Anyone trying to give an account of Mr Hague's political credo would be hard pressed to fill the back of a postage stamp.

ECONOMIST: Too little Hagueography

There is little danger to independence in requiring the governor to give an account of what he is doing to Parliament, nor in his answering questions on it.

ECONOMIST: Monetary policy

Indeed, although Benedict did not need anyone but God to accept his resignation, he also chose to give an account of his resignation to all of the shareholders with an update regarding corporate performance.

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Mr Breteau and Ms Lelouch, who had been living in South Africa, refused to attend the start of the trial in early December, reportedly saying they had "no wish to give an account of themselves".

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Russia -- which opposed the U.S.-led war on Iraq -- on Friday urged the coalition to give an early account of the WMD search.

CNN: Iraq WMD search stepped up

But Gettler's father's statements conflicted with his son's, and Gettler's mental illness "affected his ability to give an accurate account of the incident, " as the Court of Appeals of California put it in October 2011.

CNN: Suspect's grudge dates back to 2007 complaint

Google launched the service on its account settings page to give users options with their account should it remain inactive for an extended period of time.

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Some patients who had needle puncture wounds experienced some discomfort in the area of the wound, and showed some symptoms, but couldn't give an accurate account of what they perceived to have been a needle attack.

CNN: Chinese doctors say some claims of needle-stabbings are mistaken

Pentagon officials decided to give the book another read, after a member of the Navy SEAL team that killed Osama bin Laden released an account of the raid without submitting the manuscript for a security review.

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