1.   Carnahan, however, said he was wary of plans to let the government or individuals invest too much of their Social Security money in the stock market.

2.   Given that, how could you in good conscience support a law that enables women to have an abortion, and even lets the government pay for it?

3.   That would let governments off the hook from taking unpopular steps to boost their finances such as tax increases or spending cuts.

4.   That could let governments off the hook from taking unpopular steps to boost their finances such as tax increases or spending cuts.

5.   The danger of letting the government use secret evidence has now been dramatically illustrated in one of the immigration cases, that of Hany Kiaraldeen.

6.   Clearly, state governments cannot be let off the hook easily in the event of a serious lapse.

7.   --Refuse to let the government itself invest Social Security funds, preferring instead to let individuals make the choice.

8.   So he proposed scrapping direct elections, which has allowed the Internet community to choose some directors, and letting governments nominate some of the board seats.

9.   Tobacco companies argue EU regulators and national governments should stay out of the issue and let local governments or individual businesses set guidelines.