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I want every game to have a clock that can be stopped for injuries, VAR and excessive time-wasting - at the discretion of the referee.

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The agreement will slash the average fee charged to merchants by 10 basis points for five years, cap rates for standard cards at 1.25%, and give merchants more discretion over which cards to accept.

However, the board does have "discretion" to decide when some of them have been met, she adds.

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Although Congress already controls military funding, current appropriations can span multiple years and are broadly written, giving presidents wide discretion.

The next time they meet, he can simply say that Taiwan’s status is a fixed matter of U.S. law, not amenable to his discretion.

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