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Critics argue that risk-based standards as currently applied by the nuclear industry and those who regulate it have become a "single-edged sword," cutting in only one direction: Lowering margins of safety through relaxed regulations and enforcement.
The Center for Public Integrity: Nuclear miscalculation: Why regulators miss power plant threats from quakes and storms The Center for Public Integrity 2011
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Lowering your housing costs will allow you to see huge gains in your savings.
Matt Kepnes: How to Save Money for Your Next Trip Matt Kepnes 2011
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Lowering capital gains and corporate taxes and the top bracket rate is bad for the economy because it creates massive deficits, as happened under Reagan and Bush.
Matthew Yglesias » Limbaugh Reiterates Desire for Economy to Tank 2009
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Lowering the drinking age is the first step in encouraging responsible consumption and taking the forbidden fruit aspect away from alcohol.
Rants 2009
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Lowering himself down, Sisko hung his legs over the stone wall that bordered the pool.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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Lowering the cap would add to Seoul's effort to safeguard the economy from debilitating shocks that could be triggered by so-called hot money.
Seoul Likely to Tighten Cap on Money Flows Kanga Kong 2011
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Lowering costs is a huge driver of IT decision-making, this year more than ever.
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- Lowering the top marginal tax rate to 25 percent
Wonk Room » CNBC Host: Rep. Ryan’s Alternative Budget ‘Gives Me A Lot Of Confidence’ 2009
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Lowering his voice, he considers the thousands the government says are likely to have died.
A Nation's Vigil of Hope and Loss Daisuke Wakabayashi 2011
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Lowering the drinking age is the first step in encouraging responsible consumption and taking the forbidden fruit aspect away from alcohol.
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