Ministers announced in June that rules stopping smaller institutions from becoming universities would be removed.

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Both that argument and America's rules stopping local operators merging with long-distance operators look harder to justify given today's turmoil and the rapid pace of technological change.

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Only a united Europe could hold Gazprom accountable to transparency and competition rules, stopping the firm from dictating its terms and playing one EU country against the other.

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Abusive priests had "disfigured their ministry" and brought "profound shame and regret" on the church, Benedict said in 2010, the same year he issued new rules aimed at stopping abuse.

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Two years later in 2010 -- the same year that he issued new rules aimed at stopping abuse -- he said abusive priests "disfigured their ministry" and brought "profound shame and regret" on the church.

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Ministers introduced new rules in March aimed at stopping care homes from increasing fees unfairly.

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The agency, with its consumer focus and broad mission, is well situated to press issues like stopping fraud, protecting privacy and setting ground rules for protecting children, she says.

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