Meanings of constructive ambiguity in English

Increasingly of late, the Taoiseach has engaged in constructive ambiguity about the date.

The agreement is based on constructive ambiguity and good faith among the 15 member-states.

As a practitioner of constructive ambiguity -back in vogue this Christmas -Martin excels.

However the conference heard yesterday that the union had so far adopted a policy of? constructive ambiguity?

But 2,000km east of London, there is little room for constructive ambiguity.

No amount of " constructive ambiguity" would cover that up.

He attributes this to the fragile foundations of the constructive ambiguity required to get all parties over the line.

So far, through a mixture of constructive ambiguity and quiet British back-pedalling, the talks have managed to stumble on.

The policy has been dubbed " constructive ambiguity" by some critics, who question whether Labour could negotiate a better deal.

Mr Robinson said that republicans faced hard decisions now that the politics of " constructive ambiguity" and "gestures" were ditched.

They arose from what he called his " constructive ambiguity", according to Bob Woodward in a biography of Greenspan called Maestro.

The Government has problems on two issues - the peace process and social partnership - because its policy of constructive ambiguity has reached its limits.

French president Emmanuel Macron is stretching his political philosophy of constructive ambiguity to the limit during the state visit of the Chinese president Xi Jinping.

As so often, it was our old friend " constructive ambiguity" that got May, her party, the Irish government and Brussels over the line.

A senior European diplomat involved in negotiations said the new version melded Georgian and Russian suggestions and resorted to " constructive ambiguity" about South Ossetia's future.

While many were struck by the glaring lack of specifics in the agreement, Mr Varoufakis welcomed the stylistic nuances of the document as " constructive ambiguity".