Sentence examples for a patchwork of regulations from inspiring English sources

"We need to keep trucking regulated by the federal government to prevent a patchwork of regulations across the country," Mr. Boyce said.

A broad market-based scheme would be much more effective than a patchwork of regulations.

Both the auto industry and the E.P.A. speak of the ineffectiveness of a "patchwork" of regulations.

But the standards vary from one country to another, forcing toymakers to deal with a patchwork of regulations.

A patchwork of regulations, generated by municipal, state and federal authorities, has led to almost exclusively local control over disaster preparation.

Long Island has developed as a patchwork of regulations and incentives, rules and restrictions that reflect local needs rather than regional concerns.

He said that as a small businessman himself, he could understand how onerous such a patchwork of regulation might become.

Sue Hensley, a spokeswoman for the National Restaurant Association, said it supported the efforts of its state members to protect restaurants from what she described as "a patchwork of regulation".

Elsewhere a patchwork of regulation exists, including outright bans in some countries.None of this has stopped companies from pitching to consumers.

This creates a patchwork of regulation and the danger that any voting bloc with a beef will attack the existing rate structure or the placement of power lines, forcing utilities to fight each charge separately.

"We do think in the end this needs to be regulated at the federal level rather than as a patchwork of state regulations," she said.