An easily manipulated regulatory system allows companies to challenge citations for years and postpone mandated fixes.
Like most federal government mandated fixes, raising the CAFE standards seems short sighted in light of increasingly stringent safety requirements.
Mao's successor, Deng Xiaoping, imposed a system of collective leadership in the 1980s, noted Susan Shirk, head of the China center at the University of California at San Diego, along with rules mandating fixed terms in office, a fixed retirement age and term limits.
Know if you are a mandated reporter.
The only individual who can place you is the one with budgetary authority and a mandate to fix the problem.
Mr. Orcel has had a mandate to fix a business that had suffered from losses, legal scandals and dwindling morale among some staff members.
The social services minister said the government in Canberra had a mandate to "fix the budget" and he said the government was consolidating its position after the leadership spill motion of several weeks ago.
"The mayor gave me a mandate to fix the finances, to make Nycha less insular and more cooperative and partner-oriented with its sister agencies and with other entities across the city, and to improve the quality of life for residents," Mr. Rhea said, referring to the agency by its acronym.
Today's court decision is a mandate to fix these problems". American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said that while the decision was not unexpected, the judge lacked a thorough, reasoned opinion of the issues at hand.
Since Obama was voted in with a mandate to fix not just America but also America's image abroad, it may be useful for his government to reflect on some of the opinion emerging from America's "natural ally".
The equally new Disney CEO, Michael Eisner, gave him a simple, unambiguous mandate: fix animation at Disney.
