The voluntary agreement contained two major measures.
His budget also called for several other major measures.
With the Nasdaq composite index being the notable exception, most major measures are down so far this year.
"Not a single one of the major measures she introduced was subsequently repealed or reversed by those who followed her".
It includes only the major measures adopted by the Nazis for controlling German life" (p.7, British list).
The first of these major measures declared illegal all combinations that restrained trade between states or with foreign nations.
The chancellor has faced claims of backing away from major measures after he dropped proposals for a radical overhaul of tax relief for pension contributions.
Labour productivity is an especially sensitive indicator of this economizing process and is one of the major measures used to chart a nation's or an industry's economic advance.
Other major measures, like a financing mechanism for anti-deforestation projects and an agency to oversee emission reduction efforts, are still being planned.
In early April the Politburo directed the cabinet to draw up a list of eight major measures to control inflation, stabilize the economy, and ensure social welfare.
In other words, two major measures of a stock's attractiveness have doubled in the last 12 years, but the index has not kept pace.
