"My department and the arm's length bodies reached agreement that the themes would be Plantation - 400th anniversary, the Titanic - obviously a major opportunity for Northern Ireland, and then the period 1912-1922, " he said.
The admission this week by HS2 Ltd, the 'arm's length' company managing the project, that they overlooked more than 400 responses during last year's consultation process means the whole enterprise could be mired in legal challenges for years to come.
Those critics who argue that Deutsche's dual role as lender and investor may create conflicts of interest should also be placated if, as promised, the stakes are managed at arm's length from the bank.
They held the home side at arm's length and could then have taken the lead when they twice caught out Real's defence with two long balls forward.
And those who watch the matches on television (whence arrives much of Wimbledon's income) share at an electronic arm's length the added drama of the best game in the world being played at the best place in the world to play it.
Taufa'ao Filise shunted over to restore the Blues' lead and despite a late try by Andrew Higgins, Blair's boot kept Bath at arm's length at the Arms Park.
Heading toward the rail from the pits--the car would have to be a mere arm's length from the barrier to top 200 mph.
The more uncertainty there is, the more each woman is likely to keep the other at arm's length.
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"There was a very concerted attempt not to play this game, to keep the media at arm's length, " he told BBC Two's Newsnight.
Mysteriously, however, and to a degree that truly suggests perversity, Mr. Soderbergh seems to have done everything within his power to keep the audience at arm's length.
The minister said he had consulted arm's length bodies about how to address the issue and the aim was to commemorate 100th and 400th anniversaries which occur in the period 2010-2021.
This would mark a shift from the current set-up in which such matters are looked after by non-profit bodies which are officially under the remit of the US Department of Commerce, but in effect operate at arm's length from the US government.
The second objection, according to the board's chair, is the effect changing its status would have upon its current ability to make arm's-length decisions from the assembly government.
The money raised was used to fund RIFW, which operates at arm's length from the Welsh government and is also backed by EU money.
"We affirm our interest in Greece remaining in the eurozone" is a pretty arm's-length commitment - as lukewarm as the average moussaka.
At present the funding arrangements for academies are conducted by an arm's-length quango, the Young Peoples Learning Agency for England.
The US initially held many Sunni leaders at arm's length, knowing that most of the loyalists of Saddam Hussein were Sunnis.
Johan Huibers, a wealthy businessman, used the ancient measurement of the cubit -- the length of a man's arm from elbow to fingertips -- to build the vessel to the dimensions specified in the book of Genesis.
"We think any fair and objective look at the facts would show that no bank at arm's length would make a loan to the McCain campaign in the situation it was in, unless they knew that if push came to shove, they could rely on getting the taxpayer money to help repay the loan, " says Joseph Sandler, the DNC's general counsel.
In the hope of winning over the Obama administration, Israel has kept the Iranian opposition at arm's length.
The statement said strong corporate governance is a priority for Mr. Erbey and that the companies maintain "arm's length business relationships" with separate boards.
Mr Horne's appointment as chief executive comes a week after First Minister Carwyn Jones said the airport would be managed "at arm's length" and "on a commercial basis" rather than being operated by the government.
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However, the Prime Minister's arm's length attitude to managing Northern Ireland isn't likely to change, and Ms Villiers will soon discover that when it comes to juggling issues like parades or dealing with the past, it's hard to keep all sides happy and easy to tread on someone's toe.
Though the Spanish were rarely at their dazzling best, their trademark short-passing game kept France comfortably at arm's length, as they controlled the ball for 60% of the game and restricted the French to just one shot on goal.
Or was he asked, as the government's Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Jewell suggested on Radio Wales this morning, to write an arm's length report which set out the clinical case for change and bring his expertise to bear to make the case for change and deliver the killer argument for the government, and the health boards' case?
Yet, as the Obama administration ramped up the war, it kept the country's president at arm's length, or worse.
It was a black box, run by a tiny team at a very long arm's length from the group's much bigger broker-dealer.
Some are formerly state-owned companies that are flourishing as a result of being allowed to operate at arm's length from the government.
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Alves had been kept at arm's length by the Newcastle defence, but he worked a dangerous position after 55 minutes, only to see his shot charged down by Jose Enrique.
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