regulation
Example Sentences
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Departments ranging from defense, education and transportation to housing and financial regulation would be affected in a prolonged shutdown, while pressure would mount quickly to resolve disruptions rippling through the economy.
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Federal law and regulations let some senior Justice Department officials settle lawsuits against the U.S.
“We operate by the same rules and regulations as any other company in our space,” he said.
The Swiss food conglomerate argued that, in the absence of "European regulations on the presence of cereulide in food", it had followed standard procedures.
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Sri Lanka were guilty of sloppy fielding, spilling two regulation catches, but they never had enough on the board to put sustained pressure on a formidable England line up.
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