• The creation of an opposition would require legislation and the idea for an opposition is not included in the Northern Ireland Bill because there is not a political consensus at Stormont.

    BBC: Foyle & West

  • But in the written statement, Dodd said he had no idea the legislation would impact the company.

    CNN: Dodd: Administration pushed for language protecting bonuses

  • But vague threats of retrospective legislation are a terrible idea.

    ECONOMIST: Bankers

  • The idea of introducing legislation in this Parliament has further stoked backbenchers' fears.

    BBC: Government battles on top-up fees

  • The idea behind the legislation, according to the bill, is to allow shareholders to more appropriately "determine associated risks" with investments in those companies.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • And it was not only Peter Mandelson, I enquired from a couple of others, people in the political world, whether they have any idea of the legislation - or what is happening with my passport application.

    BBC: News Online

  • As gun violence legislation sputters in Congress, the idea of requiring mandatory gun liability insurance seems to be gaining more traction.

    FORBES: Gun Insurance: An Economic Argument

  • If they've got a plan to do that, they discuss it, and the President agrees that it should be added, that would be -- I think we would hope that out of the process on Thursday, that would be yet another Republican idea incorporated into the legislation that would be ultimately and later considered by Congress.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • The BBC's Chris Morris in Strasbourg says some critics regard the idea of EU-wide legislation on the gender issue as patronising and counter-productive.

    BBC: Euro MPs back quotas to get more women into top jobs

  • Some of the proposed the legislation around carbon pricing proceeds from the idea that companies do not pay the full cost of consuming valuable natural resources that also pollute the environment, and instead pass substantial costs to taxpayers.

    FORBES: What Will It Take For HR To Gain The Respect That It Wants?

  • The idea had been to create legislation that would produce spending cuts so distasteful to both sides of the aisle that its mere existence would force everyone involved to come up with a more acceptable deal in order to allow the debt ceiling to rise.

    FORBES: The Fiscal Cliff Explained

  • Andy Burnham, then the culture secretary, ruled out legislation banning touting last year, preferring the idea of a voluntary code of practice.

    BBC: MPs want new ban on sport ticket touts

  • Well certainly, the argument that Republicans always had was they were arrested under special legislation, interrogated under special legislation and sentenced in special courts so the idea that following all that process we're just ordinary prisoners was, was totally illogical, the other thing was that when you existed in the jail.

    BBC: Northern Ireland

  • But the health secretary said Mr Skinner had "no idea" about what was in the legislation.

    BBC: Burnham accuses Lansley of 'bullying' over NHS reforms

  • "I think legislation could be passed because it's a simple idea, " Paulson said Monday in a interview with Forbes.com.

    FORBES: Paulson's Legacy

  • The proposed legislation due out next week is expected to introduce the idea of "parenting plans" to improve contact with children.

    BBC: NEWS | UK | Plans for fairer parental access

  • Critics have railed at Albo for what they see as an obvious conflict of interest, though he scoffs at the idea he's made any money from the legislation.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Not everyone else is so hot about this idea, so we'll see if this makes it into the final legislation, but it seems any action towards reform would be helpful at this point, so we'll take what we can get.

    ENGADGET: Patent system changes in the works?

  • They therefore hired advertising firms to sell the public on the idea of the large corporation, and, not incidentally, to advance pro-business legislation.

    NEWYORKER: The Lie Factory

  • "Medicare is the most popular health plan out there and the idea that it might be expanded is intriguing, " said John Rother, director of legislation and public policy for AARP, the seniors' lobby.

    NPR: Medicare Expansion Raises Hackles Of Doctors, Insurers

  • The queen and Prince Charles must be asked for consent before our elected parliament is able to debate any legislation that affects their private interests -- that consent is sought in secret and we have no idea whether, how or how many times it has been used.

    CNN: Why UK should abolish its 'failed' monarchy

  • "The idea that you would simply march into the lobby... to obtain this piece of legislation is one that may be very hard to swallow, " he told the BBC's Andrew Marr show.

    BBC: UK Politics

  • The legislation endorsed by three House committees includes language allowing a modest expansion of the co-op experiment, and the idea has broader support in the Senate, where an effort to get a more centrist bill out of the Finance Committee will take on added urgency after Labor Day.

    CNN: Farmers say co-ops work for feed, seed and health care

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