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The new Charter Reform Commission and advocates should press for more substantive changes that ensure the Ethics Commission can be the watchdog that residents expect.

Logan had played the game of his life, the hotshot being lauded by the press for his lightning-quick pace and clinical finishing that put the Lancashire opposition to the sword.

From BBC

The more that rank-and-file activists prioritize criminalization, and the more that abolitionists press for the criminalization of abortion-seekers, the more support other pregnancy-related prosecutions will gain in some corners of the movement.

From Slate

The case galvanized opponents of the death penalty, and reformers used it to press for modified kidnapping statutes.

Opposition parties want to see Wales press for the cash, an estimated £4-5bn, which they have said would pay for much improvement.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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