Sentence examples for caps on the value from inspiring English sources

But there are also left-wingers accusing Osborne of describing the economy in Orwellian terms, there are Tories accusing Cameron of being Orwellian and employing "low political calculation" for promoting equal rights, there are Republicans accusing the NHS of being Orwellian for imposing financial caps on the value of human life.

Caps on the value of homes or other deductible assets (particularly for second homes) would help level the playing field.

He has called for putting a cap on the value of itemized deductions, like charitable contributions.

Despite Studer's worries, she still welcomed the move to remove the "artificial" cap on the value of the franc.

This year, Congress lifted to nearly $730,000 from $417,000 the cap on the value of mortgages — the so-called conforming loan limit — that the companies can purchase.

A bipartisan amendment being offered in the Judiciary Committee would place a $100,000 cap on the value of a home that can be shielded from creditors.

BERN — Thomas Jordan was named chairman of the Swiss National Bank on Wednesday, ending uncertainty about the central bank's ability to defend a cap on the value of the franc.

The SNB shocked foreign exchange markets last September when it imposed a cap on the value of the franc against the euro to stop the currency soaring and thereby hurting Swiss exporters' earnings.

"Implementing a cap on the value of credits claimed could help to support smaller rural and regional businesses that may incur higher fuel costs as proportion of total business expenses," the report said.

Last winter, lawmakers put a $250 annual cap on the value of "tangible" gifts that could be accepted by officials but left untouched the question of intangible gifts — including trips, meals and vacations — on which there is no limit in Virginia.

To the dismay of British healthcare professionals, US critics have accused the service of putting an "Orwellian" financial cap on the value on human life, of allowing elderly people to die untreated and, in one case, for driving a despairing dental patient to mend his teeth with superglue.