well-regulated
Britishadjective
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Take a look at the history of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac if you think mortgages are simple, solid and well-regulated.
From MarketWatch
But Prof Birney says: "Just to stress, this is research – everything needs to be tested and well-regulated and thought about before it's used, but the technology is here to make these kinds of predictions."
From BBC
She also conveniently ignores the fact that serving in what the Second Amendment refers to as a “well-regulated militia” is quite different from possessing a handgun on the streets of a 21st-century American city.
From Slate
After the ordeal of their conception attempts, which Georgie described as a journey "to hell and back", Sir Ben called for surrogacy to be "professionalised as much as possible" as they praised the process in the US as "so well-regulated".
From BBC
Canada has also rarely faced troubles experienced elsewhere with uncontrolled migration - a benefit of its geography, being surrounded by three oceans and the US to the south - and its immigration system was seen by the public as open and well-regulated.
From BBC
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