on the watch
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Ms Watts added she was uncertain if it adequately incorporated safeguards on where it's deployed and who ends up on the watch list, as the court judgement required.
From BBC
That meant ensuring that personnel on the watch floor paid particular attention to events around Taiwan — tracking indications of hostile activity and accommodating an increased demand for information that could come from commanders in the field, embassies in the region and from the Pentagon, he said.
From Washington Post
Cabins are once again on the watch list with items as mundane as connecting rails for overhead "passenger service units" - containing light, fan and call button - running short.
From Reuters
Other pandemic purchases on the watch of Mississippi’s Department of Economic Services included $61,800 for a virtual reality simulator, $1.1 million for a “robot intelligent manufacturing system” and $313,800 for two spindle lathes for students who had an internship canceled.
From Washington Times
They say those getting caught either made a mistake or didn’t know they were on the watch list.
From Washington Times
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