discretionary funds.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Then, again, the courts have what they term discretionary grounds for divorce.    From Wordnik.com.  [History of the First African Baptist Church, From its Organization, January 20th, 1788, to July 1st, 1888. Including the Centennial Celebration, Addresses, Sermons, Etc.] Reference

Mr. Frenzel talked about 4 percent in what he called discretionary spending.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Saturday Morning News: Bush Attempts to Sell Tax Cut to Country - March 3, 2001] Reference

So, really, only one-third of the pie is what we call discretionary spending.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 23, 2009] Reference

We have been very, very focused on controlling what we call discretionary costs.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

VELSHI: Is my own personal Aunt Erika going to have the same view of what I call discretionary expenses?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 31, 2008] Reference

Does that have any relationship to what you expect is what you call discretionary funds or your funds you can put anywhere?.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

The term discretionary spending now considered foul language, groceries, gas, education and hunkering down the order of the day. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 28, 2009] Reference

Hello, increase in discretionary spending for American consumers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Richard (RJ) Eskow: The First Domino: Foreclosure Fraud and the 'Invisible Bailout'] Reference

Defense draws the revenue first, NASA still "over in discretionary".    From Wordnik.com.  [Bolden Update - The Waiting Game - NASA Watch] Reference

Riedl then draws up a long list of Budget cuts in discretionary spending.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Budget Menu, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

They will be impacted the most by reductions in discretionary federal spending.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » FLASHBACK: Obama Criticized Spending Freeze As ‘Using A Hatchet Where You Need A Scalpel’] Reference

Increased costs in discretionary spending would not necessarily offset the estimated deficit reduction.    From Wordnik.com.  [CBO doubles some spending estimates under health care legislation] Reference

Central banks had certain discretionary powers before, but the new guidelines make their rights more explicit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Weak Banks Face New Curbs On Borrowing From the ECB] Reference

And I think Prashant said earlier about being some pretty strong strength in the short term discretionary work.    From Wordnik.com.  [Syntel CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript -- Seeking Alpha] Reference

Specifically, the list measures increases in discretionary spending over five successive budgets, adjusted for inflation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Behind the Scenes of Operation Photo-Op] Reference

And that his organization wouldn't be granting note the discretionary nature of the English word any interviews to the Times.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yu, the DPP, and the China Times] Reference

But after talking to shoppers at K-Mart in Allentown, it's easy to see that the word discretionary is open for interpretation.    From Wordnik.com.  [WFMZ-TV 69NEWS: Top Stories] Reference

Bonuses, it is the so-called discretionary number.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 9, 2009] Reference

It's called discretionary spending and mandatory spending.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 6, 2006] Reference

It increases what's called discretionary spending by 4 percent.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 16, 2001] Reference

We grow what's called the discretionary part of the budget by 4 percent.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Bush Tax Tour: President Addresses Sioux Falls, South Dakota - March 9, 2001] Reference

Those groups received so-called discretionary funds from the City Council.    From Wordnik.com.  [NY Post: News] Reference

The question is over what's called discretionary spending, everything else.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - CNN Late Edition: Senators Hagel and Levin Discuss U.S. Military Readiness; Michael Dukakis Talks Presidential Politics; Gore and Bush Advisers Square Off - August 27, 2000] Reference

The freeze on so-called discretionary programs would have only a modest impact on the deficit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference

He called the discretionary freeze a first step toward putting the government's books in order.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bloomberg] Reference

The difference comes in the so-called discretionary funding, which can go to a wide array of nonprofits.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gotham Gazette: New York City News and Public Policy] Reference

ACHUTHAN: Oh, you're buttoning down the hatches and you are pulling in so-called discretionary spending.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2009] Reference

It's over half of the so-called discretionary budget, the amount Congress divides up and spends annually.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jason Salzman: If Norton Wants to Talk Military Strategy, Ask Her About Defense Cuts] Reference

A provision buried in his policy, called a discretionary clause, allowed the company to easily reject him.    From Wordnik.com.  [statesman.com - Highschool] Reference

We just see clients continually cutting back on what I will call their discretionary small capital programs.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

Needs and wants have different names in the staples while wants are known as discretionary or cyclical items.    From Wordnik.com.  [Investopedia.com Headlines] Reference

Additionally, the Standard applies to financial instruments with so - called discretionary participation features.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Spending increases on things we can control, called discretionary spending, accounted for six percent of the increase.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference

Every year Congress votes to fund on the day-to-day spending of the federal government, that's called discretionary spending.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 11, 2006] Reference

Hearing such pleas, the City Council has in the past allocated some of its so-called discretionary funds to religious schools.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gotham Gazette: New York City News and Public Policy] Reference

The document lists competitive grants, also known as discretionary grants, for which a federal agency has the discretionary power to.    From Wordnik.com.  [WHSV - HomePage - Headlines] Reference