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As is best practice in foreign acquisitions involving U.S. businesses, the parties will make a voluntary filing with CFIUS, even though no obvious national security concerns were identified during due diligence. – Davor Pisk	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
As is best practice in foreign acquisitions involving US businesses, the parties will make a voluntary filing with CFIUS, even though no obvious national security concerns were identified during due diligence. – Davor Pisk	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The change after 50 was that I wanted to accelerate the point at which future employment was voluntary. – Timothy Noonan	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If oil continues below $40 a barrel, we should expect to see even more energy filings, both voluntary and involuntary. – John Penn	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The Distilled Spirits Council Code and its voluntary guidelines are above and beyond any laws or regulations pertaining to alcohol advertising, under the Guidelines, spirits companies direct their advertising to adults 21 years of age or older. – Lisa Hawkins	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If there had been a penalty, we wouldn’t have gotten an agreement, so it has to be voluntary. We got the best deal we could. – John Kerry	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The Distilled Spirits Council Code and The Distilled Spirits Council Code voluntary guidelines are above and beyond any laws or regulations pertaining to alcohol advertising, under the Guidelines, spirits companies direct their advertising to adults 21 years of age or older. – Lisa Hawkins	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The proposal now on the table is frankly rather soft. It is a voluntary system, we will see next week if states can consent or choose to stay behind. – Valentin Zellweger	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Going forward, we shouldn't be surprised if these small numbers are also reflected in areas like recruitment, voluntary assignment, retention. – Defense Secretary Ash Carter	Found on CNN 8 years ago
NYBC's support of the chimpanzees was entirely voluntary, offered on a philanthropic basis to permit discussions regarding Liberia's need to fulfill their responsibilities until the Government of Liberia could take over, the Government of Liberia and animal rights organizations knew all along that our support was voluntary and could not continue. – New York Blood Center	Found on CNN 8 years ago
If we don't want to be only expecting things to become real and if we don't want to be just waiting for the beautiful and the good to come, we can decide to be inventive and take things in our own hands by a voluntary action. – Erik Pevernagie	added by JP03 8 years ago
The use of protective eyewear is voluntary in practices and non-NFHS-sanctioned competitions, as well as at the collegiate and international levels of play. – Andrew Lincoln	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I decided to name these two people because of their history of service. For several years, they have been organizing in the community, and they have never expected anything in return from anybody, when I decided to nominate them, I told them that the work they'll be doing is voluntary. We can't pay them, and they accepted. – Councilman Jhonny Pineda	Found on CNN 8 years ago
When I decided to nominate them, I told them that the work they'll be doing is voluntary. We can't pay them, and they accepted. – Councilman Jhonny Pineda	Found on CNN 8 years ago
When the mind is burdened voluntary silence can spawn release and wellness. It has the power to create spiritness and space for imagination. It can lead to a reviving retreat into a world with new perspectives. – Erik Pevernagie	added by anonymous 8 years ago
Voluntary commitments alone will not get us the meaningful reductions we need, strong carbon-reducing policies are hugely important. – Mindy Lubber	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The standards must be legally enforceable, something that, by definition, voluntary programs are not. – Conrad Schneider	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Greece has already been given relief. We had a voluntary haircut among the private creditors and we then extended maturities once and reduced interest rates, and we can now talk about such possibilities again ... once the first successful review of the programme to be negotiated has been completed then exactly this question will be discussed - not now but then. – German Chancellor Angela Merkel	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This is going to have to be voluntary choices people make. – David Tilman	Found on CNN 8 years ago
This really is not a question of legal precedent, but more one of how far can people push the boundaries of asking for voluntary donations without really having a cohesive plan as to where the money will go, this is an ‘ all-or-nothing ’ campaign, so if he does not raise $ 1.6 billion, everyone gets refunded. But imagine if he received $ 10 million in donations, and did a ‘ flexible funding ’ campaign where he actually gets the money, even if he did not reach the goal ? What would happen then ? That is the real problem, is if some scam artist tried to take advantage of a situation like this. – Kendall Almerico	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
What is being considered is selective voluntary citizens' participation in the defense of the country against terrorists. – Ajmal Abidy	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
These commitments are voluntary and are made in an open world economy. It is up to companies to understand why this makes sense. – French President Francois Hollande	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I filed the complaint in federal court because we are dealing with the government: Valencia State College. This is a constitutional federal rights claim. The vaginal probes and my client's right to refuse them without retribution; their First and Fourth Amendments were violated. although it was stated in orientation it was voluntary, it became increasingly clear it was not. This is a very expensive program, these are young women. ... I'm not a doctor but they have suffered significant psychological damage. – Chris Dillingham	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Although it was stated in orientation it was voluntary, it became increasingly clear it was not. This is a very expensive program, these are young women. ... I'm not a doctor but they have suffered significant psychological damage. – Chris Dillingham	Found on CNN 8 years ago

As is best practice in foreign acquisitions involving U.S. businesses, the parties will make a voluntary filing with CFIUS, even though no obvious national security concerns were identified during due diligence.

