It is that combination of power and discretion which produces a good regulatory system - not 2000 pages of legislation.

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In the Highlands and Islands, compensation can be paid, but it is at the power firms' discretion.

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The politicians and bureaucrats who craft policies and wield power, because this combination of massive government power and wide bureaucratic discretion creates huge demand for revolving-door lobbyists.

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Discretion over tax law is one power that raises money.

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With rare exceptions (George W. Bush's administration), the United States tends to be more deliberate and reactive in the projection of its military power because it has greater discretion.

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The discretion of the governor needed to be backed up by real power as it had been years ago when the Bank of England was able to revoke the licence of any other bank.

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Their managers wield considerable power, because they can use proxy votes at their own discretion.

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He questioned why Mr. Bloomberg has waited so long to try to fire teachers with two straight years of an "unsatisfactory" rating, a power the administration has always had but left up to principals' discretion.

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"We believe that technology has the power to expose and dismantle global criminal networks, which depend on secrecy and discretion in order to function, " Google said in a blog post this week.

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Whatever individual discretion they use on some occasions they follow the crowd as if that was the only discretionary power they had.

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