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- initialism electronics adjacent channel interference ratio.
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Examples
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The English are known for their generosity and we are hoping to raise lots of money for three charities, WRVS, RNID and ACIR.
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Q Now, I understand that as far as the retrospective mandates -- that is, the existing mandates -- they're going to be examined, too, under a provision of this bill by ACIR and --
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But the hope is, as part of the regulatory reform effort that we're undertaking and as part of what ACIR is doing, is to try to find the ones that can be modified or eliminated as we go.
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MS. KATZEN: ACIR was asked to do three studies, and one of them is to look at the embedded mandates, as we would call them.
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FSL06. 1 Reinvent the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR) and charge it with responsibility for continuous improvement in federal, state, and local partnership and intergovernmental service delivery.
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In the next five years, a reinvented ACIR should design broader solutions to the grant proliferation problem and -- in cooperation with strong existing bodies like the National Academy of Public Administration -- accumulate evidence of best practices in the public sector and ensure their dissemination to policymakers and managers alike.
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And, in the past five years, ACIR has not had a quorum at more than one quarter of its meetings.
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Twenty years ago, ACIR was a prestigious institution that produced numerous analytical reports on the intergovernmental impact of federal policy.
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In recent years, ACIR has lost stature, influence, and resources.
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Some have argued that ACIR should be allowed to die a peaceful death.
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