One was whether to retain vague provisions that prohibit unfair competition (and that Farmland feared would be used to curb newcomers).

Defenders say the rules were a proper effort to define vague provisions with severe penalties.

Draft Ended in 1973 Those proposals, like one being prepared by the Democratic council, include vague provisions for military service.

In August, however, the House passed a telecommunications bill with vague provisions that would make it a Federal crime to knowingly transmit pornography over computer networks.

Controversial portions of Cuba's criminal code include vague provisions providing for the arrest of persons committing anti-revolutionary acts.

The view has been taken that judges may assign meaning to vague constitutional provisions or statutes on the basis of their own ideological preferences, hence disregarding Parliament's intention.

A further problem with the resolution is that it contains many vague provisions that allow the Commission to interpret and explain measures which we did not ask for.

Yet the plan did not include even a cosmetic deadline for President Aristide's return, merely a vague provision calling for a coalition government.

It swiftly and expertly translated the vague and sometimes contradictory provisions of the 1996 telecommunications act into rules that will eventually open up local phone markets to competition.

They argued, time and again, that the Supreme Court should not use vague provisions of the Constitution to strike down laws enacted by elected officials.