And whether regulators will allow him to come back to work, if he loses his appeal, is a big question.

And federal regulators would not allow the process to take place if it was not safe.

Utilities' health plans have been generous in part because regulators allow the companies to pass along these costs to customers.

Longer regulator allows lower operating pressure and better air efficiency.

Regulators allow the utility a rate of return between 12.5 percent and 13.5 percent.

"I hope the regulators will eventually allow more flexibility in the way these funds are packaged."

But for rare, serious diseases, regulators allow researchers to test the drugs initially on patients.

The regional Bell companies, meanwhile, used the deal as an opportunity to press regulators to allow them into the long-distance market.

In France, regulators allowed doctors to prescribe the drug for a maximum of one year.

This is the total amount of money a regulator allows a utility to earn.