Sentence examples for focussed on rules from inspiring English sources

In April, HSBC didn't mention that it was worried about the banking levy, which taxes bank's global balance sheets, but focussed on rules requiring the UK's banks to "ring-fence" their investment and trading activities from their consumer services.

The merger of both theoretical frameworks allows us to focus on rules reflecting descriptive patterns of behaviour, as well as to take into account their relevance to the legal environment in which smart grids are to be realized.

For everyone else, this meeting will focus on rules adjustments — relatively minor ones — many of them designed to enhance player safety.

Thus, negative rituals focus on rules of prohibition, which cover an almost infinite variety of rites and behaviour.

Virtue ethicists argue that we ought to ask what virtues, like courage or patience, should be encouraged, rather than focus on rules to obey.

Next Tuesday, finance ministers from across the bloc will join the meeting for discussions expected to focus on rules for dealing with creditors in order to shut down banks without putting the burden on taxpayers.

Instead of forcing size explicit limitations on large banks, the overhaul focused on rules that effectively gave financial firms incentives to opt for simpler businesses and avoid excessive growth.

By focusing on rules surrounding the revocation of charters, Ms. Van de Putte's legislation avoids making changes to the state accountability system, which could be perceived as lowering standards, said Sarah Gomez, a spokeswoman for the senator.

The C.F.T.C.'s first proposals focus on rules covering the governance, ownership and control of clearinghouses, set new capital and reserve requirements, and introduce compulsory reporting of derivatives contracts signed before the Dodd-Frank Act was passed.

They focus on rules for their own sake rather than trying to get to the bottom of a problem.

Philosophers have often focused on rules and regulations while taking individuals' preferences as given, implicitly adopting an "economic" perspective on markets.