Instead, Congress imposed a grace period during which investors could cancel the plans and recover at least some of their sales charges, making the plans less attractive to brokers.
When Britain's Inland Revenue website crashed on January 31st the busiest day of its year the authorities grudgingly gave taxpayers one day's grace before imposing penalties.
This should include imposing a nationwide five-minute "grace" period before imposing fines on drivers whose parking tickets have expired, as already happens in some areas, it added.
The country had my name on it: I was called Gary after Garfield Sobers, the nation's most imposing cricketer, whose name now graces a roundabout and pavilion on the island.
This was especially evident in the pictures that Penn made with his wife, Lisa Fonssagrives, whose lithe body lent a kind of nonchalant grace to the most imposing Balenciaga garment.
– has every potential for a car crash of contentiousness, but Egoyan carries it off with compelling grace, and Plummer's affecting, imposing performance provides an authoritative centre.
This was an echo of the ancient legend, although this time the mortals accused their leaders of stealing money and imposing such austerity that little meat can grace Grecian tables.
The patina of the antique wood tables, the Oriental rugs gracing the shiny wood floors, an imposing fireplace and antique plates arranged on creamy walls create a pretty picture.
You look at Blair and his favourites, and you think, none was formidable, in the old, EM Forster sense of having a character that imposes itself with persuasive grace.
The regulations also affect how airlines notify passengers about delays, cancellations and diversions, and impose a 24-hour grace period during which passengers can hold or cancel a reservation without payment or penalty if made a week or more before departure.
