Word: limiting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Mandery said he hopes the council will not limit the agenda for the upcoming meeting to the open forum issue. "I think it would be a more productive tactic to have the Corporation perceive us as an ally rather than an antagonist," he said...
According to the Central Square committee's report, the plan would limit the number of convenience stores, bars, and fast food restaurants in Central Square, increase police surveillance, create a diverse "retail mix" of stores, preserve historical areas, and increase the overall cleanliness and security of the Square...
...cultivated since his return. No longer can he get ) mileage out of the boast that he was the first Democrat to forgo PAC money. Nor will he be able to draw applause by pulling out his wallet and proclaiming, "This is our campaign treasury." But there is a limit to the damage that can be done. Because even young boys on bicycles subscribe to the conventional wisdom that Hart cannot win, new charges may not make much difference to his candidacy...
...Government first challenged the sky's-the-limit pricing practiced by hospitals in 1983. Congress enacted a set of maximum fees that it would pay for various kinds of treatment for Medicare patients. Because the hospitals made a profit only if they performed the procedures for less, they had an incentive to send patients home as soon as possible. Major insurance companies soon followed suit with their own cost ceilings, and employers devised incentives to encourage employees to reduce the time they spent in hospitals. For one thing, they required second opinions before elective surgery...
...legal and regulatory battle. Even Belgium's Finance Minister, Mark Eyskens, intervened. "We are not against Europeanization," he reportedly said. "You can do it, but you can't do it sneakily, breaking in like a thief in the night." In a hurriedly called meeting, Eyskens persuaded De Benedetti to limit his eventual share of La Generale to less than 25%, which will nonetheless give the Italian effective control over the company and with it a sizable chunk of the Belgian economy...