Most of all, though, Britain, like other parliamentary democracies, needs a head of state in possession of reserve powers to check and balance the government.
"There was not enough of a check and balance, " he said.
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Because one of the reasons Greeks remain so wedded to the euro project is the international guarantee of governance it provides: a check and balance on crooked politicians.
On the other hand, for many moderate voters, the best argument for Mr McCain is that a Republican president and a Democratic Congress would check and balance each other.
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Should congress or state legislatures intervene like some states have and make it a crime to impersonate another person or entity on a website for an improper purpose or should the marketplace of ideas provide any needed check and balance?
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The legislative branch has its own powers and its own prerogatives, and so they check my power and balance my power.
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Gaffney, Gray and Uhlmann all argued for Congress to become more assertive in playing its constitutional role as a check-and-balance concerning the uses made of American military personnel.
During rehearsals, players take turns walking out into the auditorium to check for sound and balance and then report back to the ensemble.
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If you're thinking of signing up now, check the plan's balance sheet and read the fine print to see whether your legislators reserve the right to welsh on their promises.
Mobile devices allow real -time decision support by enabling users to check the caloric value of foods and activities and track energy balance in real time.
Do users really need to wiggle and click their mouse to open an animated door and walk over to a virtual bank teller to check our account balance online?
This would allow even the tiniest Hong Kong broker to offer its clients online trading on the Exchange's site, which will simply check with the brokers to confirm the client's account balance and credit-standing before executing the order.
The company excelled in revenue growth and share price growth, but there was no reality check provided by the balance sheet.
If interest rates had been raised earlier to check the stockmarket and to curb the growth in consumer spending, America's economy might now be in better balance.
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