But rising executives shouldn't limit board interactions to formal appearances and presentations.
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Parliament recently rejected a motion to limit the television board's supervisory powers.
The England and Wales Cricket Board wants to limit the number of foreign players in county cricket.
In late March Toyota announced it would cut its board in half and limit its day-to-day reach, and even--gasp!
Even venture capitalists, who are rarely the intellectual fathers of the companies they fund, usually limit the number of companies whose board they sit on to a dozen or so.
Euronext was told it would have to substantially slash its stake in Clearnet - from 41.4% to below 15% - and limit its representation on Clearnet's board to just one seat.
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Opposing the petition, Dr Huw Jones from Sport Wales argued that it would put the game in jeopardy as it would lose financial support from the English Cricket Board (ECB) and would limit the internationals played at the SWALEC stadium in Sophia Gardens.
Overboarding can limit the time and attention a director has for each board.
On taxes, Romney was asked what tax deductions he would limit in order to cut taxes for all Americans across the board.
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The Federal Reserve proposed rules at its board meeting on Thursday, December 16, 2010, to limit the interchange fee that banks charge retailers when the customer uses a debit card.
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Further, the Bloomberg-appointed Board of Health went beyond its authority in approving the size limit, the judge said, agreeing with the critics that the matter should have been up to the elected City Council.
Bruce Parker: When I began my career, I did not set off to become a CEO or a member of a board of directors, but I also did not want to limit myself to be just the internal IT person either.
We do not recommend that companies limit their interviews or nominations solely to women candidates, but rather that the Board regularly evaluate applications for director positions from diverse candidates.
Lawmakers agreed to implement the across-the-board cuts as part of a 2011 deal to raise the federal borrowing limit.
Research on board the station and here on Earth will help us better understand and overcome the obstacles that limit exploration.
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"The first Ultra HD displays were introduced in 2012, but today's Dual-Mode DisplayPort-to-HDMI cable adaptors limit display resolution to 1080p, " said Craig Wiley, senior director of marketing at Parade Technologies, and VESA Board of Directors chairman.
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"The new rules do not limit the liquids that you can buy at shops located beyond the point where you show your boarding pass or on board an aircraft operated by an EU airline, " said the European Commission.
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