1.   Both the FAA and the Transportation Department have a long history of failing to meet congressional mandates on time.

2.   But analysts say revenue growth can still creep past the industry average, into the low teens, without undermining earnings, assuming that Palmisano meets his mandate.

3.   In addition to failing to meet congressional mandates, GAO reported that the OPS also had a mixed record of responding to recommendations by the National Transportation Safety Board.

4.   Kindergarten teachers must downgrade other priorities to meet mandates for direct instruction.

5.   Private support cannot meet this mandate.

6.   The agency was trying to find a way to meet that mandate.

7.   The law is being challenged in court, and hardly anyone expects auto companies to end up paying billions of dollars in penalties for failing to meet the mandate.

8.   The oil industry ultimately settled on MTBE as the gasoline additive that would best meet the mandate.

9.   They said major benefit reductions and time limits would make it impossible for the state to meet that mandate.

10.   They want an amendment that would require government entities to meet the mandates in cases where they are in competition with the private sector.