Because air density reduces at higher altitudes, a scramjet must climb at a specific rate as it accelerates to maintain a constant air pressure at the intake.
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Though Congress has the authority to legislate these interest rate changes, Scott predicted that lawmakers would leave it to the Treasury Department to set the specific rates.
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Long-distance companies argue that, while the law allows state commissions to set specific rates, it allows the FCC to establish standards to ensure a uniform national pricing policy.
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In a new development yesterday, a group of independent phone dealers asked the California Public Utilities Commission to reconsider last month's decision to bundle phones with specific rate plans.
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In a separate news conference, Smith said that while he did not have a specific rate cut in mind, " about a half percent would be a good move ."
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Grannis said the Assembly would not try to legislate a specific rate reduction, as New Jersey lawmakers have, for fear of roiling what is now a fairly stable, profitable market.
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But Washington had also discussed with the Japanese government how big those targets should be, and had once suggested a specific rate of growth in foreign parts purchases by Japanese companies.
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Supporters of the specific rates argued that they were necessary, though, because European exporters were routinely providing their American customers with phony invoices showing lower prices for goods than were actually paid.
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"They're engaged in classic consumer fraud, advertising specific rates and then charging additional fees, " said Peter Morgenstern, a partner in the New York law firm of Bragar Wexler Eagel & Morgenstern.
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In turning down the specific rate request submitted by Blue Cross, the commissioner disagreed with plans to include in the rate calculation certain federal taxes and contributions to the company's overall reserves.
