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"The idea of licensing is to make it a fair playing field for everyone, " Hartman said.

He says the rebels are capable of ground combat if they receive just a small amount of modern weapons, which would even the playing field.

So these proof of concept experiments led me to say I should found a company, and we should take this out to a wider playing field.

"It's an earthquake, " he shouted, before legging it out of the door, down the stairs and on to the playing field.

The beauty of the convention, he said, was that it was global, theoretically creating a level playing field.

A very good batter may hit the ball out of the playing field and run to all 4 bases for a "home run" .

You need to hold the ball across the playing field with multiple obstacles to the finish to advance to the next level.

Having absorbed much foreign technology, it now seems to be tilting the playing field in favour of its own companies.

Mr Ellis said there was no issue of discrimination, just a levelling of the playing field to ensure pregnant workers are protected.

We're not trying to make them look better than other comparable students at other schools. We just want them to be on an even playing field.

Karel de Gucht, Europe's trade commissioner, said the verdict would help to create a more level playing field for raw materials.

I passed a year at home and understood how tough it is to be away from the playing field and not play.

One of the most loved players of the Rossoneri fans for his character and intelligence both on the pitch and out of the playing field.

He's been off the playing field for most of SecretInvasion, but his 2009 looks to see him back in the mix.

Earlier this month Beijing backtracked a bit , but the playing field is still far from level .

'In this sense, online dating does not seem to level the playing field for unattractive individuals.

Duality was the ideal playing field to test your ability to live through the challenges between the Light and dark forces.

Whichever field you were in and at whichever level, you were competing against other similar sites on a fairly level playing field.

I call it leveling the playing field and giving parents a way to put money aside for a child with a disability.

An even playing field. Just a guy present hunting for his wonderful overworked. Wife?

China will continue to open its financial sector in line with its WTO commitments and create a level playing field for foreign banks.

Players said the playing field was in poor condition, a claim that Chelsea officials later disputed.

the multiple selection of discrete objects works adequately if the entire playing field is visible at once, like the icons on a desktop.

It levels the playing field with the big boys and it eliminates the questions people might have about a small company.

Even the playing field and american corporations will have less incentive to leave.

Th e same competition expressed itself on the playing field: GW was a force among the city schools in both baseball and football.

In this "flattening" trend, he argues that the playing field for individuals and companies all over the globe is being leveled.

Both moves are designed to help onshore fund management companies compete in a more even playing field.

"The result for our companies is that the creation of a [global] competitive level playing field has receded, " he said.

Television programmes, in particular, do not compete for audiences on a completely featureless playing field.

Mr Vestberg said Ericsson would not get distracted by a debate about whether it was competing on a level playing field with Huawei.

We are so envious of what others have, that we try to level the playing field in our minds, by buying our way up to their "status" .

So yes, it does equal the playing field between businesses of different sizes if it's used in the right way.

The fact that I engaged with the men under the premise of art created, to an extent, a level playing field: everyone was taking a risk.

"We need to engage African nations on an equal playing field, " he said.

The floor of the playing field is covered with a printed, matte greyscale. See your national web site for local suppliers.

Simply, if it's not burnt up on a playing field, it can show up in anti- social ways.

It probably would have had the best chance of forcing the Chinese to return to a level playing field.

The units are radially distributed about an atrium, which serves as a traffic zone, an indoor playing field, and a dining hall.

Until the Glazers' drain on our finances is removed, we will never be able to compete on a level playing field with the best in the world.

The pitcher throws the ball and the batter tries to hit it on the playing field to get a " base hit" .

The main aim of the guidelines is to encourage fair and open campaigning by candidates and supporters on a level playing field.

But he was also right that, given the media bias against us, he knew why we tried to level the playing field.

Kickball playing field with the number of obvious limitations, the number of games the two sides must be equal.

If I keep practicing, I could one day become a dark horse on the playing field.

better schools for a skilled workforce, clear rules and a level playing field for enterprises of all kinds.

But some believe they gain a psychological advantage over their opponents the moment they step out onto the playing field.

Meanwhile, authorities are busily shifting the goal posts in a way that would give any Olympic athlete fits on the playing field.

This would not put them at a disadvantage; it would even the playing field.

There might also be a technological breakthrough that could rapidly change the playing field.

With the grounds so close to the coast, the playing field is below sea level to reduce the effects of the strong wind.

But he worries about a "skewing of the playing field" in favor of the big banks, putting community banks at a disadvantage.

An artificial substitute for such a grassy layer , as on a playing field .

The agreement does help level the playing field among auto makers, likely helping the U. S. auto makers better compete globally.

Where else do Algeria and the U. S. meet on a level playing field? Uruguay and Ghana? North Korea and Brazil? Japan and Cameroon?

