Sentence examples for meaningful check from inspiring English sources

For generations, Western students of the traditional Islamic constitution have assumed that the scholars could offer no meaningful check on the ruler.

Leahy, in his introduction, said that the act "provides no meaningful check by the FISA court, or by the Congress for that matter".

The Obama administration already claims the power to wage endless and boundless war, in virtually total secrecy, and without a single meaningful check or constraint.

But Congress can achieve consistency of policy direction for the country, only if it can serve as a meaningful check on the executive.

With those words, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor confronted the claim of President Bush that the "war on terror" entitles him to act without any meaningful check by the courts.

Calling the issue raised by the case one of "exceptional importance," he said that for "public opinion to serve as a meaningful check on governmental power, the press must be free to report to the people the government's use (or misuse) of that power".

Looking at the three-elements of a meaningful check-in, it's easy to see why the system would be more motivating and performance enhancing than the norm.

The traditional ex-post audits cannot perform any meaningful checks on the world of instantaneous transfers of money.

He said the change would remove "one of the last meaningful checks on the president – any president".

Mr Lawsky's outfit gets $2 billion, four times its annual budget, which it will triumphantly deposit in New York state's depleted coffers.There are no meaningful checks on this process, let alone a plausible procedure for BNP to appeal.

Leading economists and economic organizations are coming around to the idea that to maximize income and wealth for everyone — including those at the top — there have to be meaningful checks on income and wealth inequality.