by fiat

General Motors, she writes, was bought by Fiat, "an event unimaginable just a couple [of] years earlier" .

the political temptation to prop up wages at the bottom by fiat may well grow.

During military rule, generals ran the country by fiat, Ms. Thwe Thwe Win said. "Now we know there are rules, " she said.

The brand, owned by Fiat, said it planned to begin introducing hybrid versions of all of its road cars within three to four years.

But it was mostly because China created 190 new cities largely by fiat, re labelling big towns as small cities.

Now the not-so-good news: With more than 60 new members to contend with in the House, Boehner most certainly will not rule by fiat.

In many countries, oil prices are held artificially low, either by fiat or subsidy.

But it was mostly because China created 190 new cities largely by fiat, relabelling big towns as small cities.

Untethered from the goldstandard and the Bretton Woods system, and insufficiently accountable toCongress, the Fed creates money by fiat.

This would reduce the time and resources spent haggling over profits, because decisions would simply be taken by fiat.

By fiat, he means that it has value only because the Fed says it does.

Abarth was bought by Fiat in 1971 to become its racing division.

But can new ideas truly be created by fiat?