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  • Presented in stainless steel with 3 micron gold-plating, Black leather strap, this timepiece displays the dial with plain printed index and protected with a sapphire crystal glass with the Magnetic Movement Coin (MMC).

    SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1176 2009

  • It is investigating claims the BOE and Financial Services Authority are gold-plating bank liquidity rules to the detriment of bank lending and promising to bang heads together if true, according to someone familiar with Mr. Osborne's thinking.

    King Right on Inflation, Wrong on Banks Simon Nixon 2011

  • The cup, six kilograms (13 pounds) of sterling silver inlaid with gold-plating and set on a pedestal bearing the royal coat of arms, is waiting.

    Archive 2008-09-01 Azmie aka switch image 2008

  • This year he is trotting out a series of management reforms that include reducing "gold-plating" -- the practice of adding more and more capabilities to a weapons system without regard to cost -- to increasing competitive bidding for service contracts.

    William Hartung: Gates's Bottom Line: Weapons Contractors Will Be Just Fine 2010

  • This year he is trotting out a series of management reforms that include reducing "gold-plating" -- the practice of adding more and more capabilities to a weapons system without regard to cost -- to increasing competitive bidding for service contracts.

    William Hartung: Gates's Bottom Line: Weapons Contractors Will Be Just Fine 2010

  • The cup, six kilograms (13 pounds) of sterling silver inlaid with gold-plating and set on a pedestal bearing the royal coat of arms, is waiting.

    Real Madrid Centenery 1902-2002 shirt, 100 years anniversary adidas kits. Azmie aka switch image 2008

  • We ' ll skip over the years that GM managers bought labor peace with the United Auto Workers by gold-plating health-care benefits and what came to be called legacy costs.

    An IPO for Uncle 2010

  • By gold-plating the bats, Barnes hoped to express "the precious role bats play in our ecosystem" and counteract the perception of bats as being "dangerous or grotesque."

    Kerry Trueman: Bats: The New Canary in the Coal Mine? 2009

  • I may be wrong, but isn't these the kind of rules that the French are accused of breaking all the time but the law-abiding UK is gold-plating this kind of stuff ;0

    T in the Dark Jeff 2009

  • This vote is basically to see if Seattlites are remotely willing to pay for the gold-plating.

    Sound Politics: Viaduct ballot measures challenged 2007

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