Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Policy and regulatory imperatives
0 Hi, there, 02 br
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0 "imperatives" are 01 b 00 essential 02 b 00 or urgent things - so these are essential things underlying policy and regulation. 0-
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0 Thank you very much, Feebs11. So does it mean 02 br
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00 - Essential things according to policy and regulations (from an aspect of someone who must obey the regulations) 02 br
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0 Without fuller context, the second of your suggestions seems more likely. 0-
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