And productivity is a playing field on which America has always done its best.
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It's about a playing field that is being made as level as possible.
It has become a ritual for fans to pour onto a playing field following a dramatic victory, occasionally resulting in serious or even fatal injuries.
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If the administration is trying to cultivate a new industry by leveling a playing field, it needs to focus on demand creation and not try to manage supply.
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It used to take her 10 minutes to walk in her high heels between the two sites, which are separated by a playing field and a stretch of parish land.
Americans know that a level playing field empowers a successful economy.
One positive development: In 1999, government passed a new anti-monopoly law, which provides for a business supervisory commission to help ensure a level playing field, a move that theoretically helps the disadvantaged and largely punchless community of small businesses.
Frankly, I believe women face a similar playing field in most industries and should therefore pursue a field and an industry that most interests them.
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What makes these accounts so critical to politicians are insider trading regulations that try to create a level playing field for both a taxi driver and Warren Buffett.
They recognize the benefits of a level playing field and of producing a platform that can meet global standards, thereby reducing their fixed costs.
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He is competitive and will at least be on more of a level playing field when he captains a polo team during a match in Connecticut on Wednesday.
Congress must create a level playing field such that every investor has a fair shake, not just those who have special access.
Government policies are necessary for a level playing field for businesses, but they require a nonlinear way of thinking.
"If you make it a law, then you have a level playing field, no one's at a competitive disadvantage, " she said.
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"If you're disclosing and the other guy doesn't have to, you're not really on a level playing field, " says Chris Joyner, a spokesman for the American Petroleum Institute (API), an industry group for oil and natural gas companies.
"Online and mail-order retailers should collect sales tax at the point of purchase, too, so there will be a level playing field, " says Jason Brewer, a spokesman for the Retail Industry Leaders Association, which includes nine of the 10 largest merchants.
It would be important to ensure that there is a level playing field between the public and private options under such a system.
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Even on a level playing field, the relatively high cost of living in a prosperous America, combined with our regulatory and labor laws, will continue to limit the ability of domestic businesses to compete with those of many countries.
With a little knowledge and a level playing field, workers could enact right to work protections one company at a time.
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We cannot underestimate the impact that a level playing field has in education, the local economy, job creation and a country's competitiveness.
The free-trade agreement provides a level playing field for businesses in both Korea and the EU and, in a nutshell, is apparently a two-way street, not one way.
"I think Peter Cooper wanted this school to be a model for a level playing field for higher education, " said Joe Riley, 22, a senior in the arts school and a member of the Occupy Cooper movement that in December took over part of a building where Lincoln gave his "right makes might" speech.
The idea of a level playing field of information is ridiculous on its face, since information is defined as a deformation of the level.
High streets needed "a level playing field", he told the Commons, adding that car-parking charges were a "major issue" for many businesses looking to attract shoppers to their local town centre.
The biggest change is the Democrats have a larger playing field than they have in the past, more opportunities, but it's still true that a Republican, John McCain, has to probably win both Ohio and Florida to get to the White House.
"They should be able to operate within a level playing field across the EU, " he added.
At the very least, Zynga would have the luxury of competing on a level playing field.
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That, too, was glimpsed in the early 1970s, albeit on a different playing field.
His case is fostering discussion about science, competition and the notion of a level playing field.
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