Sentence:  <WSD>Salami slicing</WSD> is a way to make progress under conditions of low trust.  The tactic works best if begun with issues of low importance to the opponents. <WSD>Salami slicing</WSD> may be useful early in a negotiation against opponents facing a deadline. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The achievement of a large change by incrementally asking for small concessions.