In the end, this portion of the Dodd-Frank Act was watered down and politically-influenced.
The wording has already been watered down in an apparent attempt to overcome Russian objections.
Constitutional reforms watered down the vast powers that the presidency had enjoyed under apartheid.
They have spent millions in lobbying dollars to gut already watered down Dodd-Frank provisions.
Investments in fast-growing markets usually get watered down, too, by the constant flood of new stocks.
In the past, tough talk of reform has petered out proposals have been watered down or abandoned.
This too was watered down from the draft, itself weaker than some seasoned Romania-watchers had hoped.
There were some watered down PG-13 horror, but there was nothing about it I considered horrific.
That proposal has already been watered down but Doncaster warned that such action could harm teams.
And, further ahead, the terms of the pact itself may yet be watered down.
This may be watered down perhaps by raising the portion exempted from the new charge or eliminated.
The Children's Food Trust says it is disappointed that the rules have been watered down.
In France, Mr Jospin's government has watered down its proposals for a 35-hour week.
Professor Cecchetti said that lobbying did not lead to the new regulations being watered down.
LDP's traditionalists, who have systematically watered down all attempts in the past to dispense similar medicine.
Bored customers race past booths seeking out free T-shirts, watered down drinks, and scantily clad booth babes.
Restrictions introduced two years ago were watered down after lobbying from the catering trade and tobacco firms.
But many of the proposals have been watered down or stalled as they have gone through parliament.
But, like most of the recent reforms, it may be watered down or die in political limbo.
Oddly, the report has left climate activists stuttering with rage at what they call its "watered down" predictions.
In health care, for instance, insurance-company associations and doctors wield too much influence and have recently watered down reforms.
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Plans for such a business-friendly zone in Kobe after its 1995 earthquake were watered down to almost nothing.
Some anti-laundering campaigners say that criticism of members in evaluation reports is often watered down for diplomatic reasons.
The sanctions resolution was two and a half months in the making and watered down to appease Russia.
The Senate version watered down the rule, leaving it up to regulators to decide how stringent it should be.
But they delayed and watered down the changes proposed by the EU Commission.
It eliminates the weaknesses inherent in the old style of references that become so watered down they are useless.
Interleague play, begun in 1995, has already watered down the excitement of the World Series and the All-Star Game.
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On the other hand, there are serious questions as to whether this law is being watered down or not.
So, Bernanke wants the sequester watered down to allow QE3 to keep working.
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