remit
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Gianni Infantino has been the Fifa president for 10 years, when he was elected with a remit to rescue football's world governing body.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The legislation vastly expanded the FDA’s remit and imposed hefty food-safety compliance burdens on hundreds of thousands of farms and food producers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The Fed late last week announced the leadership for the five panels Mr. Warsh has formed, each with a specific reform remit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The way to get monetary policy right is to deliver on the remit that Congress gave us, to deliver on price stability,” Warsh told the press.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
“The lad risked the penalty to see justice done. I suggest you remit the sentence.”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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However, she pointed out that some business case remits had yet to be received and that they also required the approval of the finance minister.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2021
Evergrande remits funds for a dollar bond coupon that was due Sept. 23 to avoid default before the 30-day grace period expires, a source says.
From Reuters ● Oct. 22, 2021
If these assistants had smaller remits, they might be easier to build.
From The Verge ● Aug. 28, 2019
One of the Sheila Foundation’s remits will be to support The Countess Report, which has collected data on male-female ratios in Australian art since 2008.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2019
Brown University has over a hundred tuition scholarships and a loan fund; often remits room rent in return for services about the college buildings; requires studiousness and economy in the case of assisted students.
From Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden
The policy was well designed: shipowners could have those fees remitted if they ordered a U.S.-built vessel within three years.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2025
California’s gratuity law requires that tips be remitted in full to non-managerial service staff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
The High Court overturned the tribunal's decision, remitted it for a fresh decision to be made, and the Police Appeals Tribunal's final decision was that Sgt Flint should receive a final written warning.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2022
It then oversaw meal distribution, sent the state claims for reimbursement and remitted the federal funds back to its partners, according to the Justice Department.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2022
On this occasion the king released political prisoners, remitted taxes, endowed temples, forgave rebels, increased military preparedness and, in short, did all the things that modern rulers do when they wish to stay in office.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Future studies could look at whether those receiving pain treatment are receiving mental health care and whether that care is remitting symptoms.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2023
Nielsen told the Telegraph external-link she first had symptoms aged 13 and was diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS aged 17.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2022
Just from listening to him every day, he’s by no means remitting conspiracy theories and false rhetoric on his show.
From The Verge ● Dec. 7, 2021
This is compatible with community reports of depersonalization symptoms remitting within days or weeks after starting HRT, far before any visible physical changes would become apparent.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2018
He may pay for the goods at once by remitting funds direct to the shipper.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Chester Arthur Phillips
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