– Davor Pisk

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

As is best practice in foreign acquisitions involving US businesses, the parties will make a voluntary filing with CFIUS, even though no obvious national security concerns were identified during due diligence.

– Davor Pisk

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The change after 50 was that I wanted to accelerate the point at which future employment was voluntary.

– Timothy Noonan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If oil continues below $40 a barrel, we should expect to see even more energy filings, both voluntary and involuntary.

– John Penn

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The Distilled Spirits Council Code and its voluntary guidelines are above and beyond any laws or regulations pertaining to alcohol advertising, under the Guidelines, spirits companies direct their advertising to adults 21 years of age or older.

– Lisa Hawkins

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If there had been a penalty, we wouldn’t have gotten an agreement, so it has to be voluntary. We got the best deal we could.

– John Kerry

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The Distilled Spirits Council Code and The Distilled Spirits Council Code voluntary guidelines are above and beyond any laws or regulations pertaining to alcohol advertising, under the Guidelines, spirits companies direct their advertising to adults 21 years of age or older.

– Lisa Hawkins

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The proposal now on the table is frankly rather soft. It is a voluntary system, we will see next week if states can consent or choose to stay behind.

– Valentin Zellweger

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Going forward, we shouldn't be surprised if these small numbers are also reflected in areas like recruitment, voluntary assignment, retention.

– Defense Secretary Ash Carter

Found on CNN
8 years ago

NYBC's support of the chimpanzees was entirely voluntary, offered on a philanthropic basis to permit discussions regarding Liberia's need to fulfill their responsibilities until the Government of Liberia could take over, the Government of Liberia and animal rights organizations knew all along that our support was voluntary and could not continue.

– New York Blood Center

Found on CNN
8 years ago

If we don't want to be only expecting things to become real and if we don't want to be just waiting for the beautiful and the good to come, we can decide to be inventive and take things in our own hands by a voluntary action.

– Erik Pevernagie

added by JP03
8 years ago

The use of protective eyewear is voluntary in practices and non-NFHS-sanctioned competitions, as well as at the collegiate and international levels of play.

– Andrew Lincoln

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I decided to name these two people because of their history of service. For several years, they have been organizing in the community, and they have never expected anything in return from anybody, when I decided to nominate them, I told them that the work they'll be doing is voluntary. We can't pay them, and they accepted.

– Councilman Jhonny Pineda

Found on CNN
8 years ago

When I decided to nominate them, I told them that the work they'll be doing is voluntary. We can't pay them, and they accepted.

– Councilman Jhonny Pineda

Found on CNN
8 years ago

When the mind is burdened voluntary silence can spawn release and wellness. It has the power to create spiritness and space for imagination. It can lead to a reviving retreat into a world with new perspectives.

– Erik Pevernagie

added by anonymous
8 years ago

Voluntary commitments alone will not get us the meaningful reductions we need, strong carbon-reducing policies are hugely important.

– Mindy Lubber

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The standards must be legally enforceable, something that, by definition, voluntary programs are not.

– Conrad Schneider

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Greece has already been given relief. We had a voluntary haircut among the private creditors and we then extended maturities once and reduced interest rates, and we can now talk about such possibilities again ... once the first successful review of the programme to be negotiated has been completed then exactly this question will be discussed - not now but then.

– German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This is going to have to be voluntary choices people make.

– David Tilman

Found on CNN
8 years ago

This really is not a question of legal precedent, but more one of how far can people push the boundaries of asking for voluntary donations without really having a cohesive plan as to where the money will go, this is an ‘ all-or-nothing ’ campaign, so if he does not raise $ 1.6 billion, everyone gets refunded. But imagine if he received $ 10 million in donations, and did a ‘ flexible funding ’ campaign where he actually gets the money, even if he did not reach the goal ? What would happen then ? That is the real problem, is if some scam artist tried to take advantage of a situation like this.

– Kendall Almerico

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

What is being considered is selective voluntary citizens' participation in the defense of the country against terrorists.

– Ajmal Abidy

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

These commitments are voluntary and are made in an open world economy. It is up to companies to understand why this makes sense.

– French President Francois Hollande

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I filed the complaint in federal court because we are dealing with the government: Valencia State College. This is a constitutional federal rights claim. The vaginal probes and my client's right to refuse them without retribution; their First and Fourth Amendments were violated. although it was stated in orientation it was voluntary, it became increasingly clear it was not. This is a very expensive program, these are young women. ... I'm not a doctor but they have suffered significant psychological damage.

– Chris Dillingham

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Although it was stated in orientation it was voluntary, it became increasingly clear it was not. This is a very expensive program, these are young women. ... I'm not a doctor but they have suffered significant psychological damage.

– Chris Dillingham

Found on CNN
8 years ago

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