Li Changjiang, the head of China's quality-control watchdog, resigned.
They predict a squeeze on imports, with a cut of around a third in the foreign currency dispensed by the government's exchange-control watchdog.
The military, judiciary and broadcast media all report to him; and he largely controls the two watchdog councils that oversee Parliament.
Wireless systems used by passengers on planes in the US could be hacked to access flight controls, a federal watchdog agency has warned.
But factors beyond the Nobel Peace Prize-winning watchdog's control could lead to delays.
In a report published 15 March 2004 in The Journal of Immunology, Hancock and colleagues write that LL-37 up-regulates genes linked with the inflammation that kills microbes, but down-regulates those linked with the inflammation that promotes septic shock, suggesting that LL-37 serves as a watchdog to control inflammatory processes.
President Mohammad Khatami, who has another year to serve, was roundly criticized by reformers for not objecting more heavily after the Guardian Council, a parliamentary watchdog group controlled by the conservatives, eliminated more than 2,000 candidates.
The reformist movement urged Iranians to boycott the election after more than 2,000 of their candidates, including 87 deputies in the 290-seat body, were disqualified from running by a watchdog council controlled by the hard-liners.
"People should be under no illusion that this campaign of intimidation is not just political, but highly personal – because Ed has come out strongly for a truly independent press watchdog, not controlled by the likes of Mail editor Paul Dacre.
Histone lysine methylation, in particular, has been identified as a "watchdog" that controls the growth and metabolic function of cells in various physiological states.
There is a need for institutions that act as 'policy watchdogs' to control the gender biases in mass media and pharmaceutical marketing as well as to ensure the proper implementation and maintenance of Spanish equality laws.