It would be one thing if these efforts were conducted on a level playing field, but the reality is they're not.

The competitiveness requirements will be imposed on an uneven playing field, putting deficit countries into an untenable position.

provision of a playing field , recreation ground or scholarship fund for employees of a particular company or industry.

Many small businesses complain that they are not competing on a level playing field and that they are the ones who lose out.

But given the high risk premiums prevailing in Europe, this percentage is too low for a level playing field.

This transformation of computing and IT infrastructure into a utility, which is available to all, somewhat levels the playing field.

Germany greeted the single currency as a levelling of the commercial playing-field and has been honing its competitiveness ever since.

By eliminating or reducing your own perks, you show your desire to level the playing field.

We had the housing bubble and the credit default. The commodities market is another lucrative playing field [where] traders take a fee.

Date someone on an equal playing field or outside of your department.

Sometime around the year 2000, the world achieved a very high level of connectivity, virtually flattening the global economic playing field.

Freedom of thought and the level playing field made possible by the rule of law are part of what fuels innovation economies.

Lin: Wow, so many! I still remember playing field hockey with you last summer!

We support these reforms insofar as they create a level playing field that ensures that capital markets return to sustainable growth.

As for the goal of levelling the academic playing field, the state is pleased so far.

The playing field is tilted firmly in favour of the junta's Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), led by the prime minister.

Expanding the availability of these vaccines creates a level playing field.

In the playing field, in the face of strong opponents, the dauntless spirit of promoting courage, the courage to compete and daring to win.

The playing field did not quarrel brawl, the gallery no boos Daocai.

In the U. S. , the playing field already has shifted, putting Japan's biggest auto makers on the defensive.

You may be above them in rank, but as a human being, you're on a level playing field.

Come down to be equals and join us on a level playing field instead of creating a new rival in the style of the Cold War.

The restructuring itself, designed to create a more level playing field, could be bad news for China Mobile.

The user controls Paramecia using a handheld device, which delivers electrical pulses to different sides of the playing field.

"We do not know what the playing field will be like in the fall of 2012, " noted Brown.

Curbing these practices could help create a level playing field for manufacturers in the UK and around the world.

"It's not a level playing field, " said Thomas Briollet, one of the French judges and a wine import and export manager in China.

We're trying to level the playing field by empowering individuals to change the world.

Geithner reflected those concerns when he urged the Chinese government to provide a 'level playing field' for all companies in its market.

Western firms complain that the playing field is tipping against them in favor of domestic state-owned companies.

His attack starts by insisting upon a "level playing field" across jurisdictions.

The royals must be on the playing field by 4 p. m. if they do not appear, they will lose the game by default.

There is no orthodoxy or dominant genre; everything exists on an even playing field.

A position at a distance from the inside or center, as of a playing field or racetrack.

here that common standards create a flatter, more level playing field. To put it.

"We will leverage the market clout of global retailers to help create a green playing field for China's exporters, " says EDF.

The competition text will promote a competitive business environment, protect consumers, and ensure a level playing field for TPP companies.

Only one month ago, Marcus Tulio Tanaka of Japan acted like a child on the playing field.

Our cities do not need favours, but they do deserve a level playing field.

No. There's no connection between getting horizontal and how well he performs on the court or playing field.

Why was there no sense of urgency on the playing field or with in the command system?

today we've leveled the playing field with cheap boob jobs, tummy tucks, and outpatient procedures you can get on your lunch break.

"We would look at that as a form of double taxation, " Mr Torok said. "We are just looking for a level playing field in the industry. "

and habits that could take advantage of this new, flatter playing field. In short.

Ensure a level playing field for domestic manufacturing and secure significant actions to combat climate change by our trading partners.

The police roped off the playing field to keep back the crowd .

At the same time, the system performance decreases when the playing field size and the number of robots reach a critical value.

And businesses are growing impatient to get a level playing field with Chinese competitors.

The global strength of the pound has helped London get on an even playing field.

Instead governments should make sure that the two forms of software compete on a level playing field and can comingle efficiently.

That package 'leveled the playing field with other countries, ' says Doug Grose, chief executive of Globalfoundries.

Helping to create a political level playing field is a quite different thing from providing support to opposition candidates.

They should just move to China and open up the playing field for new US based auto companies.

Lawyers who defend corporations tremble tothink how the new rules will tilt the playing field in their disfavour.

This has put it on an equal playing field with other high-performance server platforms.

The aim of the game is to maximize your score by removing as many items from the playing field as possible.

And the entire world, it seems, is jawboning China to level the playing field and let its undervalued currency, the renminbi, appreciate.

Although you can never level the playing field when a man and woman are in the same room. It's not possible.

Creating a more level playing field with expanding opportunities for trade and investment.

They must also hire lawyers to defend themselves against attacks by other lawyers on a playing field built by lawyers.

