"virtual" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- His real victory is that the U.S. and the U.N. gave him virtual veto over the makeup of inspection teams, degrading their value.
- He has given Israel a virtual veto on Palestinian negotiators to guard against undue P.L.O. taint.
- When it comes to proposed sales of an item regulated by the State Department, the Pentagon holds a virtual veto, a privilege it exercised regularly during the cold war.
- Their majority gave Unionist MPs a virtual veto over policies and appointments in the long run, but their junior position in government prevented any more positive control.
- McEwen, who had disliked McMahon, held a virtual veto over the possibility of his becoming Liberal leader, which he had exercised in 1968.
- Under current arrangements, state officials said, the Giants have a virtual veto over development in the stadium's vicinity that could affect or diminish parking space on game days.
- Details of budget negotiations over the years indicate that the Mayor's Office of Management and Budget has a virtual line-item veto over the board's budget.
- I am sure that this 'virtual veto' , as it has been described, will only be used as an exceptional option in the last resort.
- It is unwise, he said, to give "a virtual line-item veto" to a family.
- Mr. Meciar's party also stands to gain seats in the federal Parliament, which would assure him of a virtual veto over the selection of a new federal cabinet.
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