However, life is a lot easier for me if I assume that the sun will rise in the East tomorrow morning, that my phone will periodically ring with consulting clients, and that my bank will process checks that I deposit.
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All to say that, in government, change requires a methodical process with many checks and balances along the way.
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More than two-thirds of the 27 million small businesses in the U.S. currently do not accept credit or debit cards, in large part because of the expensive interchange fees associated with payment processing, cumbersome application process and required credit checks.
The major checks on the process are lack of desire, lack of resources and lack of technology.
Key Stage 2 test markers, who are practising or retired teachers, receive thorough training and undergo a number of quality checks through the marking process.
Countrywide is accused of running a trading scheme from 2007 to 2009 that was deliberately designed to process loans at high speed without checks on their quality.
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In addition, some "basic journalistic checks were not completed" during the editorial process, it continued.
Remember that the Eurostar station at St Pancras International does passport checks prior to departure, which can surprise travellers expecting the customs process to take place at arrival.
Mr Shabecoff lists some of the dramatic gains that would be made possible by America's embrace of green politics, including cleaner air and water, checks on corporate abuses and a greater popular participation in the democratic process.
In an update on negotiations on Wednesday, Mr Jones said a deal would be subject to a final price being agreed and various checks and balances being carried out on the finances of the airport, in a process called due diligence.
Fabien Cousteau, founder of Plant a Fish, an educational and ocean-restoration project in New York, has used online platforms to process web-based donations for his organization, which doesn't have the staff to open envelopes, deposit checks and organize spreadsheets.
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