Regulation Synonyms, Regulation Antonyms

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Example Sentences

Consumer advocates say regulation of the credit card industry has long been without teeth.

So it's public regulation to constrain private regulation.

The wave of new regulation comes as many banks are still struggling to regain their footing after the crisis.

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Consumer advocates say regulation of the credit card industry has long been without teeth.

So it's public regulation to constrain private regulation.

The wave of new regulation comes as many banks are still struggling to regain their footing after the crisis.

National and international regulation of shark fishing is weak, and poaching is common.

Yeah, regulation sucks, until you see the mess that develops due to lack of regulation.

Range feeding sounds easy, but this may require a bit of regulation.

Calls for regulation might sound wimpy in the face of climate-change risks.

We must balance regulation and national-security interests.

Constructed with a raglan sleeves for enhanced mobility and a quarter zip front for quick temperature regulation.

Some of the post-9/11 changes have entailed increased regulation.

Regulation could help make sure that geo-engineering is done correctly.

Proprietary colleges face greater government scrutiny and regulation.

With every economic problem, there seems to be a big push for more regulation.

Regulation focused on open access, on the other hand, protects people's abilities to decide for themselves.

The study said that the latter research should be allowed to proceed under strict regulation.

Connecticut continued to introduce innovations in automobile regulation.

Nicotine causes changes in gene regulation that enhance the brain's subsequent response to cocaine.

Financial market regulation failed to protect taxpayers from the costs of bailing out investors, an economist writes.

These days, she is on the other side of the table, defending the for-profit sector against regulation that could cut off aid to.

Perhaps it counts as more regulation to price carbon, or to enforce limits on bank leverage.

Changes in consumer demand are important for lack of regulation.

Industry groups are fighting government regulation by fomenting scientific uncertainty.

While regulation is important, too much burden can be imposed on colleges and regulators by monitoring every college the same.

On the other end are frequency regulation technologies that help cope with much smaller ups and downs over the course of a day.

Energy research and environmental regulation among areas hardest hit in proposed budget plan.

His previous government post was as chief architect of the administration's failed health-care regulation plan.

Quality does not lend itself to government regulation because there is no simple metric.

It seems to me that regulation could have an impact:.

The amount of regulation varied from state to state.

Your lengthy quote not only is not taken from the legislation, it's not even from the federal regulation.

The regulation of bankers' pay could nicely supplement and reinforce the traditional, direct regulation of banks' activities.

It seems the only answer is regulation and enforcement of those rules.

The other problem is that the disposal of coal fly ash is currently exempt from federal regulation.

Its report two years later would bring better regulation but warn of impeding economic growth.

Without a carefully structured curriculum with required courses and regulation of standards across comparable.

Of course, rising market prices for oil could overcome the cost of regulation and set off a drilling bonanza.

In addition, the agency regularly studies new chemicals that may need regulation.

The final regulation contains several procedural concessions to the biofuels industry.

Pugh is not alone in calling for tighter regulation of spam.

But as the raging debate over for-profits shows, the era of easy money and lax regulation is ending.

The idea behind capital regulation is that the owners of the bank must have enough at risk to be persuaded to act prudently.

It was also agreed that there should be better regulation of the captive industry.

But that will prove to be a challenge because the problem is difficult to nail down and defies regulation.

Law and regulation exist to prevent human nature from producing predictably adverse outcomes.

Europe is way ahead in regulation of bottled water and requires clear, informative labels on their bottles.

On the contrary, it is about preventing pollution regulation of the oil industry.

Human health is extremely important and the regulation of the intracellular calcium is key".

Mercifully, the flood of regulation for regulation's sake feared by many has not materialised.

They have been entrusted with the conservation and regulation of international trade in species to conserve biodiversity.

The rider is seated inside the wheel on a regulation motorcycle saddle.

He plans to nominate someone with a background in macroeconomics, another in markets, and a third in regulation.

And sustainability is a place where government regulation can have a positive impact:.

They come down quite strongly on the side of situating both monetary policy and macroprudential regulation in central banks.

And this includes regulation that forces banks both to reduce risk and carry more of it.

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