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
Assembly Democrats have proposed getting rid of vacancy decontrol and the governor has suggested either eliminating it or raising the threshold to $2,700.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 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 Jimmy Carter
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
Except in the fuel and energy sectors as well as communications and transportation, almost all prices have been decontrolled.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the same time the price of natural gas would be decontrolled.
From Time Magazine Archive
The additional oil from older wells produced by "enhanced recovery" methods, like the injection of steam or chemicals, was also decontrolled.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have not only decontrolled your friend's disk," the Chief explained blandly, "but I have doubled his receptability to sound.
From The Instant of Now by Irving E. Cox
He has spoken of decontrolling some gas prices and requiring "substantial sacrifices" from the American people to assure energy supplies.
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
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
Perestroika might make strikes more likely, since reform will eventually entail decontrolling prices and closing inefficient factories, measures that workers are likely to fight.
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
