This means that big banks will probably not need to build costly parallel systems to comply with American rules.Even with Friday's agreement, American banks must still adhere to a crude "leverage ratio".
Although the industry has been taking off in Europe especially in Germany and Sweden it has been slow to grow in America, where vast stretches of cheap land have long meant that there is plenty of landfill capacity and little incentive to build costly waste-recycling plants.
Unlike its larger government cousins, NSF didn't manage big national laboratories (like the Department of Energy), nor build costly scientific payloads for spacecraft (like NASA).
While Ballmer may get a break on his purchase, critics have called out other professional sports leagues for their use of tax breaks to build costly stadiums with public money.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla .— An aggressive Mitt Romney repeatedly challenged Republican presidential rival Newt Gingrich in a fast-paced campaign debate Thursday night, ridiculing the former House speaker's call to build costly projects in key primary states and to colonize the moon.
In Avignon he built a costly papal palace and brought in Sienese artists to decorate the local churches.
Chanel's designer, the German-born Karl Lagerfeld, built a costly theater in the Grand Palais (17) for a 20-minute show.
For the Persian Shiite astronomer Nasir-al-Din Tusi, who had abetted the Mongols ever since they freed him from the Assassins, Hulagu built a costly observatory, which later produced the first scientifically accurate explanation of the rainbow.
Unlike most companies formed during the first Internet boom, which were built on costly technology and marketing budgets, many of the current crop of Internet start-ups have gone from zero to 60 on a shoestring.
In the past, nearly all good courses were built for costly, exclusive country clubs near major cities, but many of the best new courses today are found at public resorts or in out-of-the-way destinations where beautiful unspoiled land is still available.
