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- noun Plural form of
scheme . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
to scheme .
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Examples
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The schemes now in place to protect people when their defined-benefit pension schemes* collapse are much better than they were just a few years ago.
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I like this best -- "She seemed wary of what she called schemes to promote balance or diversity of opinions saying the government cannot be trusted to regulate the marketplace of political ideas."
FightingBob.com 2010
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The web's ability to dredge duplicitous schemes from the corporate-governmental shadows into the noonday glare is a great advance, one with implications that reach far beyond food policy.
Fortunately, 'Corn Sugar' Has Become a Sticky PR Mess Dr. Andrew Weil 2010
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Hammond also said local authorities could bid for further schemes from a £600m pot.
Philip Hammond unveils eight schemes to reduce motorway jams James Meikle 2010
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They extorted it from unwitting taxpayers and with a handful of bought-off politicians in schemes just like the one going on now.
Why are taxpayers paying Paulson's peanut vendors? (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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The web's ability to dredge duplicitous schemes from the corporate-governmental shadows into the noonday glare is a great advance, one with implications that reach far beyond food policy.
Dr. Andrew Weil: Fortunately, 'Corn Sugar' Has Become a Sticky PR Mess Dr. Andrew Weil 2010
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They have largely insulated those in final-salary schemes from the rule that means they will have to pay tax on contributions if they get a promotion or big salary increase; they have capped the benefit to 100,000 people at the top who were making the biggest use of tax relief; they have massively simplified the pension system.
High earners hit jackpot in pension tax rethink Jill Insley 2010
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Competition to get on such schemes is intense, he admits.
Graduate jobs: The door's still open Nic Paton 2010
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The economic theory of compensation schemes is that employers will pay for what is least costly to monitor.
Why is Health Care Inefficient?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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"Our experience of voluntary schemes is that they are less effective," she said, citing the example of a recent Food Standards Agency pilot programme, that involved 18 companies.
Calorie counts on menus to fight obesity Denis Campbell 2010
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