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The compromise also "limits efforts by the Obama Administration to over-regulate the lithium battery industry," according to a statement by Republican leaders of the House Transportation Committee.
Congress to Block Tighter Rules for Air-Cargo Battery Shipments Andy Pasztor 2012
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We cannot meet that goal if we over-regulate an industry out of ignorance.
William Tierney and Guilbert Hentschke: Nobody Wins When We Regulate Out of Ignorance William Tierney 2010
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Neither gentleman will be drawn into comparing the business climates in the U.S. and the U.K., except for Mr. Montagu's caution that one mustn't over-regulate.
Lord Sandwich's Sandwiches Anne Jolis 2011
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Nevertheless, while it is true that no one, including us, wishes to over-regulate, we similarly cannot support under-protecting the American consumer, particularly our nation's children.
Inez Moore Tenenbaum: Keeping a Strong Safety Net in Place for Children Inez Moore Tenenbaum 2011
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Nevertheless, while it is true that no one, including us, wishes to over-regulate, we similarly cannot support under-protecting the American consumer, particularly our nation's children.
Inez Moore Tenenbaum: Keeping a Strong Safety Net in Place for Children Inez Moore Tenenbaum 2011
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Gun owners should understand that much of the impulse to over-regulate and ban firearms would evaporate overnight--along with much of the crime--by joining forces with the anti-Prohibition forces to take away the lucrative black market for both drugs and guns by legalizing marijuana.
Richard Feldman: Gun Rights & Marijuana Reform -- Issues Joined! Richard Feldman 2011
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Shirley Ann Jackson, then chairwoman of the commission, told her staff that they were to listen to the industry message: "That we are inefficient, that we over-regulate, that we inspect too much, assess too much, enforce too much, take too long on licensing actions and employ an overly restrictive body of regulation."
Carl Pope: Why They Don't -- and Can't -- Get It Right Carl Pope 2011
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Shirley Ann Jackson, then chairwoman of the commission, told her staff that they were to listen to the industry message: "That we are inefficient, that we over-regulate, that we inspect too much, assess too much, enforce too much, take too long on licensing actions and employ an overly restrictive body of regulation."
Carl Pope: Why They Don't -- and Can't -- Get It Right Carl Pope 2011
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If we over-regulate privacy, managing only to the worst case, we could lose sight of the benefits of publicness, the value of sharing.
How Much Should People Worry About the Loss of Online Privacy? Julia Angwin 2011
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Nevertheless, while it is true that no one, including us, wishes to over-regulate, we similarly cannot support under-protecting the American consumer, particularly our nation's children.
Inez Moore Tenenbaum: Keeping a Strong Safety Net in Place for Children Inez Moore Tenenbaum 2011
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