Once in a while the various parties speak to one another, but lately most of their dialogue has been through lawyers.
All the political parties spoke of their concern in one way or another.
"And I think that the party, to be successful, must speak to the broad center of the country."
Neither party speaks to people where they live their lives.
The party was, organizationally speaking, the strongest political force in the area at the time.
The gig went ahead, but for the rest of the tour the two parties barely spoke.
"We continue to encourage both parties to speak to each other for the public benefit."
What we want is a proper marriage in which the parties concerned can speak their minds.
If two parties do not speak at government level, if the companies are trying to play games, which could provide for political stability?
"I see," said the civilian, listening to his own voice as if a third party were speaking.