Candidates, for example, actually might have to dream up policy platforms this time around.
Governments were keen to liberalise international trade, but were wary of giving up policy tools that might help them prevent another slump.
Ministers have been able to present a sensible pensions plan this week because they opened up policy-making to independent scrutiny and advice.
The chancellor doesn't want to tie up policy that far ahead - he wants to leave flexibility to see how international gas prices are going.
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"To achieve the stated policy goal of stabilising growth and the jobs market, Beijing must step up policy easing to lift infrastructure investment in the coming months, " said Qu Hongbin from HSBC in Hong Kong.
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Blaenau Gwent was the first in Wales to use a private contractor to back up its policy of fining people who drop litter, or dog walkers who fail to pick up their pet's mess.
They are building a multi-faceted community, led by issues, and backed up by policy expertise.
After the conference Cymuned is to draw up detailed policy proposals for the Welsh Assembly.
As it has worked out, the entire telecom sector has come up for policy review.
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Mr Gerges has long urged America to shake up its policy in the region.
The key thing is the network sets up a policy, and I as a user can change this.
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The National Federation of Independent Business (www.nfibonline.com) serves up public policy and legislative information as well as "how-to" tips.
In 1999 a group of angry parents drafted up a policy document in an attempt to make the food system better.
Gold edged up as policy-setters signaled low rates would continue until mid-2015 and monetization of debt would continue, said Zachary Oxman, portfolio manager for TrendMax.
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Screw up monetary policy (print too much money, or too little).
There's no greater challenge to government than a joined-up environment policy.
Unexpected negatives will include the Federal Reserve's continuing to muck up monetary policy, which will lead to higher interest rates, and bipartisan attempts to "solve" Social Security's actuarial black hole by boosting payroll taxes.
And so I think you've got to see the full picture, and I think public policy is really demanded here to come up with creative public policy solutions, to make sure that people have actually income to payback the loans that they have taken on.
As for No. 3, to say Ben Bernanke is "screwing up" monetary policy overstates.
And I think about three, four months ago he gave up on that policy.
Veterans catching up on the policy via the Navy's Facebook page had mixed reactions.
Yet it has taken the government more than a decade to come up with a policy on care.
That gives the Central Bank an opportunity to ease up on monetary policy.
This shows up in his policy proposals as well as his personal behaviour.
Later in the session, ministers were urged to reveal which construction and property companies they had met before drawing up their planning policy.
Viewed from this standpoint, we could do one of two things: give up on gun policy, or recommend a big round of state-by-state buyback programs.
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The Interbrand report commends 3M for first setting up an environmental policy in 1975, offering more eco-friendly brands to its customers and its energy management programs.
So my hope would be that we can look at some of these component parts of what we're doing and maybe we break some of them up on different policy issues.
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You could say that they both have a vested interest in dressing up the musty policy differences that have been at the heart of politics for 100 years, to make them appear more heroic.
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