Her links with the country were, at best, nominal, with no official sponsorship from Riyadh nor national competitive trials.
Though the iPhone also has some nominal government approval, official versions are hobbled, with Wi-Fi capabilities shut off.
To try and maintain nominal growth, some officials worry, would allow the bubble to inflate even further.
He carried out a sweeping reform of the bureaucracy, which had become vastly inflated by great numbers of nominal and supernumerary officials, many of whom had been appointed by patronage or by the open purchase of their posts.
SAROBI, Afghanistan — Afghan forces will assume control of their own security in 18 new areas, some of them still troubled by insurgents, bringing half of the country's population under the government's nominal authority, Afghan officials said Sunday.
Page A8 AFGHANS GET MORE CONTROL Afghan forces will assume control of their own security in 18 new areas, some of them still troubled by insurgents, bringing half of the country's population under the government's nominal authority, Afghan officials said.
The chart above, supplied by Julian Callow of Barclays Capital, shows the gap between nominal GDP growth and official interest rates, a common gauge of policy, for a group of big economies: America, Britain, Canada, China, the euro area, India and Japan.
The long-run outcome will be the same, however, because buyers and sellers do not care about the nominal exchange rate (the official rate set by national governments under a fixed exchange rate or set by the market under floating rates).
Anne appointed him generalissimo of all English military forces on 17 April, and Lord High Admiral, the official but nominal head of the Royal Navy, on 20 May.
Though the Egyptians are the nominal hosts, no Egyptian officials are present.
