decontrol
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In 1983, he helped Dingell block a high-stakes bill to decontrol natural gas prices when a majority on the committee favored passage.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2015
Assembly Democrats have proposed getting rid of vacancy decontrol and the governor has suggested either eliminating it or raising the threshold to $2,700.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2015
Tenant leaders were, surprisingly, critical of Mr. Paterson’s proposal to raise the so-called vacancy decontrol threshold to $3,000 month.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2010
But tenants fought back and won in a court decision that also undercut plans for using city tax abatements to further sweeten returns on apartments pushed into luxury decontrol.
From Time ● Jan. 20, 2010
"The standing joint committee of the Industrial Women's Organisations have passed a resolution unanimously endorsing the action of the Consumers' Council in opposing the decontrol of meat."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-14 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
Legislators who created the 421-g program always intended for the units to be decontrolled when they hit the $2,000 mark, he said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2010
At the same time the price of natural gas would be decontrolled.
From Time Magazine Archive
The legislation decontrolled prices at the same time, which sparked the fare wars that have saved consumers some $6 billion annually.
From Time Magazine Archive
Except in the fuel and energy sectors as well as communications and transportation, almost all prices have been decontrolled.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most prices are now fully decontrolled and the Vietnamese currency has been effectively devalued and floated at world market rates.
From The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
By decontrolling routes, the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 enabled dozens of new airlines to enter the business.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has spoken of decontrolling some gas prices and requiring "substantial sacrifices" from the American people to assure energy supplies.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the verge of decontrolling oil prices, Carter feels he must now reconsider for fear of adding to inflation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Perestroika might make strikes more likely, since reform will eventually entail decontrolling prices and closing inefficient factories, measures that workers are likely to fight.
From Time Magazine Archive
Carter reminded the executives that was decontrolling domestic oil prices n phases, beginning last Friday, and expected that they would pump more crude Tom their U.S. wells in return.
From Time Magazine Archive
