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Main Entry:
reg·u·la·tion
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reg-y
uh
-
ley
-sh
uh
n
]
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ˌrɛg
yəˈleɪ
ʃən
/
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regulation
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Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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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