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reg yuh lay shuhn

  • n  an authoritative rule
  • n  a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
    short haircuts were the regulation
  • n  the state of being controlled or governed
  • n  (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
  • n  the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
  • n  the act of controlling or directing according to rule
    fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians
  • s  prescribed by or according to regulation
    regulation army equipment

  • The proposed regulations only apply to televisions up to 58 inches.
  • President Obama's brief speech about the future of financial regulation this afternoon was pretty vague.
  • So, long after Ana got to it on Swampland, I've finally read Barack Obama's big financial regulation speech.
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  • John McCain in AFP
    These actions stem from failed regulation, reckless management, and a casino culture on Wall Street that has crippled one of the most important companies in America,McCain said in a statement.
  • Mike Leavitt in Media Newswire (press release)
    This proposed regulation is about the legal right of a health care professional to practice according to their conscience,HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said. "Doctors and other health care providers should not be forced to choose between good...
  • Kerry Healey in Boston Globe (registration)
    The complaints we've received so far raise serious concerns about this regulation and the way it was communicated, and I think there is a very strong public interest in finding out exactly what happened and how that affected the rest of the events... Andre Marin http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Marin&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEEGrM2jhOc6FdCasvgMHXgUXSKig Toronto Sun http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.torontosun.com/news/g20/2010/07/09/14658401.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEX4TdFk-ar00DGJj2HQRnt37ux3g Jul 9, 2010 82004 109818 regulative Healey called the bill overly regulative and . . . an unwarranted governmental intrusion into the recreational affairs of citizens."

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