set terms

"However, there is one point on which I must set the terms."

His voice is becoming the key one in trying to set the terms for a new international discussion about the war.

But we cannot let the Republicans set the terms of this debate.

I want to be on top,' she said, setting the terms up front.

The opposition have set terms that don't include taking his first offer.

The company has not set the terms for including new names, but will probably ask a fee of these companies.

But Ted had always set the terms of their relationship, and it sometimes hurt.

He was setting before himself the terms of his future greatness.

As a result, the minority sets the terms of the discussion.