Rules are inevitably less flexible than a discretionary policy.

规则总没有相机行事的政策来得灵活。

With the discretionary powers granted by the leaders, he could act promptly and deal with problems at critical junctures.

领导给了他尚方宝剑，所以他在关键时刻处理问题能当机立断。

The criminal courts possess a discretionary power to make compensation orders

刑事法庭有权自行发出赔偿命令

But the parts of the business where sales are more discretionary such as work canteens, sports stadiums and tourist attractions had been affected by the downturn in the employment market.

但是来自于另外一部分的消费者的收益就呈现一定的随意性，如处于食堂，体育场馆和旅游场地的消费者，他们已经受到了就业市场低迷的影响。

An account for which the broker or bank has a discretionary power of attorney from the holder, either completely or within set limits, to manage on his behalf.

经纪商或银行从客户处获得全权或有限制的委托，代客户操作管理的账户。

The board of BP, an oil firm, also awarded a discretionary bonus to Tony Hayward, its boss, after his performance fell short under the existing bonus scheme.

英国石油公司得老板Tony Hayward虽然未能满足现行奖金制度的标准，董事会同样给其发放了自由裁量奖金。

Should be the first things you take note of each morning to let you know how much discretionary time you have for other things, if any.

约会和其他当天需要处理的事情应该是你每天早上都要首先关注的，这会让你知道你还能有多少时间来做其他的事情。

The biggest savings will be optional expenses. Since these are totally discretionary, you can literally cut them to zero, without hurting your basic standard of living.

最大的省钱项目是可选支出，因为这些完全取决于你自己，你其实可以把这笔钱都省下还不会影响基本生活水平。

And with rising gas and food prices cutting deeper into discretionary spending, women in every demographic seem to be holding on tighter to their wallets.

汽油和食品价格的上涨使人们的消费支出更趋谨慎，各类统计数据似乎也在显示女性消费者正把手中的钱袋攥得更紧。

He will need to press for more reforms to a military budget that accounts for roughly 50 cents of every dollar of federal discretionary spending.

他要尽快对军事预算进行更近一步的改革，当前的情况是每1美元的财政支出就有将近50美分用于军事开销。