Some investors have been scared off by nationalisations and arbitrary regulation.

一些投资者在国有化政策和粗暴的管理方式面前望而却步；

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This product adopts adjustable plastic board for conveyor belt, high-temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, with infinitely variable speed motor power, can be arbitrary regulation speed.

本产品线采用可调节的塑料板作输送带，耐高温、耐腐蚀，以无极变速电机作动力，可任意调节速度。

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And for the first time within memory, drug company executives are publicly complaining about uncertain and arbitrary regulation.

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This is the opposite of President Obama's approach, which has been marked by the helter-skelter of temporary tax cuts, stimulus after stimulus, housing bailout upon housing rescue, favoritism for some industries over others, and arbitrary regulation that may or may not be mitigated if the White House feels enough political pressure.

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But there need not always be arbitrary, inefficient, and wasteful government regulation.

FORBES: The Economy Needs A 'Deregulatory Stimulus'