decontrol

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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

Under existing law, a landlord must ask tenants for their incomes and go through a petition process if they want to invoke luxury decontrol.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2015

In a narrowly divided vote around 10 p.m., it passed its own proposal that provided an eight-year extension but left vacancy decontrol intact.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2015

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

"The standing joint committee of the Industrial Women's Organisations have passed a resolution unanimously endorsing the action of the Consumers' Council in opposing the decontrol of meat."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-14 by Seaman, Owen, Sir