The policy mandated redistribution of funds within states across municipalities, so that all municipalities could reach the per student spending requirement.

In an attempt to establish Clipper and Capstone as de-facto industry standards, the original policy mandated that computer and communications systems sold to the Federal Government must contain Clipper or Capstone hardware.

Despite policies mandating that habitat trading ensure equivalent value and function, the experience is that most programs are not administered this way.

The policy mandated that only the shogun and daimyo could authorize the use of wood.

War Department tradition and policy mandated the segregation of African Americans into separate military units staffed by white officers, as had been done previously with the 9th Cavalry, 10th Cavalry, 24th Infantry Regiment and 25th Infantry Regiment.

In her ruling, Justice Goodman said that "a night on the streets for persons living with our modern plague of AIDS is medically inappropriate," and added that the agency's own policies mandated that shelter be provided the day it was requested.

The One-child policy, initiated in 1978 and first applied in 1979, mandated that each married couple may bear only one child, except in the case of special circumstances.

Until the current economic downturn, he said, "corporate profits were so good" that many valued employees "could always trade up to a Four Seasons or a Ritz-Carlton hotel," even if corporate policies mandated slightly lower-priced hotels in the Hilton and Hyatt range.

Dennis O'Leary, the Sussex County Prosecutor, said the policy was inspired, but not mandated, by New Jersey's tough new domestic violence act that took effect last November.

While he acknowledged that staffing had been reduced over the years, he said the department's policy mandated that posts be staffed, even if officers are paid overtime.