The Federal Communications Commission set a schedule requiring that captioning be phased in for almost all television programming by 2006.
Last week, in sharply rejecting a preliminary American proposal for phasing in the use of forest credits, the European Union described sinks as "a free gift".
Last Friday, the F.C.C. said only four carriers, Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS, Nextel Communications and VoiceStream Communications, had met its preliminary requirements for phasing in E-911 services.
The exchanges have been putting together plans for phasing in decimal prices this year, now that the securities industry has cleared the Year 2000 technological hurdle.
In June 1968, faced with defeat on a rebellious backbencher's equal pay amendment, she used "a carefully worded formula promising immediate discussions with the CBI and the TUC on a timetable for phasing in equal pay".
The time available for phasing in reforms of costly programmes such as Social Security and Medicare is thus half as long as it might otherwise be.
Alex Lockton, of Freesource Energy, called for the government to phase in tariff cuts.
The requirement for recorders would be phased in, with smaller companies having later deadlines.
The higher standard will be phased in for the other exams over the next few years.
Deadlines for putting up fencing were phased in by area.
Mr. Schröder has proposed phasing out subsidies for current members while phasing in subsidies for new ones.
