PFI, although the Treasury insists that they are no longer bound to do so.
The FDA frequently takes the suggestion of its advisory panels, but is not bound to do so.
With a brand name far more recognisable than the other Android contenders it was bound to do well.
As such it is bound to do its utmost to safeguard this heritage from the ravages of war.
But Malaysia's economy has steadied (as it was bound to do eventually), and along with other Asian economies is expected to begin growing again this year.
For example, under stricter rules a benefit corporation that commits to donating 25% of its annual earnings to local charities would be legally bound to do so, even if it became unprofitable.
But the pendulum of capital-markets regulation in America has swung in one direction for so long that when it started to reverse course, it was bound to do so with a vengeance.
The Berkshire Hathaway meeting's expected all-time record attendance, which is bound to do wonders for Omaha's economy over the very short run, is a far cry from the puny 12 people ("including my relatives, " Buffett told Forbes) that didn't even fill a small room back in 1982, in the days before Buffett became widely known as the Sage of Omaha.
That was hardly a recipe for the sort of confidence some Welsh fans and pundits were displaying ahead of the clash with Australia, a team honour-bound by national tradition to do all in their power to redeem themselves in the eyes of a hyper-critical public and media.
Competition is bound to suffer if the opportunity to do business across Europe's national boundaries is stymied by governments blocking deals or engineering mergers at home.
Even in its present muscular mood, even with its present unchallenged power, an America that is asked to do the impossible, or which promises it, is bound to disappoint.
As the internal balance of power is fought over, outside players are also bound to pitch in, knowing as they do that the balance in Lebanon reflects wider regional and international currents.
"While anything that Rupert Murdoch and Steve Jobs do in collaboration is bound to be unique, we have to be mindful of the fact that the tablet is just in its infancy stage -- it's like the early days of the printed press, " said Barry McIlheney, chief executive of the UK based Professional Publishers Association.
They are doing their level best to do the best for their students and they are bound, given the pressures they are under, to take the most optimistic view.
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At Deloitte University, located in Westlake, Texas, employees have the opportunity to do simulation classroom learning where they are working on situations that are bound to happen in the field.
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Alexandria Carr, a former UK Treasury lawyer now at law firm Mayer Brown, said those 11 countries moving ahead under so-called "enhanced co-operation" are legally bound to respect the rights of member states that do not participate.
Ministers say they want to opt out of the package because the UK does not need to be bound by them - but then negotiate to rejoin individual measures where it is in the national interest to do so.
Do we really want cable to be bound by the same numbers game as broadcast?
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And because tax-exempt organizations are not bound by the federal do-not call list, the firms were able to randomly call consumers, pitching their services under the guise of a non-profit counseling service.
Two parties who agree to be bound by the law of a foreign jurisdiction when those foreign laws do not infringe upon any fundamental liberty or important public policy of the state of Oklahoma is as innocuous and conducive to the "freedom to contract" and the liberty inherent in private property as it sounds.
At what point do people have a self-responsibility to read something and be bound by it?
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Clinton said the U.S. is duty-bound to allow Mexican truckers to operate in the U.S., as long as they do so safely.
The fine, though relatively small, is bound to give more ammunition to the anti-high frequency trading crowd, which is demanding regulators do something to stop this specialized form of computer trading, or at the very least slow it down.
The switch to a discretionary system is bound to mean that some claimants with uncertain cases who previously might have received legal aid will no longer do so.
But before he can do any of these things, he will have to make decisions about staffing that are bound to be unpopular in some quarters.
Add to that the value of lowering bound tariffs and avoiding the institutional damage of failure, and the benefits do not look so puny after all.
Google's point about technology that can more discreetly record your life is bound to have resonance with the public, even if they are not yet ready to wear special glasses to do it.
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His moody themes have less to do with blues and swing than with mesmerising soundscapes that paint the northern lights and rock-bound coasts.
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