Sentences with phrase «house standard seems»

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I ask because it seems like with a standard 20 % down payment in a place like SF there's no way to make the house cash flow positive.

Congress seems likely to raise federal reimbursements by a few cents — which is more than it sounds but still less than the White House requested — and tie the increase to more thorough health standards.

«This seems to be a case of utter hypocrisy and I hope that the government will take the need for reform of this law very seriously and end this double standard between the two houses of parliament.»

The Kennel Club speaks of «level playing fields» for all breeders and seems unable to focus on putting its own house in order in setting the welfare standards which would give puppy buyers confidence in the KC brand.

It may seem like double standards, but it is necessary to distinguish between the house pets we protect from nature and the wild / feral animals which have become part of the natural order.

That may seem like a lot, but put all your utility payments, house payments and other standard bills on the card and pay it off each month.

As both the House and the Senate grapple with proposed carbon - cutting measures — carbon taxes and «cap - and - trade» schemes for big CO2 emitters such as coal - fired power plants; increased Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for cars, SUVs, and trucks; and mandatory set - asides for clean renewable energy in the mix of energy generation options — emissions from aircraft seem, at least for the time being, to have gone over the heads of most policymakers engaged in the rush to cut carbon emissions.

For John Morehead, a standard such as passive house, in the hands of a skilled architect, can help to reconcile the seeming conflict between design for beauty's sake and the needs of occupants.

The Gulf Coast Spring There's growing pressure on EPA by House Republicans, Gulf State Democrats, presidential candidates, and (it seems) White House Advisers to further ease EPA air emission standards in general.

It seems that revising and reviewing as each new piece of information becomes available is all part of the balancing act of complying with the planning permission, building regulations, the passive house standard and our priorities and preferences for our family home.

, author Tim Bratton notes that despite all of the discussion about alternative fee arrangements, the focus of in - house counsel continues to be on billable hours as a standard for measuring «value,» even while all involved seem to concede that time does not actually equate to value.

From the beginning of the financial crisis, there seemed to be a general consensus about how to get housing back on track: Tighten qualifying standards so that only ready and able buyers could get a mortgage; modify delinquent mortgages when possible to avoid forcing people to sell or face foreclosure; and, when modification fails or isn't possible, facilitate short sales.