But it's a significant change to the convention that block grants come without strings attached.
Arriving at such a deal, with or without strings, ought to be the first order of business.
The programs have been criticized by some entrepreneurs who say they prefer to start a business independently without strings attached.
Even more attractive, Mr Chung's offer was made without strings.
And at the end of 12, 15 or 20 years, the home you are buying will be yours free and clear, without any strings attached.
Mulvaney noted that most of the newly elected House Republicans backed his effort to force Congress to offset the disaster aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy -- a departure from congressional precedent to give immediate emergency money to states without any strings.
The FCC responded by releasing new rules on Friday and while cable operators will be able allowed to encrypt all their channels, it isn't without a few strings.
ENGADGET: FCC to allow encryption of basic cable, with a few strings that Boxee approves of
The question was whether it could attach enough strings to satisfy public opinion without undermining the deal altogether.
Given the varying width of real guitar strings, it's much easier to tell what frets we're pressing (and which strings we're finger-picking) on a real instrument without having to look down.
Detectors that survive for two days without matching any packets on the network are deemed to be different enough from legitimate strings to be likely to match only foreign invaders.
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