Level playing field

Creating a level playing field in the public mind ... 

However, the corporationformedto implement this declaration ofinterdependence has failed to provide information to the public, news media, local, state and national political representatives, or others. There will be no level playing field for use of nuclear technology unless there is a well-coordinated national effort to provide accurate information to the public and to correct misinformation. 

The standards set by this Protocol are in fact already met by all West European chlor-alkali plants and the West European producers had already voluntarily committed to eschew mercury technology for new plants. The main value of the Protocol is in setting challenging standards to be met by the producers in Eastern Europe -particularly in the countries of the former Soviet Union where emission levels were recently, in some cases, still more than 50 times higher than required by the Protocol. It also has value in setting a level playing field as between North America and Europe. 

Bruinsma, F.R. and Jonkeren, O. (2006). De invloed van de overschakeling op de CTT norm voor baggerspecie op het Level Playing Field van Europese zeehavens. (in Dutch), Vrije Universiteit/RIKZ.2006.015,22 pp. 

In considering the differential or selective binding of one anion or another, the intrinsic properties of anions mean that we are not on a level playing field it is considerably easier to bind some anions than others. In general, in the absence of specific chemical recognition between anion and host, anion binding selectivity, particularly in solvent extraction experiments or in the detection of anions by membrane-based ion selective electrodes, follows the order of anion hydrophobicity. This order is termed the Hofmeister series, or lyotropic series and was first outlined in 1888 from experiments based on the... 

Freedom of operation against later patenting by others is assured by publication but not by patenting as such. Publication without patenting creates a level playing field everywhere. 

Policy Lack of national policy and political will Competing social interests No coherency in standards and codes Institutional barriers to acceptance of new technologies Length of time to realize the public benefits Competing subsidies and lack of a level playing field Differing measures of success in public and private sectors ... 

The USDA s Sugar-Containing Products Re-Export Program is designed to put U.S. manufacturers of sugar-containing products on a level playing field in the world market. 

Better production conditions and more level playing fields for industry... 

Now you have the CMC DE and equally important DC and DH values, but what do I do with them First, you must realize that not all color space was created equal. Here, CMC only provides a more level playing field. It takes the Rocky Mountain... 

Judging by the interviewee responses, many companies require clear guidance on how to adopt preventive measures, such as coherent and predictable regulation. Companies need a consistent set of regulatory demands that creates a constant and level playing field while promoting best practice. 

Inevitably, there will be a need to carry out a regulatory impact assessment on the resources needed to implement REACH. Not only does this have implications on ensuring a level playing field for business across the EU, it may also affect regulatory resources available for promoting international action on chemical control. 

Subsidies are given to all providers competing in a market. Under this scenario, patients have a choice of providers, and a level playing field is established. The competitive environment will create incentives to increase efficiency and improve patients perceptions of quality. There is no financial incentive to improve quality that cannot be perceived by potential patients. Thus, although competition creates an incentive to improve efficiency and patient-perceived quality, supply-side—but not demand-side—subsidies have a tendency to undermine this incentive, particularly if they are large in relation to total provider revenue. 

Although there may be some justification for this type of support, based on the public goods argument, the current support system must be carefully reviewed in order to keep a level playing field between different regions and member states in Europe. 

EPI supports the view that new legislation is needed to clarify the present situation legally, to protect the environment, and to insure a level playing field for all participants. This is in industry s interest too, because it will streamline the review process. For both environmentalists and businessmen, there is a need to straighten out this convoluted framework in order to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy and litigation in the years ahead. 

Boyle s law and Charles law show how the volumes of gases depend on their pressures and temperatures. To ensure there is a level playing field when comparing volumes of two or more gases, all gases must be compared at the same temperature and pressure. For this purpose, a temperature of 0°C and a pressure of 1.00 atm have been universally accepted as the standard temperature and pressure (STP) for gases. 

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