Sentence examples for a patchwork of regulatory from inspiring English sources

These differences underscore that, absent broader international agreements than exist at present, Arctic waters are likely to remain a patchwork of regulatory regimes.

But a "patchwork of regulatory requirements" currently in place ought to be reviewed, updated and possibly strengthened to address "low likelihood, high consequence" events like the Fukushima calamity, it says.

In Europe, a patchwork of regulatory regimes has hindered the creation of any substantial ATG networks, while satellite-based systems have until now been too expensive for short-haul routes.

The big-shop developers say they are worried about the unpredictability that will come from a patchwork of local regulatory regimes.

There are many causes for this, including a nationwide patchwork of regulatory schemes that are in some instances overly permissive and in others excessively restrictive.

Security is further hampered by a patchwork of data protection laws and regulatory agencies, each with limited mandates.

Unlike America, Europe is a patchwork of smallish markets with varying regulatory and economic barriers to entry, including a requirement to register new drugs in each EU country.

Meanwhile, TI points out that a range of other problems persist with the UK's anti-corruption regime, such as the reliance on the private sector to implement its own oversight, the confusing patchwork of regulatory bodies working on the issue, and a lack of resources and legal recourse to effectively address money laundering.

Both the S.E.C. chairman, Christopher Cox, and the New York Federal Reserve Bank president, Timothy F. Geithner, said that the current patchwork of regulatory agencies, much of which dates back to the Depression of the 1930s, deserved part of the blame for the yearlong financial market turmoil.

What is clear is that the patchwork of regulatory agencies, their limited resources and lack of real understanding of what they are up against is tantamount to the Elliott Ness admonition of not bringing a knife to a gunfight.

The compounding pharmacies are adept at maneuvering through the patchwork of regulatory peaks and valleys and state agencies charged with monitoring the pharmacies certainly simply aren't doing the "great job" that industry claims.