govern
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The state law governing involuntary commitments and conservatorships for people with severe mental illness is known as the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, and it includes the commonly used Section 5150 for those deemed “gravely disabled.”
From Los Angeles Times
The ECB has been unable to substantiate the BBC allegations, but former England captain Vaughan called for the governing body to investigate the issue thoroughly.
From Barron's
“She said ‘No, I believe that all 25 members of the governing council should be treated as equal.’
But increasingly here, there are warnings that the governing body is close to collapse.
From BBC
But the Fed chair governs by persuasion, not decree.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
