• Its predecessor, the EU constitution, was designed to be accessible to ordinary readers, and so it roughly was, though being an EU treaty, what it said and what it meant were not always the same thing.

    ECONOMIST: European politics

  • But there have been many other times when I have found myself drawn into long and often interesting arguments about what conservatism can now mean, what it has meant in the past, whether it means the same thing in Britain and America, and whether it now encompasses so many ideas and factions that it can barely be described at all.

    NPR: Book Argues for Retaking the 'Conservative Soul'

  • No one would choose to buy a TiVo or Media Center if it meant you had to use the same crappy interface your cable company's DVR uses.

    ENGADGET: CableCARD or AllVid, software choice is the key to innovation

  • Government sources said the council's rules meant it could not consider two proposals at the same time.

    BBC: Press regulation royal charter delayed by ministers

  • While that was nearly 8 million more tablets than for the same period last year, it still meant that the US firm no longer dominated the market with the 58% share it used to have.

    BBC: iPads on display

  • The app isn't particularly glamorous, but it meant the company saw the survey results several months earlier for the same cost, said Keith Maladra, vice president of consumer intelligence for General Growth.

    WSJ: Business Tasks Bring Out Serious Side of Apps

  • Either way it is meant, my answer remains the same.

    FORBES: Does Working From Home Work For You?

  • Unfortunately, said Blizzard, the same sanctions meant it could not give refunds to players in Iran or help them move their account elsewhere.

    BBC: Blizzard cuts off Iranian access to World of Warcraft

  • The possible move, which has been floated previously, "makes more sense than a cap, because it's making the point that retirement accounts were never meant as an estate-planning vehicle and it would accomplish basically the same thing, " Mr. Slott, the IRA consultant, says.

    WSJ: Family Value: Will the Government Shrink Your IRA?

  • Instead, it is meant to cover topics that interest women, much in the same way ESPNNewYork.com targets fans of New York teams with additional coverage of topics pertinent to their area and teams.

    FORBES: espnW: A Marketing Message Gone Wrong

  • Mr Neale, chief executive of the FSCS - the UK's deposit protection scheme - said the situation in Cyprus was "unique" and it was "inconceivable" that the same could happen in the UK. That meant UK savers should be confident that their funds were safe in UK banks.

    BBC: Cyprus bailout: Savers in UK banks 'well protected'

  • McGregor thought it was important to get the team's business and baseball operations on the same page, which meant building trust by assuring people on both sides they wouldn't be fired as long as progress was visible.

    FORBES: Rocky Mountain Way

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