It was planned that by 2010 all schools would be involved with such partnerships, he said.

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At question time on 24 March 2010, Conservative peer the Earl of Selborne asked the government how it planned to ensure that the Ordnance Survey would be sustainable despite the shortfall of revenue caused by the move.

BBC: Peers urge secure future for the Ordnance Survey

They said they planned the festival several years ahead, and that it would be "extremely difficult" if they could not pin down funding for several years at a time.

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That said, the Fed cannot be certain that paying interest will work as planned, so it would also like to be able to soak up some reserves.

ECONOMIST: Central banks' exit strategies

It would be a big experiment, but it would at least be a planned one unlike the equally big, but unplanned experiment that is now being conducted by motor cars, power stations, cement factories and logging companies all across the planet.

ECONOMIST: Global warming