"They want direct accountability to them and they want the money distributed to them immediately."

There is no direct accountability to the public, and every incentive to cover up bad news.

The only choice to be made, therefore, will be between packages of services at roughly the same cost, without any direct financial accountability at local level.

"There's no direct accountability or responsibility for what you're saying."

Even if the city and state tried to regulate private owners of the airports, that is not the same as direct political accountability.

Our group was made up of people living under the occupation and so we had direct accountability.

The report said the military, in combating Communist rebels, "has resorted to increasingly brutal methods," particularly in backing the vigilantes, who operate without direct accountability.

"We prefer direct accountability."

These activities are critical to each cabinet agency's overall mission and should have direct accountability to the agency head.

The central board has come under attack for inefficiency, allegiances to local politicians and lack of direct accountability to the public.