A bit of subsidy here, a little tax rebate there, a support somewhere else, and firmer regulation all over.
Grant also called for firmer regulation of the media and said newspapers should be made to pay for misdemeanours with "prominent" published apologies.
The pre-midterm accomplishments included a stimulus that pulled the country back from the brink of a second Great Depression, the Code Blue rescue of the American automobile industry, firmer regulation of the financial industry, and, of course, comprehensive health-care reform.
All eyes will be on him at Shell's fourth-quarter results presentation, due on February 5th if he is there.Shell's error may prompt an industry-wide move towards standardisation, and perhaps firmer regulation, of the booking of reserves, even though Shell's rivals are standing by their own numbers.
As music hall grew in popularity and respectability, and as the licensing authorities exercised ever firmer regulation, the original arrangement of a large hall with tables at which drink was served, changed to that of a drink-free auditorium.
Merrill Lynch fired Mr. Young in April 2002, citing violations of firm regulations.
No firm regulations have yet been introduced, but the Council on the Japanese Language, a body somewhat akin to the Académie Française, is already honing its powers of persuasion.
In the absence of laws or firm regulations, the states rely primarily on a set of guidelines and standards, many of them codified in the federal highway agency's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices — the bible of traffic safety for road builders.
The threat to challenge the government's shale gas incentives is retaliation for that, and for Britain's attempts to foil a proposed directive on shale gas that would impose firm regulations on its exploitation.
The White House has said it hopes the summit leaders will establish some "general principles" for dealing with financial issues rather than try to establish firm regulations.
