Richter's availability occurs at a time that might not be ideal for his bargaining leverage.

"The private plans would probably see that as diminishing, or cutting into, their bargaining leverage with the drug companies."

He'll play for one of those salary-cap exceptions because it's not like he has bargaining leverage.

Unions say that the use of such replacement workers weakens labor's bargaining leverage.

In real estate, buyers are well aware of their bargaining leverage, making them extremely fussy.

But that was not enough to give Mussolini the bargaining leverage he wanted.

"So we offered $240,000 because we wanted some bargaining leverage."

Either remedy is better than leaving the issue hanging, thus forfeiting Washington's bargaining leverage.

Indeed, the act of threatening to circumscribe competition between the networks would increase American bargaining leverage.

For all these reasons the bargaining leverage of purchasers in some districts may be reduced.