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decontrol

[dee-kuhn-trohl] / ˌdi kənˈtroʊl /


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In 1983, he helped Dingell block a high-stakes bill to decontrol natural gas prices when a majority on the committee favored passage.

From Washington Post Aug. 25, 2015

The Assembly has passed a bill that would eliminate vacancy deregulation and raise the rent and income thresholds for luxury decontrol to $3,500 and $225,000.

From New York Times Jun. 19, 2015

The Assembly bill would change the luxury decontrol limits to $300,000 in income and $3,000 in rent.

From New York Times Jun. 15, 2011

But tenants fought back and won in a court decision that also undercut plans for using city tax abatements to further sweeten returns on apartments pushed into luxury decontrol.

From Time Jan. 20, 2010

Price decontrol for oil and gas is proceeding.

From State of the Union Address by Carter, Jimmy

Legislators who created the 421-g program always intended for the units to be decontrolled when they hit the $2,000 mark, he said.

From New York Times Apr. 28, 2010

The legislation decontrolled prices at the same time, which sparked the fare wars that have saved consumers some $6 billion annually.

From Time Magazine Archive

His best-known patient is Poland, which two years ago adopted the so-called Sachs Plan, which decontrolled the economy overnight after nearly half a century of communism.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was pleased with the decontrolled price situation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most prices are now fully decontrolled, and the   Vietnamese currency has been effectively devalued and floated at world   market rates.

From The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The next plan, the Supreme Soviet urged, should be far bolder in cutting government spending, deregulating economic activity and decontrolling prices.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ford pledged again to send Congress a plan for gradually decontrolling all U.S.-produced oil; about two-thirds of it is now price-fixed at $5.25 per bbl.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the verge of decontrolling oil prices, Carter feels he must now reconsider for fear of adding to inflation.

From Time Magazine Archive

By decontrolling routes, the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 enabled dozens of new airlines to enter the business.

From Time Magazine Archive

Carter reminded the executives that was decontrolling domestic oil prices n phases, beginning last Friday, and expected that they would pump more crude Tom their U.S. wells in return.

From Time Magazine Archive




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