The best proof is that we now look back at both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the filibuster rule change of 1975 and wonder that they once seemed so impossible.
We imagine the CFTC will reduce allowable forex leverage from the existing 100:1 to a significantly lower amount, but perhaps not as far as its proposed rule change of 10:1 leverage.
But exempting sports programming takes much of the bite out of the rule change.
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That means Sprint has money to do the other things Hesse has fantasized about in terms of rolling up the other smaller players in the cellular space even as it waits for the FCC to rule on this change of control at Sprint.
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Another problem, of course, is the elimination of the "up-tick" rule, a controversial SEC rule change last July (well-timed to the beginning of the credit market meltdown) that removed the rule that short-selling could only be done when a stock was rising.
Meanwhile Downing St confirms that it has discussed plans to change the rule of succession with Buckingham Palace.
Last weekend, Francis Maude, the party chairman, and Mr Howard, sensing that rebellion was in the air, warned activists of the perils of rejecting the rule change.
To encourage people to enjoy the benefits of lunch, we need to change the lunch default rule with the kind of "libertarian paternalism" advocated by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein in their book Nudge.
For 200 years, the chamber has operated on the understanding that any rule-change requires the vote of two-thirds of its members.
Spelling Bee Director Paige Kimble said the rule change is a natural extension of the contest.
Fortunately, the Department of Transportation is considering a rule change that would give pet owners more detailed information about an airlines' track record.
America's Department of Transportation is planning a rule change from October 1st to allow passengers and crew to bring fuel-cell-powered electronic devices and one or two fuel cartridges on board in their carry-on baggage.
The FEC has one vacancy, so all but one of its members must agree on a rule change.
Nascar rule, basketball brings in a bit of extra pocket change.
The fielding side decides when to take one of these powerplays, and in a rule change introduced in October 2008, the batting side decides when the other powerplay is taken.
Despite these findings, District Attorney Rex Gore was unwilling to change his initial determination or rule the cause of death as undetermined.
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The Commission has supported the change but the new tax rule requires the agreement of all EU member states.
To do so, he follows an old rule of thumb used by mothers and psychologists to get people to change their behaviour.
To change the rule, the Swiss would need 75% of the 208 member associations to vote in favour of his proposal at the congress in Sydney.
But a rule change, announced on Friday, will allow one day of testing at a non-F1 circuit if the substitute driver has not raced in F1 for two seasons.
Even in countries where the rule of law and property rights has a stronger history, the rules can change in an instant.
The powers-that-be in Texas high school baseball made one rule change: no longer do games have to go a minimum of five innings, depending on the score.
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The one investment change per year rule in 529 college savings plans may well be the epitome of bad college advice.
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Scotland manager George Burley refused to rule out the option of picking Novo, while SFA president George Peat was opposed to any change to the current criteria for selection.
In this case, the Position Limits Rule, which according to both parties is a significant and unprecedented change in the operation of the commodity derivatives market, has not yet gone into effect.
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One basic rule for limit-making is that the burden of proof should fall on those who want change especially since the changers often want to keep on changing indefinitely: cutting the abortion limit by a fortnight was, for some, merely an interim goal on the way to a tighter squeeze or an outright ban.
Climate change is the natural rule, not the exception, and extreme weather events are part of the deal.
Is this enough for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to allow Pla to continue to play on here CYO team and change their rule so girls like Gracie can play football in the future?
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Nonetheless, the most likely scenario remains that the Dilma government, reaching new highs in popularity despite a slowing economy, will use its ample political capital to change the savings account rule before the May meeting and so allow for a larger rate cut of 50.
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