Another proposal would scale back the federal government's legal obligation to police state mining agencies, by reclassifying certain duties from "nondiscretionary" to.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fabius Maximus] Reference

It's going to come from nondiscretionary spending.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 15, 2008] Reference

Q What is the administration number on the nondiscretionary for your proposal?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing On The Budget Resolution] Reference

There are signs that nondiscretionary health care procedures and products are suffering as well.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Botox Bubble] Reference

It also authorizes suits against EPA to compel performance of nondiscretionary actions under TSCA.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toxic Substances Control Act, United States] Reference

A lot of it may go toward purchases of nondiscretionary things, like the food bill, like the gas bill.    From Wordnik.com.  [Left and Wright] Reference

Meanwhile, real costs outpace inflation; and typically 90%+ of spending is mandated or nondiscretionary.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Jersey's legislative eggshells: Tiptoeing around property tax and school funding reform] Reference

The world's largest retailer said customers were hoarding gift cards to buy food and other nondiscretionary items.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cisco, Wal-Mart Post Gains Despite Gloom] Reference

The process of getting permission from clients with nondiscretionary accounts to make trades is simply too burdensome, he says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Charles Haines] Reference

These programs automatically allocate dollars to anyone who qualifies, making them nondiscretionary parts of the federal budget.    From Wordnik.com.  [Can America Survive?] Reference

A citizen suit may also be brought against EPA or any other federal agency for failure to perform a nondiscretionary duty required by the law.    From Wordnik.com.  [Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, United States] Reference

But Mr. Burris has asked a court to order the secretary of state to carry out what under state law would typically be a nondiscretionary duty.    From Wordnik.com.  [Harry Reid v. the Constitution] Reference

Buyout groups already have noted health care's noncyclical qualities and the nondiscretionary nature of spending on services such as care homes.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Flu Shot For Private Equity] Reference

And some of that is flowing through overall inflation, but specifically to food and energy which is the nondiscretionary part which takes away.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 3, 2008] Reference

The company also reported an uptick in nondiscretionary and discretionary spending, an encouraging signal for an economic recovery that still has its skeptics.    From Wordnik.com.  [MasterCard Profits From Spending Spree] Reference

The fact that inflation is so concentrated in nondiscretionary items, like energy and food, is sapping demand for discretionary items — like clothes and electronics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Now It’s the $6 Loaf of Bread] Reference

And there is also a huge victory in there for American people, on the nondiscretionary domestic spending side, where we were able to protect the President's priorities.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By The Budget Team] Reference

"We are allocating more shelf space to nondiscretionary categories" like food, health care and baby products, she said, and drawing attention to the store's low prices.    From Wordnik.com.  [Frugality Forged in Today's Recession Has Potential to Outlast It] Reference

Visa also benefits from its larger market share in debit cards, which are used more frequently than credit cards for nondiscretionary expenses such as groceries or gasoline.    From Wordnik.com.  [Visa Net Climbs 33% As Spending Picks Up] Reference

There are discretionary and nondiscretionary expenses.    From Wordnik.com.  [TheSunNews.com: Local] Reference

Access control types: discretionary, mandatory and nondiscretionary.    From Wordnik.com.  [SearchSecurity: Security Wire Daily News] Reference

He pointed to nondiscretionary stocks, which include food and drug manufacturers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reflector - Latest Headlines from The Daily Reflector] Reference

The only strength was recorded in nondiscretionary categories, such as health care.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

And then finally, in terms of flexibility, only the Barnett Shale is nondiscretionary.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

Athletic footwear has proved to be a recession-proof, nondiscretionary purchase, he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [IndyStar.com Top Stories] Reference

Spending is focused on nondiscretionary items -- people are buying things that they have to.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN.com] Reference

We'll be doing a higher percentage of grocery-anchored centers catering to nondiscretionary shopping.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

"The type of payment volume that appears on debit is much more nondiscretionary than what you see with credit.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Newsvine - Get Smarter Here] Reference

The nondiscretionary or staple items are simply our needs, in other words, goods and services that are must haves.    From Wordnik.com.  [Investopedia.com Headlines] Reference

Cash compensation includes base salary, discretionary bonus awards and nondiscretionary cash-based incentive payments.    From Wordnik.com.  [chron.com Chronicle] Reference

And so it goes, up to the part where Matthews wonders aloud why Ryan isn't talking about cutting nondiscretionary spending.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hot Air » Top Picks] Reference

Although he complains his hand was forced by nondiscretionary budget categories, he has raised discretionary spending 84 percent.    From Wordnik.com.  [News for Richmond Times-Dispatch] Reference

The process of getting permission from clients with nondiscretionary accounts to make trades is simply too burdensome, he says. rss.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forbes.com: News] Reference

Military spending, including discretionary and nondiscretionary is now closing in on 50% of every tax dollar the federal government spends.    From Wordnik.com.  [OpEdNews - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough Liberal News and Opinion] Reference

Among customers 'spending priorities are technologies that promise high return on investment and nondiscretionary products like security and compliance software.    From Wordnik.com.  [Top Tech News] Reference