He created grassroots community councils and networks to attend to local needs in neighborhoods across the nation, placing the power to govern in the joint hands of community groups.

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In this sense, Girls Around Me is a lopsided application, placing all the power in the hands of the men using the app.

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At least Madison, who was far more concerned with placing limits of state power than his pal, faced it.

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In Michigan the order is made by the executive, placing a great deal more power into the hands of the governor.

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Rohm's Wireless Power Transmission system also allows you to charge or power devices by placing them anywhere on the pad, rather than directly over charging positions, and it supports much greater transmission, with one prototype outputting up to 100 watts.

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Moreover, Mrs Merkel was keen to dampen emotions after her officials floated the idea of placing the country under a commissar with the power to reject Greek budgets.

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For instance, it is coastal Republican governors such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Pataki and Mitt Romney who are leading the way on placing mandatory curbs on carbon emissions from cars and power plants.

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In general, investors are not placing a great deal of value in the distribution power of private equity firms and remain uneasy about the lumpy nature of their earnings, which are driven by episodic performance fees more than steady management fees.

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