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"Governed" also gives the Beeb a way to avoid saying who Taiwan belongs to.
Archive 2006-03-01 Michael Turton 2006
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Governed by sharply opposing principles and priorities, they have little in common; but by The Spoiler's conclusion, we begin to get the picture that both are equally viable candidates for the museum shelf.
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On the white wall behind him were words handwritten in black paint: "Consent of the Governed."
Roslyn Bernstein: Bye Bye BID? SoHo Fights Back Roslyn Bernstein 2011
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“How Ronald Reagan Governed California” an article in the January 17, 1975 edition of the National Review, no less a conservative publication, even suggests that the Gipper on occasion found some amusement in such matters.
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In the basic form, the “Council of Governors” would have power to deny the federal government ability to do a thing or to deny ability to do a thing a specific way, by issuing a resolution stating “Denial of the Consent of the Governed States”.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Help Draft the Federalism Restoration Amendment 2010
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“That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed ….”
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Governed by those immune to the consequences of their actions.
Death Race : Buddy Roemer for President: Pro-Life, Anti-Big Money, Pro-Awesome Death Race 2012
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Governed only by the Federal Aviation Administration, they can push flight attendants up to 20 hours per day with no overtime.
Tiffany Hawk: Disgruntled Airline Workers: The Next Terrorist Threat? 2010
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Governed only by the Federal Aviation Administration, they can push flight attendants up to 20 hours per day with no overtime.
Tiffany Hawk: Disgruntled Airline Workers - The Next Terrorist Threat? Tiffany Hawk 2010
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According to the How We Are Governed (1906), there are only 430 seats in the House of Commons, including the upstairs gallery, for 669 or so members.
Daily Life in the British Parliament: The House of Commons | Edwardian Promenade 2008
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