Some communities gold-plate their subdivision ordinances because they know that developers, rather than the local voters, are paying.
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Gold plate
Synonyms for "gold plate" (9 found)
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To help reduce the “sticker shock,” stick to what we really need and do not gold plate the requirements.
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Exceed expectations. This sounds contradictory to the earlier advice not to accept extra or unnecessary tasks and not to gold plate requirements, but it is not.
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I do not think that we gold plate European regulations although I think others, insurers and other industry bodies, may gold plate on our behalf.
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