"This is called pre-emptive self-regulation," said Kevin Book, managing director of Clearview Energy Partners, a New York consultant focusing on energy policy. ❋ Russell Gold (2011)
PARIS—Électricité de France SA said Thursday it is putting in place a series of pre-emptive security measures at its nuclear plants, as the world's biggest nuclear-energy company looks to calm fears about nuclear power ahead of Europe-wide safety stress tests. ❋ Geraldine Amiel (2011)
President Barack Obama said Thursday that a no-fly zone—which U.S. defense officials say would require a pre-emptive strike on Libyan air defenses—is "one option" under consideration. ❋ Stephen Fidler (2011)
A top Iranian lawmaker had said Tuesday on the Iranian parliament's website that the pre-emptive ban was still under consideration, though there was a consensus to implement it. ❋ Benoît Faucon (2012)
*** Australia The Reserve Bank of Australia surprised financial markets when it tightened policy for the first time in six months in a pre-emptive strike to stave off looming inflation pressures being fuelled by a once-in-a-century mining boom. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The entire idea that he made pre-emptive concessions is based on nothing more than an idea that he “really” wanted a more liberal bill, and I see little evidence of that. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The United States would have to carry out pre-emptive strikes on Libyan defense sites and antiaircraft systems. ❋ John Yoo (2011)
The only possible result is pre-emptive violence by the one about to be attacked. ❋ Unknown (2010)
I told her I had two concerns -- that we needed a voice that would transition us to a new economy, challenge pre-emptive wars, regardless of whether the wars were waged by Republicans or Democrats, and that we needed a congress person who would advocate for a just and lasting peace in the middle east, someone who would not be afraid to criticize Israel, to fight for equal rights for both Palestinians and Israelis. ❋ Marcy Winograd (2011)
But I think the October surprise will be a war in the Persian Gulf, most likely provoked by an Israeli pre-emptive strike on Iran, which we will not know about in the U.S. ahead of time. ❋ Unknown (2012)
"We believe that it will be extremely difficult to stop the hawks from pushing the bank into a small pre-emptive rate hike," said Peter Vanden Houte , an economist at ING. ❋ Nicholas Winning (2011)
One alert helped the agency make a pre-emptive call to a local TV station to make sure its ads for furniture maker La-Z-Boy Inc. wouldn't be bumped because the commercials touted a sale that was imminent. ❋ Suzanne Vranica (2010)
Instead the Dems proposed an already-insufficient package, made pre-emptive concessions in the accursed name of Broderism, made MORE concessions when it actually came to the House, and then let the center and right run rampage all over it in the Senate. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Of course, preparing that pre-emptive defence takes time & resources. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)
If there is no exposure on this point, you probably just sit back and tell the NC tax authorities to pound sand, rather than bring a pre-emptive suit in Federal court. ❋ Unknown (2010)
"It is mentioned that it is pre-emptive because there is no specific information of assets here or there." ❋ Unknown (2011)
No one in the US, in Europe, in Turkey or in the region is willing to engage in the kind of massive, pre-emptive intervention that might – might – preclude the aforementioned scenarios, especially since such a move would probably entail its own disastrous consequences. ❋ Unknown (2012)
This puts forth the notion that pre-emptive discrimination CAN be a goodthing. ❋ Unknown (2010)
I swear to God, with my first comment I was going to make a pre-emptive joke about Hector soon arriving with his Crusades/Muslims taking over/abortions/High Church manias, but I decided to avoid rubbing the turd lamp hoping that particular odor would not appear. eric k Says: ❋ Unknown (2009)
"There could be times in the years to come … when a combined Franco-British capability can help, in a pre-emptive way, with stabilization ops, conflict prevention, conflict containment," said Sir Nicholas Houghton, the U. K.'s vice chief of defense staff, at a briefing in Washington. ❋ Alistair MacDonald (2010)
