The door to the facility is controlled by member-specific key cards so that Kent Dahlgren, the bowl's overseer, can swiftly cut off access when someone ignores the rules.

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Owned and controlled by the member central banks, the BIS provides them with data on capital flows and sets recommended regulatory standards such as capital-adequacy levels.

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Any deal needs to pass the 100-member Senate, which is controlled by Democrats, before heading to the House of Representatives, where Republicans hold the majority.

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The idea, he said, is "that we can focus a limited, controlled EU budget much more effectively on the poorer member states".

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Malcolm Kennedy, cabinet member for regeneration and transport for Labour controlled Liverpool City Council said the city had "to start now" on the temporary facility to secure the terminal's future.

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And Mr Gentry, a Conservative member of the joint Lib Dem-Tory controlled borough, told the BBC it went against efforts to promote respect for all faiths.

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Most recently, in July, his office won a conviction against former New York City Council Member Larry Seabrook for raiding a publicly funded nonprofit he controlled.

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The member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Democrats has been a vocal critic of leadership in the Democratic-controlled Congress.

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Mandell also had these other august personages on his boards and as advisors at firms he owned and controlled: Former House Majority leader Richard K. Armey, L. Paul Bremer, Matthew Carrington, a former member of British Parliament, former New York City Police Chief Howard Safir, and Ex-CIA director Stansfield Turner.

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