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- noun Plural form of
check . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
check .
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Examples
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The term checks and balances has historically referred to dividing power among three, separate, but equal branches of government, executive, a legislature, and a judiciary.
Democrats have no one to blame now - California_Yankee’s blog - RedState 2009
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BLITZER: You know, some would argue, Jeff, that the framers of the constitution liked the idea of these -- what we call checks and balances, what others simply suggest is gridlock.
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The multiple insulin checks every day, the pills, the shots, trouble getting to the bathroom, difficulty communicating, constipation, nausea, vomiting and pain.
Susanna Quinn: Eight Weeks With Dad Susanna Quinn 2010
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Of course I will admit that requiring regular checks is good for bussiness.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » You Want to Know Why Medical Care Is So Expensive? 2009
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The multiple insulin checks every day, the pills, the shots, trouble getting to the bathroom, difficulty communicating, constipation, nausea, vomiting and pain.
Susanna Quinn: Eight Weeks With Dad Susanna Quinn 2010
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The multiple insulin checks every day, the pills, the shots, trouble getting to the bathroom, difficulty communicating, constipation, nausea, vomiting and pain.
Susanna Quinn: Eight Weeks With Dad Susanna Quinn 2010
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- Stop voting for Republican Senators (after all, they receive their checks from the government and we want to respect their wishes for having government out of their lives)
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We get checks from the government and spend them on beer.
Baby got Brak 2009
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Getting paid from ACORN while collecting their welfare checks is pretty lucrative isn't it?
Palin gives 'stirring' gun rights speech at NRA dinner, says group 2009
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Many other Republicans are running against the Stimulus while simultaneously posing with over-sized novelty checks from the Stimulus in their districts.
Nate Nance: 'Just The Facts' In TX-17 Nate Nance 2010
gangerh commented on the word checks
Make-up and hair checks before each 'take'.
May 17, 2008