Word: ruling
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...member board of the MCNDC has the authority to rule on the "appropriateness" of all major construction within its district. The broad mandate leaves the board with jurisdiction over everything from the appearance of proposed buildings to the impact they will have on a neighborhood's "economic vitality...
...princess, who chairs the Princess Margarita of Romania Foundation USA, defended the monarchy led by her father and grandfather, contrasting it with the previous Communist rule, which she said "destroyed our unique culture...
...week Ohio's 41-year-old state motto, "With God, All Things Are Possible," was declared unconstitutional because it quotes Jesus. When choosing a new motto, Ohio could take lessons from states that keep their higher powers vague, such as Arizona ("God Enriches"), South Dakota ("Under God the People Rule") and Colorado ("Nothing Without the Deity"). The national motto, "In God We Trust," has survived multiple lawsuits because it only resembles a line from the Old Testament. Of course, to play it really safe, Ohio could opt for a motto like that of Texas: "Friendship...
...would involve storing weapons at dumps where they can be accounted for by members of the international commission that will supervise the region's disarmament, is the Republican militants' response to pressure for progress on the decommissioning of their arms after Britain in February suspended Northern Ireland's self-rule institutions to head off a Unionist walkout...
...liners in the Unionist camp want nothing short of total surrender of all IRA weapons, Britain has accepted the Republican offer and has urged the Unionist leadership to do the same. Adding to the pressure on the Unionists is London's plan to lift the suspension of the self-rule institutions two weeks from Monday. The Unionists' ruling council, in which Trimble's majority is somewhat tenuous when it comes to the peace process, will consider the IRA offer two days before that, creating yet another dramatic showdown in the two-year-old saga of the Good Friday Agreement...