Often decisions go through a chain of several people, many of whom have the power to veto, but not the power to approve.
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Security Council, with power to veto any punitive measures against the government in Khartoum.
Because they grant construction permits, New Orleans officials have the power to veto building proposals.
In contrast to previous referendums, which were problems for the entire EU, Ireland holds no power of veto.
Currently, there is an Afghan administrator of the prison, but the Americans have power to veto the release of detainees.
They complain the legislation has too many exemptions and gives ministers too much power to veto the release of certain information.
Currently, there is an Afghan administrator of the Parwan prison, but the Americans have power to veto the release of detainees.
Tricky tax measures and spending cuts are looming and the Bundesrat has the power to veto at least some of them.
Of the five permanent members of the council that have the power of veto over its decisions, three France, Russia and China have reservations.
Some investors demand a say in choice of counsel, the right to participate in strategic decisions, or the power to veto settlement offers.
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The seat allocation was a key sticking point for the opposition, which wanted to ensure that it had the power to veto major decisions.
Japan must implement a new system in which the Japanese people directly elect their prime minister, who has a power of veto over proposed legislation.
It will also give the chancellor the power to veto decisions made by the Bank of England when dealing with bank bailouts and other interventions.
But the minority in the government have what we call the power of veto, which means if Hezbollah says no, he can block any decision.
In other words, the Obama administration is now giving the PLO power to veto American military assistance to Israel by continuing to say no to peace.
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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McCain also promises to use the power of veto in defense of the public interest and as a chief executive, I can assure you it works.
Senator McCain also promises to use the power of veto in defence of the public interest - and as a chief executive, I can assure you it works.
Its job is to oversee the PCC office's decisions, some of which - including senior officer appointments and the setting of council tax - it has the power to veto.
The chancellor of the exchequer will also be given the power to veto any decision by the Bank of England to bail out a bank which is in financial trouble.
Given that the UN Security Council, where Russia holds the power of veto, has not endorsed the plan, I asked what authority Mr Feith has today in Kosovo as ICR.
EU's new Amsterdam treaty, which came into force on May 1st, gives him power to veto candidates he thinks unsuitable, and also to demote commissioners who disappoint him in office.
In Iraq Muqtada al-Sadr, a fiery mullah, has the power to veto decisions he dislikes and has succeeded in enforcing the removal of all American troops by the end of the year.
Both Russia and France - as two of the five permanent members of the Security Council - have the power to veto the US draft plan, as does permanent member China.
What it told us was that Prince Charles is routinely asked to give his consent to pieces of new legislation emanating from Westminster and that effectively therefore, he has a power of veto.
Although the company's base and its board are firmly British, and the government has the power to veto foreign shareholders, Mr Hoon was right in that a majority of its shareholders are American.
At a debate in New York on February 29th, John Kerry argued that the administration had in practice made a peaceful settlement impossible by giving the opposition a power of veto over its terms.
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"By giving to the insurgents the power to veto an agreement, they effectively said, 'Unless you two reach an agreement on the sharing of power, we're not going to provide aid and assistance, '" Kerry said.
At the same time as dissolving parliament, the Scaf also issued a constitutional declaration stripping the president of any authority over the military, giving itself legislative powers and the power to veto the as-yet-undrafted constitution.
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