French system
Americannoun
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“I think there is widespread nervousness across the French system whether it is political, diplomatic or military about the role that Germany seems to want to give itself,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Under the French system, the president traditionally appoints a prime minister who is able to command a majority in the National Assembly.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2024
Under the French system, very few people have personal pension plans linked to capital investments.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2023
“I had given up on the French system completely,” she said in a telephone interview.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2020
In much the same way, and with much the same risks, the Bristol Coast trade goes on now, only there is little of it left, owing to the French system of suppressing trade.
From West African studies by Mary Henrietta Kingsley
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