We share an interest in improving governance and strengthening institutions to create a level playing field for business.

Mr Ibrahim, who is accused by opponents of race-baiting, says Malays are still not ready to compete on a level playing field.

The German public is a long way from accepting it; yet it is needed to re-establish a level playing field.

Even more astonishing is that the playing field to create a number of her records.

The playing field should be placed so that it is flat and level. The field may be placed on a table or on the floor.

We need to create an equal playing field in the sky where passengers have the same fare.

"Addressing offshore tax evasion helps level the playing field and create a fairer system for all taxpayers, " the official said.

A global playing field with vast communication networks demands the standardization of language.

"Our key goal was to achieve a level playing field, " the official said.

Thirdly, standardising capital definitions and rules would lead to a more level playing field across Europe.

At the start of the game, a small white leather ball, called a 'jack', is thrown onto the playing field.

A big part of "eSports" is the concept of balanced play, level playing field.

I'm still amazed at how thoroughly 140 characters and an @ sign level the playing field on Twitter, erasing relative status and power.

This creates a more level playing field for anyone who wants to build tools to support that technology.

On balance, the competitive playing field in China is fairer to foreign firms that it was a decade ago. And we commend the Chinese for that.

The moral of the story? First identify your core competency and then change the playing field to suit your core competency.

If globalization has leveled the playing field among nations, it's exacerbating divisions within them.

The key question is whether China is providing a "level playing field" and meeting its WTO obligations, Schwab said.

This points out that contests really need clear guidelines and rules to ensure a level playing field for all participants.

When it comes to cheating, in business deals, on taxes or on the playing field, people often point a finger at Italy.

Hence, today's technology has leveled, or flattened, the playing field for competitive business.

European competition law will ensure a level playing field between public and private providers.

Regulation is supposed to order the markets, prevent panics, present a fair playing field and prevent fraud.

And so we're going to continue to work on this very important relationship to make sure the playing field is level.

Nato has bombed Col Gaddafi's oilfields, creating a level playing field of sorts, given the rebels can no longer afford to import petrol.

A spokeswoman for Mr Kovacs said it was important to create "a level playing field" between big offshore centres.

The question is how are we going to have a level playing field so that new energy companies can compete fairly and kick some ass?

We need to create a level playing field for all American children with equivalent opportunities for health, nutrition, education and work.

That might simply sound like ensuring a level playing field, but for some market-minded Tories it signals a retreat.

Teams that play through precipitation risk player injuries and damage to the playing field.

The first concerns the significant, yet silent, return of governments to the economic playing field.

The report heralds a more level playing field for these small businesses.

Thus, the visual influence of babyfaceness clearly shifted perception, and the playing field.

The industry's drive to cut capacity further this fall, they say, will level the playing field on the pricing front.

As befits its economic global rank China is providing a level playing field for all firms, domestic or foreign alike.

The German public is a long way from accepting it; yet it is clearly needed in order to reestablish a level playing field in Europe.

He added that while India could not catch up with China militarily, it should aim to level the playing field as much as possible.

And China sees the world as a level playing field of intertwined green energy destinies, and feels threatened by US solar competition.

Today's action is proof of our commitment to level the playing field in this area.

Great experiences and profits aside, it wasn't long before Dennis needed a bigger playing field than the minor-league MidAm.

"The new tax law provides a level playing field, " says Becky Lai, a tax services partner with Deloitte.

Now that the regulators are taking an interest, they will probably focus on making the playing field more level.

If there is no playing field of the painful process of tempering, where the podium will be that exciting time?

First know your own competency and then change the playing field to suit your competency.

There is a simple way both to increase access to publicly funded research and to level the playing field for new journals.

In this debate, many argue that global competition requires a "level playing field" .

We must also create a level playing field for employers that offer coverage by penalizing employers that are free riders.

Play soccer with a group of friend, using the entire store as your playing field.

He is also keen to "level the playing field" by helping smaller banks, which were largely overlooked during efforts to stabilise the giants.

policy focuses on fostering competition by keeping markets open and the playing field level.

Is it a level playing field?

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They argue that recent U. S. changes created an unlevel playing field and are insisting new rules are in place this financial year.

Further, it levels the playing field, democratizing the tools of business.

This levels the playing field for all signatories - so they can bid for other countries' government contracts. The U.

The context is set by playing field (environment) and rugby rules (controls).

Interface is the super interface to all pieces on the playing field.

I say this because it is not uncommon for one to believe that India and China are on an equal playing field.

Would it be possible, on the last day of the summer term , to separate the playing field so that a helicopter can land?

Second, it allows that company to choose the part of the "playing field" upon which they are best suited to compete.

Games began, we saw each athlete high spirit, dynamic active on the playing field.

