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financial
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The mistakes follow a check by the National Audit Office, Parliament's financial watchdog .
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The sweeteners were uncovered by Whitehall's financial watchdog , John Bourn, comptroller and auditor-general.
new
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Now a new global watchdog group has been launched to help prevent these attacks.
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Broadcasting Standards Council Broadcasters accept they have to live with the new watchdog .
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agency
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In 1990, 17 employees filed claims with the watchdog agency .
consumer
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Labour urges consumer watchdog for rail users.
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The consumer watchdog believes that borrowers are left saddled with massive debt despite believing that they have cleared their loan.
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The scathing attack from consumer watchdogs comes only months after the introduction of a strict code of practice designed to improve services.
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Some consumer watchdogs are concerned that the labels on the bottles aren't clear enough.
government
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Copier cowboys face showdown GOVERNMENT watchdogs will tomorrow be asked to get tough with photocopier cowboys.
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But many industry and government watchdogs remain dubious about the oversight measures.
group
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Now a new global watchdog group has been launched to help prevent these attacks.
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They followed the news bulletins of such groups as Good for Women and formed their own watchdog groups.
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Health professionals and watchdog groups say children are influenced by advertising on hoardings and in newspapers and magazines.
health
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But health watchdogs and hospital managers may to seek further assurances when contracts are discussed at a meeting next week.
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Read in studio Health watchdogs are calling on a hospital to clean up its act.
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And health watchdogs think the money could be better spent on more urgent cases.
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The hospital says it's sorry for the delays which health watchdogs say are appalling.
industry
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Water shares spurted on the back of a report by the industry watchdog , Ofwat.
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The association called for the standard of advice offered to be monitored by the industry watchdogs .
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say
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Health Authority watchdogs say although such a case is rare, it is by no means unique.
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Some public watchdogs say the council is dangerously close to a violation of the Open Meeting Law.
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Health professionals and watchdog groups say children are influenced by advertising on hoardings and in newspapers and magazines.
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The hospital says it's sorry for the delays which health watchdogs say are appalling.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a consumer watchdog
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Health Authority watchdogs say although such a case is rare, it is by no means unique.
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In 1970, Mr Pozsgay joined the Agitprop department - the party's watchdog on ideological purity and the media.
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Moreover, any watchdog needs teeth.
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Of the officials who are the watchdogs or the people who raise the challenge?
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Some public watchdogs say the council is dangerously close to a violation of the Open Meeting Law.
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They followed the news bulletins of such groups as Good for Women and formed their own watchdog groups.
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Water shares spurted on the back of a report by the industry watchdog , Ofwat.
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Wholesalers and retailers in each state are howling about losing business and state revenue watchdogs are missing tax revenues.