blank cheque

We have signed a blank cheque on the public purse.(我们已经签了一张国库的空白支票。)

The architect was given/presented with a blank cheque to design a new city centre.(设计师被授予全权设计一个新的城市中心区。)

We are not prepared to write a blank cheque for companies that have run into trouble.(我们不愿给那些陷入困境的公司开空额签名支票。)

Obama, who a fortnight ago called on Bush and the Congress to help carmakers, sided yesterday with congressional leaders. "We cannot just write a blank cheque to the auto industry, " he said.(两周之前号召布什和国会帮助汽车业者的奥巴马，昨天站在了国会的一边，他说，“我们不能只给汽车行业一张空白支票。”)

She accused the think tank of not fully costing its proposals and effectively "signing a blank cheque on the issue".(她指责这家智囊机构的报告并没产生预想效果在对于弱势儿童的问题上只是签了一张空头支票。)

Many CEOs want to get a blank cheque from the board to lead the company.(很多首席执行官都希望得到董事会的全权许可来领导公司。)

He has, in a sense, been given a blank cheque to negotiate the new South Africa.(从某种意义上说，他已被允许全权洽谈新南非问题。)

But that does not mean that they intended to give him a blank cheque.(可是这不代表他们就会给他一张空白支票。)