on key

British

adjective

in the right key
in tune

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Talks ended with “both sides still far apart on key issues,” the Journal reports.

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The latest round of talks over Iran’s nuclear program ended Thursday without a deal and both sides remained far apart on key issues.

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Many presidents have used the occasion to pressure the opposition on key issues.

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Patients also showed improvements relative to placebo on key secondary goals of the trial including waist circumference, blood glucose and blood pressure, they added.

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Full-year results are exactly in line with consensus on key metrics, with the company’s financing arm compensating for the automotive business a little, the bank says.

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