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  • As a senior DOD official later noted, Where we screwed up was not to cut the guys who buy the tanks and the big equipment; instead, we cut the guys who do nuts, bolts, supplies and so on--these were the guys who we were going to need as we turned more and more to service contractors.

    David Isenberg: Outsourcing War and Peace: Part 1 David Isenberg 2011

  • In the words of one senior DOD official, The peace dividend requirement forced us to downsize.

    David Isenberg: Outsourcing War and Peace: Part 1 David Isenberg 2011

  • The government said it is designed to reflect the potential risks large banks pose to the U.K. financial system and economy, and to reduce the use of risky funding that helped trigger the finan cial crisis.

    U.K. Seeks $4 Billion a Year From Banks Margot Patrick 2010

  • In light of today's weak economy, perhaps the prosperity movement should consider focusing on finan cial literacy, personal discipline and saving for the long term, rather than emphasizing supernatural possibilities.

    Black Churches and the Prosperity Gospel DeForest B. Soaries Jr. 2010

  • The capital and finan cial account, which tracks cross-border investments, posted a net outflow of $336.2 million in December, compared with a net outflow of $2.19 billion in November.

    Korea Current-Account Surplus Rises In-Soo Nam 2011

  • In contrast, annual FDI nearly doubled in the years just before the global finan cial crisis, a faster pace than the increases in foreign purchases of Indian stocks and bonds.

    Foreign Capital Shuns India Harsh Joshi 2011

  • Thus, as we have seen, the Convention Against Torture bans all torture but defines torture as consisting of certain acts committed at the "instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity."

    David Isenberg: Outsourcing War and Peace: Part 3 David Isenberg 2011

  • The rule would be jointly issued by the Treasury and the four major benefit agencies: the S.cial S.curity Administration, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Railroad Retirement Board.

    Treasury Moves to Protect Federal Benefits Ellen E. Schultz 2010

  • The rule would be jointly issued by the Treasury and the four major benefit agencies: the S.cial S.curity Administration, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Railroad Retirement Board.

    Treasury Moves to Protect Federal Benefits Ellen E. Schultz 2010

  • The rule would be jointly issued by the Treasury and the four major benefit agencies: the S.cial S.curity Administration, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Railroad Retirement Board.

    Treasury Moves to Protect Federal Benefits Ellen E. Schultz 2010

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