There is no flexibility in production at all, with the sole exception of aging.
We have no flexibility in starting any new programs, such as funding for Cyber Command.
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Publicly funded universities have no flexibility to offer more money to seal a deal.
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In fact, some advisers feel clients may fare better, since special programs generally have no flexibility in penalties based on individual circumstances.
Furloughs affecting some 15, 000 Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers began this week with the agency saying it had no flexibility to avert them without action by Congress.
Assuming, that is, that there is no flexibility in Frankfurt.
It has given itself no flexibility to cope with occasions when economic weakness might justify a lower level of interest rates than is compatible with meeting the inflation target.
The countries with the biggest youth-unemployment problems tend to be those where either there is no flexibility (as in much of the Middle East) or where flexibility applies only to newcomers to the jobs market, whereas older incumbents have continued to enjoy the protection that made the labour market inflexible in the first place (as in Spain).
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Since his grudging acceptance two years ago of the two-state principle, Israel's prime minister has shown no eagerness or flexibility in his purported pursuit of a deal.
We have put out a statement of administration policy on this, and I think you will note that we believe no amount of flexibility changes the fact that these severe cuts threaten thousands of middle-class jobs and slash vital services for children, seniors and our troops and military families.
No family illustrates this flexibility more perfectly than the one at the centre of this week's convention.
Later in the afternoon, the President will deliver remarks about providing states flexibility under No Child Left Behind in exchange for reform.
But the message she is sending is that flexibility is no longer valued and, instead, working on-site and face time are more important.
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In sum, there are four things that make 529s a good bet: a tax exemption on gains, a possible deduction for contributions, flexibility and no punishment at financial aid time.
There was no overall view, though flexibility and time to market are critical.
Anne Pace, a Bank of America spokeswoman, says the bank's transfer services allow customers more choices and flexibility than having no plan, in which case all overdrafts are declined at the point of sale.
Stock buybacks give executives more flexibility since there is no negative connotation associated with repurchasing fewer shares than allowed by the announced size of the program.
"Heads want flexibility but they have no wish to spend undue time with their governing bodies calculating grades and salaries when they should be focused on teaching and learning, " he said.
"The influx of data services, coupled with the traditional flexibility and value of no contract plans, has considerably increased consumer interest in the no annual contract wireless market" said John Weber, Associate Research Analyst at IDC.
In addition, Monthly4G plans require no annual contract, no credit check and no deposit, offering great value and flexibility to customers.
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And the President has a plan to fix No Child Left Behind by offering states flexibility from its one-size-fits all mandates.
The upshot of the bio-genetic revolution is the birth of somatic flexibility: our bodies will no longer be such deterministic creations.
If all 50 states were to proceed in this manner, the federal government would have no choice but to give them the flexibility they need.
Until that is over, in February, no candidate is likely even to hint at flexibility towards Turkish-Cypriots for fear of being thought treacherously weak.
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In September, we decided to stop waiting for Congress to fix No Child Left Behind and give states the flexibility they need to help our kids meet higher standards.
"These states are getting more flexibility with federal funds and relief from No Child Left Behind's one-size-fits-all mandates in order to develop locally tailored solutions to meet their unique educational challenges, " Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a call with reporters.
In a joint plea, the government and representatives of workers and bosses called on companies to exercise flexibility over annual leave, unrecorded time off, no-pay leave or alternative arrangements.
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