The IMC has the power to recommend sanctions, but only in the context of the devolved institutions operating normally.

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The GAO has the power only to recommend, so the Pentagon could have stuck to its guns.

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"We can only investigate and recommend suspension, we have no power to say that they should be removed from their jobs, " he was quoted as saying.

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Following that the panel, in private, will make a decision on whether to recommend the appointment, recommend against the appointment or use their power of veto.

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The committee has the power to "call in" decisions taken by the cabinet and can recommend that these decisions are re-examined.

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Indian laws allow an elected federal government to recommend the dismissal of a state government, but leaves the power to impose direct federal rule on the president, the country's constitutional head.

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For the history-challenged, I recommend reviewing the experience of holders of Washington (state) Public Power Supply bonds that were issued to fund a nuclear power plant.

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Also, we'd recommend repurposing an old Android or iPhone handset to use as a dedicated monitoring device with access to power (preferably in a cradle) near the bed.

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