terms they can get from publishers and sometimes win favorable deals.

Efforts include using less expensive fabrics and ordering them early, taking lower markups, aggressively negotiating prices with factories and streamlining production.

General Manager Theodore Long about the contract his (unseen) agent was supposedly aggressively negotiating.

He urged the European Commission to negotiate aggressively with the United States in its continuing trade dispute over subsidies to Airbus.