It takes away a fundamental check on power. The result is that all too often this leaves peers carrying the can for inaction. This situation cannot go on. Allan resigned instead. Since that time, it has seemed to me that successive governments have taken the view that change is not a priority.
The above statement contains less than 28 sentences.
( z0 contain :ARG0 ( z1 thing :ARG1-of ( z2 state ) :location ( z3 above ) ) :ARG1 ( z4 less-than :op ( z5 sentence :quant 28 ) ) )
(z0 / contain-01
    :ARG0 (z1 / thing
              :ARG1-of (z2 / state-01)
              :location (z3 / above))
    :ARG1 (z4 / less-than
              :op1 (z5 / sentence
                       :quant 28)))
The above statement contains less than 28 sentences .
z1 :location z3
z1 :ARG1-of z2
z0 :ARG0 z1
z0 :ARG1 z4
z5 :quant 0
z4 :op1 z5