cheque

Example Sentences

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"It's very easy to be a rubber stamp, get that cheque, be nice to everyone else and just go along and be re-elected," Spartz said.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

"National security is not a blank cheque to proceed with otherwise unlawful activity," the judge wrote.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

In court documents, Ottawa does not weigh in on the merits of Bill 21, but argues the clause cannot be used as a blank cheque.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

"Obtaining a residence permit in the European Union is not a blank cheque," Magnus Brunner, the Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, told the European Parliament as Spain's initiative was being discussed.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

The letter he had received had been rather vague in its terms, but there was nothing vague about the accompanying cheque.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie