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31 Jan 2025, 4:40 am
But at least it might buy them a reprieve from his retribution, his use of the levers of power to punish those who refused to drop to their knees and swallow. [read post]
1 Aug 2010, 2:49 pm
" Indeed, "when the GOP took control of Congress in 1994, and the White House in 2000, the desire to use the levers of power to create “compassionate conservatism” won our over any semblance of fiscal conservatism. [read post]
9 May 2012, 5:58 am
C –Controls Levers and pedal: Check for broken, bent, cracked, tight mounts, ball ends on handlebar, adjustment, lubrication. [read post]
11 May 2009, 7:46 am
Moreover, as predicted in Howard Marvel’s first post here, Varney is using “recent events” in the economy as a lever: Varney said that while there is no question that Section 2 cases present unique challenges, the report advocated hesitancy in the face of potential abuses by monopoly firms. [read post]
14 Jan 2025, 5:37 pm
Drafting these remarks, I kept thinking of the Archimedes principle, which says “Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world. [read post]
7 Aug 2017, 3:14 am
The equity fund market – worth more than €3 trillion in Europe – could be a significant lever for mitigating climate change. [read post]
15 Sep 2008, 8:42 pm
For now we need to focus on the problem at hand and our respective roles in avoiding a panic that need not happen.Essentially what AIG needs is time and cheap cash and today they spent every minute pulling every available lever to allow them to access cash from their own subsidiaries to the tune of $20 billion, a move that required the state of NY's approval. [read post]
2 Oct 2006, 5:23 am
If "incentives [are] the least effective" and specified performance expectations ("performance contracts") are "among the least satisfactory options," then what levers are left at your disposal to push? [read post]
10 Sep 2009, 2:37 pm
Some older lever machines use an even simpler method against fleeing voters: the same big red handle that casts the ballot also opens the curtains so the voter can leave. [read post]
22 Jun 2022, 5:19 pm
On the bright side, this lever will allow petitioners to file later, when they have more knowledge of the full scope of litigated issues, rather than (current practice) firing off a petition within 2-3 months in an attempt to avoid Fintiv. [read post]
12 Apr 2024, 2:02 am
Although property licensing will not eradicate ASB and crime, it does provide the intelligence, key tools and levers for the council, the Metropolitan Police and other enforcement partners to deal with those problems as they occur, including imposing essential obligations on landlords and agents. [read post]
19 Mar 2008, 6:16 am
" Levine explained how he had become wealthy by carefully cultivating access to politicians and the levers of power. [read post]
13 Dec 2009, 6:56 pm
In hindsight, the willingness of the Minister of Industry to bless Globalive’s ownership structure (and to subsequently use his discretionary review power to vacate the CRTC’s Decision last week) even in the face of the significant control levers exercised by Orascom should clearly have been seen as a sign that the Government has decided that the benefits outweigh the costs in this case. [read post]
20 May 2022, 8:23 am
Most cars will have a knob or lever located near the mirror itself that can be used to adjust the angle. [read post]
27 Oct 2006, 1:36 pm
In Burgess words:In a system based on scarcity, those holding the levers of production will not easily give them up. [read post]
15 Mar 2017, 4:00 am
., 2016 QCCA 1164 [50] Le dossier, tel que constitué, présente une difficulté importante qui empêche la Cour de statuer sur l’étendue de l’obligation de communication du ministère public à l’égard des informations concernant la manipulation et l’entretien des appareils qui servent à prélever les échantillons d’haleine et à mesurer le taux d’alcoolémie. [read post]
8 Jun 2010, 3:09 am
Chris Lever, “Netizen Kane: The Death of Journalism, Artificial Intelligence & Fair Use/Dealing“. 13.00 Lunch 2.15-16.00 One World is Not Enough: law and the virtual / game (Chair Andrea Matwyshyn) Simon Bradshaw and Hugh Hancock, “Machinima: Game-Based Animation and the Law”. [read post]
4 Mar 2019, 2:32 pm
Craig Frances, managing director at Summit Partners, noted during a panel that sponsors in the 90s simply “bought up doctor ownership” with heavily levered deals that left doctors dissatisfied after taking a hit in pay and disrupted referral patterns. [read post]
7 May 2019, 2:14 pm
Eric then offers us a taxonomy of remedies, drawn from examples in use online: (a) content restrictions, (b) account restrictions, (c) visibility reductions, (d) financial levers, and (e) other. [read post]
9 Jan 2023, 7:29 am
These intertwining networks make it difficult for vulnerable employees who have insider evidence about corruption to find independent support, the report says, or to rely on the “normal levers of accountability that those in other parts of the world depend. [read post]
