English-only Welsh can become furtive and uncomfortable when asked about language policy.
English is all very well for globe-spanning deals, suggests Hugo Baetens Beardsmore, a Belgian academic and adviser on language policy to the European Commission.
Participants will also thoroughly examine the data collection questionnaire and produce guidelines for those involved in language policy development and language management at the national level.
Depending on how broadly the order was drafted the assembly could then have power to make laws affecting large areas of language policy without ever having to go back to Parliament.
Education Minister Leighton Andrews, who is now in charge of the Welsh government's language policy, published a new strategy in March with the intention of encouraging people to speak Welsh, whatever their level of fluency.
They understand that it does America no good to appear indifferent to international laws, and have put much effort into softening the cavalier language and policy that have come from the White House and the Pentagon.
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Travel-policy language is very exact, so it is important to read the fine print, check for exclusions and ask questions before you buy.
At the very least, however, this decision underscores the wisdom of including examples of permissible and impermissible conduct to flesh out what otherwise might be vague policy language.
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And more important than the language, has the policy changed?
Even if monetary policy is not stifling growth, the bank's language constantly gives the impression that policy needs to be tight to guard against the ever-present threat of inflation.
Dropping his language that loose monetary policy was part of a "currency war" against emerging economies, Guido Mantega, Brazil's finance minister, described Tokyo's revitalised policy as "a new and bold program of economic growth, based on fiscal and monetary stimulus and structural reforms".
The company has since tweaked its policy and contract language to keep police from wielding the information for speed cameras.
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She said the rest of the changes to the policy were simply subtle language changes.
The IRS is, of course, also responsible for administering the tax system, which often involves policy inferences when legislative language is unclear (not uncommon).
Still, as always, traders will be watching the Fed language closely for any clues on future monetary policy.
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What matters most is not the closely drawn intellectual argument about rival policy platforms, but the body language and the pithy one-liner that sums up an opponent's faults.
Again, we -- our view and the view of not just those that negotiated the treaty but more importantly those that are our implementers of the missile policy, missile defense policy, believe strongly that the language does in no way inhibit any of our actions.
History has shown that many people remember presidential debates more for body language and one-liners than for carefully crafted policy positions.
Some, however, think that the language in the Clean Air Act is so clear that even the conservative justices, who in the past have based decisions on the language of the statute in question while ignoring surrounding policy considerations, will argue that the EPA has the authority to regulate, and that they must do so.
Naturally Lim asserts they have, especially in pushing for a policy of integration not assimilation and in fighting to preserve the language, education and culture of non-Malays.
The social network's site governance page also has a new article explaining some of its upcoming policy changes in layman's terms, which eases readers into the language it uses to describe how it shares information with affiliates, clarifies user content ownership and promises not to remove certain privacy controls.
Smarter immigration policy would give less-skilled immigrants a path to citizenship that could include language and civics requirements.
Mr. Solomon is a research intern at the Center for Security Policy and a senior at Georgetown University, where he is majoring in Russian Language and minoring in Government.
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The policy refers to the need to protect what are described as sustainable communities as well as Welsh language communities.
Ms Hart also answered questions on implementing the aims of the Welsh Language Strategy within the context of economic regeneration, discussions with Tata Steel, the government's science policy and broadband access.
Owen Evans, head of policy and communications for Wales for BT, said too few people were making use of existing Welsh language services.
The policy required Filipino-American employees to speak in English except when speaking to a patient with other language needs or during break time.
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But over-complex language is only one worry in a process where every statute and constitutional amendment interacts with every other to shape policy in this huge state.
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