Ferreira says much can also be done globally to help level the playing field and improve the lives of people in the developing world.

The OECD adopted the convention in 1997 to level the playing field for all companies engaged in international business.

Unfortunately, your competitors are all doing the same thing - it's a level playing field but there are a lot of players.

I enjoy athletics. I enjoy playing field hockey and doing gymnastics.

And most of those answers should be welcome news to anyone wishing to compete in China on a level playing field.

We are working closely with the Chinese government to ensure that trade takes place through open markets and on a level playing field.

On the one hand, women said in the survey they want a level playing field and the same advice and opportunities that men get.

Which team is favourite, or are both coming in on a level playing field?

When the nature of freedom is understood, then you eliminate all competition; on the playing field, in the classroom.

The Internet is a much larger playing field than PC operating systems.

Wenger's compatriot wants to create a 'level playing field' in football but the Arsenal manager thinks that a salary cap goes too far.

marked off the playing field by yards.

Student 8: I enjoy athletics. I enjoy playing field hockey and doing gymnastics. Um. . . I enjoy reading.

Her co-star agreed: "They still have a lot of maturing to do, but at some point I think they'll meet on an even playing field. "

They simply aren't oriented to compete on every single playing field as Apple.

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This will level the playing field for local and foreign companies.

Disciplined trading helps to level the playing field.

He also points towards the opportunity India has to have a balanced playing field with China, with Nepal's help.

ball used in playing field hockey.

We need tariffs and industrial policy to level the playing field.

So, money doesn't interest Elizabeth Gray as much as a level playing field.

The reform of the past few years, to provide a fair and level playing field for taxes.

The key to leveling the income playing field is taxes and education.

School reform helps, but cannot level the playing field.

This is an important step towards increasing transparency and creating a level playing field.

After the first half, teams will switch sides of the playing field.

We can balance that by awarding ourselves perpetual good health, but it's harder to level the playing field when it comes to gender.

Using a unique teaching methods so that students will have the power playing field.

I could quit, but here's the thing I love the playing field.

This has helped level the playing field and expand world trade.

But the Leopard Seal is patient, it knows it controls the playing field.

On that level playing field where he covered the overhead, everyone appeared mentally tough.

Andriy Shevchenko is preparing to return on the playing field following a layoff of 3 weeks.

Third, under the best of circumstances, they can even "define the playing field. "

"For the Chinese industry, " Di Mauro says, "Android levels the playing field. "

The internet today is, mostly, a level playing field.

Occupy axis of playing field: never ever give free way to your own goal!

Nate: Even the playing field? It's worth it, believe me.

This park or playing field was empty when the Google Maps satellite flew over it before the quake.

The emergence of companies from low-cost countries such as India, China, Brazil, and Eastern Europe has transformed the playing field.

It will level the playing field for U. S. auto companies and workers.

In short, there already is a level playing field.

BENJAMIN MKAPA, President of Tanzania: You see, we talk about a level playing field, but in fact it is very much tilted in their favor.

or a long time he followed the rule that the playing field had to be 26 inches wide.

The great thing about the web is that it is a very open playing field.

So now you have an even playing field where those players over there aren't looking at us and being intimidated by us.

So the subsidies and mandates offered to renewable sources of power such as wind turbines often just level the playing field.

The playing field was mud city after the big rain.

A level playing field makes more sense.

It does also mean, though, that we have a level playing field when it comes to our trading partners.

But the playing field is anything but level.

And those kinds of fair trade elements are very important to a level playing field.

It's a disruptive technology that levels that playing field between men and women and it allows them to get on with their career.

It is time to raise tariffs on Chinese products. We need a level playing field.

Aimed at levelling the playing field, it could instead change the way many people think about China.

We are competitors but we want a level playing field.

After an injury in the past year you have returned to the playing field. How are things now?

But even he doesn't believe a level playing field exists yet.

In Minesweeper, you must locate all of the mines concealed beneath a playing field of squares.

Some emperors make the leap onto shore before it can reach them. But the leopard seal is patient; it knows it controls the playing field.

Its not even a fair playing field.

There is an incredibly vibrant network in my industry and that's the playing field I want to be on.

It is fast treadmills on the playing field the hard way to achieve the goal.

The playing field is a large oval.

For them, gender is a creative playing field.

But here, everyone is on a level playing field of intuition.

And we welcome the progress we achieved to provide a more level playing field for U. S. firms in China.

playing field adjoins the school.

A level playing field doesn't mean much if you don't know the rules or have the right sporting equipment.

But the government needs to get China to level the playing field so that our cars can sell over there.

The devastation wrought by last year's financial crisis on US banks has changed the playing field, say representatives of foreign banks.

An open and level playing field will speed the development of an innovative and vibrant aviation sector in China.

What has each competitor done in the past year to change the playing field?