Amy was willing to plead guilty to capital murder in exchange for a commitment by prosecutors that they would not seek the death penalty.
Such bargaining could preserve those 15 percent rates in exchange for a commitment to reconsider the capital gains threshold for those who earn seven-figures.
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It already runs an invitation-only program for trusted product reviewers, Amazon Vine, whose members receive free products in exchange for a commitment to review 80% or more of them.
He suggests a recommitment by the nuclear powers not to test their weapons--there have been no nuclear tests since 1996--in exchange for a commitment by all nations to stop enriching uranium.
This has led some locals to consider a modern version of an old idea, the Homestead Act of 1862, which helped to populate the Plains by giving settlers up to 640 acres of land in exchange for a commitment to stay for five years.
Hence, he says, his take-it-or-leave-it offer in September to PAL's three unions: a 20% employee stake in the company plus three seats on the 15-member board - in exchange for a commitment not to strike for 10 years and cuts in employee benefits that would add up to half of take-home pay.
In exchange it would renew its commitment to public-service broadcasting, which has slipped somewhat in recent years.
Lastly, the G7 commitment to prevent exchange rate misalignment following the prolonged financial crisis in emerging markets has prompted policy initiatives to create a loose target-zone regime among the dollar, yen and euro.
The currency board will come to look like a central bank with a commitment to a fixed exchange rate.
He charges slightly less than the usual hedge fund operator: 1.5% annually plus 17.5% of any profits, in exchange for a two-year commitment.
As an organization, we are abiding by the Trust Principles because we come to the process with no political or ideological agenda but rather with a straightforward commitment to the vigorous exchange of views in the public interest.
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Although CSAG's products simply provide information for investors focused on the financial risk to the share values and reputations of these firms, its work has nonetheless catalyzed the recent commitment by Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Donaldson to establish a new Office of Global Security Risk at the SEC.
It is thought that it will reaffirm its commitment to market-determined exchange rates.
"The G20 needs to deliver on the commitment to move to market-determined exchange rates and refrain from competitive devaluation, " said Ms Brainard.
The SNB has stopped having to buy up foreign currencies with new swiss franc, which it did in earnest to prove its commitment in 2011, increasing its foreign exchange reserves by 177 billion from July to September.
If the authority appears to be targeting not just the exchange rate, but interest rates too, then the government's commitment to the peg comes into doubt.
Brut, for example, borrowed a practice from the fixed-income side by paying traders to supply limit orders--a commitment to buy a stock at a specific price--to draw sellers to the exchange.
All precious metals contracts traded on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange and the Nymex saw net long positions for speculators rise in both the legacy and disaggregated weekly commitment of traders reports.
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In a 10K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Leap Wireless says that it is not able to sell iPhones in number anywhere close to its commitment to Apple.
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