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  • verb Present participle of entail.

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Examples

  • "Decisive and bold action by the ECB entailing an open-ended commitment to do 'whatever it takes' would stem the panic and create space for more growth-friendly policies and a serious discussion on euro bonds," he said.

    Euro Bonds Gain Momentum, With Limits Stephen Fidler 2011

  • Earlier, Mario Monti, the new Italian prime minister, had unveiled his radical austerity package entailing €30bn £26bn of savings and warned Italy would be the next Greece without the drastic action.

    Eurozone warned of credit downgrades after Germany and France strike deal 2011

  • Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra will make an open offer to acquire up to 27% stake in Swaraj Automotives entailing an outgo of up to Rs 5.82 crore.

    Deals India: Morning News Roundup DEALS INDIA STAFF 2011

  • For Vodafone, the cost of the effort as it tried to upgrade the poor network it had bought was heavy, entailing £ 2.25 billion ($3.35 billion) of write downs in the fiscal year 2008-2009.

    Turkcell Enters German Mobile Phone Market Marc Champion 2010

  • The government has cleared 11 proposals, entailing total foreign direct investment FDI of Rs 182.78 crore, including that from 9X Media to increase foreign equity participation to up to 100%.

    Deals India: Morning News Roundup DEALS INDIA STAFF 2011

  • Insisting that the Greek disaster must never be allowed to repeat itself, they stressed there would be new disciplines for the 16 countries using the euro, entailing swingeing fines for debt and deficit delinquents.

    France and Germany hijack strict new eurozone budget regime Ian Traynor in Brussels 2010

  • The report also documented a significant increase in early medication abortion, entailing use of the so-called abortion pill.

    US Abortion Rate Stalls After Years Of Decline AP 2011

  • In the economic and material sphere, this means, for many, an open market — the opportunity for entrepreneurship — but for most of us, means simple prosperity, entailing economic security (a stable enough supply of material goods that one can live without dependence), and a capacity for material self-expression (consumption).

    Matthew Yglesias » The Strong Dollar 2009

  • Alongside love, travel lies at the heart of secular notions of happiness, though, unlike love, it is generally assumed to be a straightforward process entailing few conceptual or philosophical conundrums.

    Have Modern Travelers Lost Their Way? Alain de Botton 2011

  • Such rooms were museums, entailing endless labor to keep clean.

    Chapter 5: The Philomaths 2010

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