But he has said that it is "unacceptable in a time of difficulty when people at the top of our society are not showing signs of responsibility" and said the government was consulting on measures to "make sure we get transparency in terms of boardroom pay, proper accountability and more power for shareholders".

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The Republicans point out that union leaders wield the power without accountability that Americans despise.

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Far better would have been to devolve financial accountability along with spending power.

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What I want to do is increase transparency and accountability to offset the power of the special interests and the lobbyists.

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It also raised uncomfortable questions about power and accountability.

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Within this construct, individuals have the power to take accountability, step up to what has to be done, and have the courage to make change, both on the individual level, and the organizational level.

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With such power must come accountability.

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As a result, prosecutors wield an immense amount of power with very little accountability.

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It is the result of Mr Fujimori's drive to accumulate power, free from accountability.

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But Accountability Now PAC's potential power lies in its grass-roots support.

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Dooley said she supports nuclear power but wants more accountability.

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An intellectual argument says that it would be a bad thing anyway, because the present concentration of power (and therefore accountability) in a single elected chamber is an acknowledged strength of Britain's governing arrangements.

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The primary disagreements were over who has the power to hire and fire teachers, and accountability for student performance.

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But the power to influence others comes with a degree of accountability.

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And a May report by the Government Accountability Office found that the Tennessee Valley Authority, which supplies power to almost 9 million people in the southeastern U.S., had not installed sufficient cybersecurity measures.

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But bounty-hunters have more power than the police, with far less training and accountability.

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The general secretary of the National Union of Teachers Christine Blower said: "This is quite an extraordinary abuse of position and power and confirms the NUT's fears about where the lack of accountability in academies can lead".

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At its centre is a "Decentralisation and Accountability Bill", with the Lib Dems claimining to be the one party ready to devolve real power to local level.

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