He retains considerable influence over energy policy even though his job now is crushing internal dissent.
"The governor has met that endorsement policy, even though his record is not perfect".
It would also improve German foreign policy, even though this has not been much of an issue in the campaign.
Tie your currency to that of another and you import its monetary policy, even though that might not be appropriate.
Abbott threw his support behind the policy, even though, when he was PM, he vowed not to touch super.
Starbucks does not plan to relax its no-smoking policy, even though at least a third of Spaniards smoke.
His economic team shows no sign of tightening monetary policy even though double-digit inflation has provoked a wave of strikes.
So the debate became an arcane discussion of tax policy, even though the moderator, Jim Lehrer, began by asking about how the candidates would create jobs.
One former high-level intelligence official spoke with awe of Perle's ability to "radically change government policy" even though he is a private citizen.
In South Korea, for instance, politicians think of bankers as agents of industrial policy even though most commercial banks have been in private hands for years.
Arizona contends that it has the power to make its own immigration policy even though the federal government has authority over immigration as part of foreign policy.
