Opposition politician Chris Huhne of the Liberal Democrats was quoted as saying that the government was "going soft" in applying hygiene rules.

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In a speech on October 25th at The Economist's Buttonwood Gathering in New York, Mervyn King savaged big banks and criticised the new Basel 3 rules as too soft.

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After nearly two weeks of debate, 57 senators (44 Democrats and 13 Republicans) voted in favour of preserving the soft money ban if the Supreme Court rules other parts of the bill unconstitutional.

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They were looking for evidence that the world's largest soft-drinks company may be violating competition rules.

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Though soft economic growth, volatile markets and tighter rules rank as bigger worries for most on Wall Street than the actions of traders, it is hard to ignore the risk completely.

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Though soft economic growth, volatile markets and tighter rules rank as bigger worries for most on Wall Street than clawbacks triggered by the actions of traders, it is hard to ignore the risk completely.

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But then the combined effects of the procyclical accounting and regulatory rules took over and turned the hoped-for soft landing into a very turbulent ride.

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