Mr. Johnson of the F.C.C. acknowledged, though, that the subject of a la carte pricing, from a regulatory standpoint, is rather murky.

But from a regulatory standpoint, the registration requirement is a potential quagmire.

From a regulatory standpoint, it may not make much of a difference if executives are motivated by greed or survival.

We are cautiously optimistic that from a regulatory and government standpoint London will be the right place to be.

"We work with all agencies that we are involved with, both from a regulatory standpoint and accreditation standpoint," he said.

And from a regulatory standpoint, China is another pressure point on the industry to produce cleaner cars.

Should using a phone line and a modem to reach an Internet provider be considered a local call or a long-distance call - something different from a regulatory standpoint?

From a regulatory standpoint, there are advantages to using results from hypothesis tests.

Still, even at the margin, from a regulatory standpoint, the shipments are helpful to the auto makers, which are under severe pressure to meet the fuel-economy targets.

For G.M., because News Corporation has no satellite television operation in the United States, it is a much safer buyer, from a regulatory standpoint.