Some considered the way in which it had been drawn up to be fairly untransparent, and the result of political horse-trading.

"The people need more political choices and less cynical political horse-trading," he continued.

Much of the complexity is testimony to the political horse-trading by which tax laws get written.

There is still time to rescue this critical legislation - if key lawmakers give up political horse-trading and put public good above corporate interests.

Seriously, they'll be lucky to have a man with my knowledge and experience in their political horse-trading.

The final vote came after a furious bout of amending and political horse-trading.

Whatever political horse-trading went on among parties to persuade them to accept the outcome, he said, had not influenced the vote.

The chronicle describes the political horse-trading between the various countries and churches of the day.

Well, some good, old-fashioned political horse-trading would eventually settle that.

The moves came near the end of a day of furious political horse-trading.