So he demanded, from all reports, a seat at the policy table.
That decision was a response to a U.S. unemployment rate stuck at 9.6 percent, a recent slowdown in already weak GDP growth, a decline in total employment in three of the past four months, a low and declining inflation rate, weak money growth, and fiscal policy off the table over deficit concerns.
Some insist that any discussion of tax policy is off the table.
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And in terms of the growth standard, it promises an order of magnitude higher impact, with more winners and fewer losers than any other policy option on the table.
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"The Bernanke speech reiterated that the Fed may not do anything now, but they aren't taking further policy options off the table, " said Bill Stone, chief investment strategist at PNC Asset Management Group.
And why not, many will ask, after the extraordinary video of the Tory co-treasurer offering to sell access to the prime minister's private dinner table and his policy unit.
The G20 meeting in Pittsburgh secured the place of emerging markets at the top table of global economic policy.
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And we have some recent history by which to judge the different policy proposals that are on the table.
Once the Icesave bill is voted down by the referendum, it'll be back to the policy drawing board and the international negotiating table.
It's a table showing estimated future values of your policy based on assumptions about premium payments and dividends.
Some findings could lead to policy choices that aren't yet on the table or help determine where we should best focus our attention.
The Director-General also took part in a round table at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, addressing the psychological and emotional trauma of Syrian refugee children and UNESCO's response in addressing their needs through the development of specific tools for teacher training in post-conflict and post-disaster situations.
Yes, there is an important role for government as the report makes clear, but equally if international biodiversity policy is to succeed, business needs to be at the table.
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The Science Policy Ministerial Meetings of South East Europe, a ministerial round table and an expert meeting, are jointly organized by the UNESCO Venice Office and the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 22-23 November 2012 in order to discuss science priorities and potential regional strategies to strengthen Research, Technology and Innovation in SEE.
Every Fed policy maker, including regional bank presidents, gets a voice at the table during FOMC meetings.
Biden brings to the table an ability to speak knowledgeably about issues ranging from foreign policy to to the country's domestic agenda.
The Cyprus bailout has, to some extent, changed European policy: "Bailing in" depositors and bondholders is now on the table when dealing with Europe's troubled banks.
Much of Mr Obama's policy rests on the assumption that Russia still wants to sit at the same table as America and be integrated into world structures.
As women around the world continue to fight for their seat at the table, my Administration will keep their interests at the core of our policy decisions -- and we will join them every step of the way.
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If they have inside track access to documents and top-table ministers, and if their ideas are taken seriously and injected into government policy or the next manifesto, membership will be worth having.
And my expectation is in the coming months we will be looking for openings that can be created where we can start sitting across the table, face to face, diplomatic overtures that will allow us to move our policy in a new direction.
When Clinton tapped him as his running mate in July 1992, Gore brought some impressive experience to the table, including service in the House and Senate, serious environmental credentials and expertise in science, space policy and emerging communication technologies.
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