All living things, he theorized, have a regulatory effect on the Earth's environment, working together as one complete "superorganism" to sustain life.

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The uproar from community banks might be just enough to push back the rollout of the first phase of Basel III, the global banking regulatory framework scheduled to go into effect early next year.

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Past changes in regulatory capital or capital standards have had little significant effect on merger activity.

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The proposed change would, in effect, give the UN and other nations regulatory control over content.

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Add to the mix medium-run uncertainty (i.e. several years down the road) about the effect of the recent health care legislation and financial regulatory reform.

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It certainly did not help public opinion, and at a minimum, the effect of Fukushima will likely be to increase permitting and associated regulatory costs.

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Once the new test comes into effect, it will become clear that carmakers no longer meet the regulatory targets set for them.

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The bottom line is that for the time being, from a regulatory perspective each biosimilar version of an approved biological product will be regarded as, in effect, a completely new and distinct drug.

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That appointment was also invalid, and so the Bureau has no power to enforce any of its regulatory requirements, and all of the regulations it has issued are of no legal force or effect.

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As I have often noted, the proliferation of these endless titles in the financial services community has the effect of confusing the investing public and often giving the false impression that there are meaningful standards and regulatory organizations behind such designations.

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