provision
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The group's written argument quotes the ruling as saying that "a person is either a woman or a man…provisions that refer to protection for women necessarily exclude men".
From BBC
He had weathered two previous rounds of no-confidence motions, also triggered by his use of the constitutional provision known as Article 49.3 to push the bill through parliament in earlier stages of the process.
From Barron's
That approach finds roughly 27,000 Dodd-Frank-linked regulatory provisions External link spread across more than 30 agencies, which shows up in compliance costs and market structure.
From Barron's
It said it was unable to estimate the potential cost of Urssaf's demand and was therefore not setting aside provisions.
From Barron's
Primary schools hosting weekly food pantries as part of a council-supported scheme have said the provision puts "food on the table" for families.
From BBC
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