We have signed a blank cheque on the public purse.(我們已經簽了一張國庫的空白支票。)

The architect was given/presented with a blank cheque to design a new city centre.(設計師被授予全權設計一個新的城市中心區。)

We are not prepared to write a blank cheque for companies that have run into trouble.(我們不愿給那些陷入困境的公司開空額簽名支票。)

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.(兩周之前號召布什和國會幫助汽車業者的奧巴馬，昨天站在了國會的一邊，他說，“我們不能只給汽車行業一張空白支票。”)

She accused the think tank of not fully costing its proposals and effectively "signing a blank cheque on the issue".(她指責這家智囊機構的報告并沒產生預想效果在對于弱勢兒童的問題上只是簽了一張空頭支票。)

Many CEOs want to get a blank cheque from the board to lead the company.(很多首席執行官都希望得到董事會的全權許可來領導公司。)

He has, in a sense, been given a blank cheque to negotiate the new South Africa.(從某種意義上說，他已被允許全權洽談新南非問題。)

But that does not mean that they intended to give him a blank cheque.(可是這不代表他們就會給他一張空白支票。)