Example sentences of "secretary [prep] [noun sg] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | All the Secretaries of State had educational training and experience in government to fit them for their posts . |
2 | Will the Secretary of State answer that question truthfully because it strikes at the very heart of democracy ? |
3 | Exactly a month after the exhibition opened , the Secretary of State announced that state aid for churches in use would begin with immediate effect at the rate of £1 million a year . |
4 | It will be seen that section 61(1) does not require the Secretary of State to release any person serving a sentence of imprisonment for life on licence , but imposes two conditions which must be satisfied before he may do so , namely , that the release must first be recommended by the Parole Board ( a body which was itself constituted by section 59 of the Act of 1967 ) and that the Secretary of State may not release on licence except after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice of England together with the trial judge if available . |
5 | As for Mr 's point that Not Mr b Steven 's point that the erm figures for the strategic guidance for West and South Yorkshire were done on a different basis , those figures with the exception of Sheffield , were erm figures that were put in by the local planning authorities , the Secretary of State accepted those figures , they were done on the nineteen eighty five based household projections , coupled with different assumptions about vacancy rates and demolitions etcetera , and the Secretary of State accepted those figures . |
6 | As for Mr 's point that Not Mr b Steven 's point that the erm figures for the strategic guidance for West and South Yorkshire were done on a different basis , those figures with the exception of Sheffield , were erm figures that were put in by the local planning authorities , the Secretary of State accepted those figures , they were done on the nineteen eighty five based household projections , coupled with different assumptions about vacancy rates and demolitions etcetera , and the Secretary of State accepted those figures . |
7 | Did the Secretary of State derive some comfort from the authoritative letter in The Times of 18 February from the noble Lord Lewin underlining the need for four submarines for the Trident fleet ? |
8 | We were pleased to see advice being prepared for the Secretary of State emphasising this point , urging him to set a clear direction towards a sustainable way of life in Wales . |
9 | Introduced in the Rates Bill 1983 , this measure allows the Secretary of State to control permitted expenditure levels in authorities that are seen as having overspent in the past . |
10 | Will the Secretary of State take this chance — one of his last — to apologise to pensioners for what he has done ? |
11 | Will the Secretary of State take this opportunity to confirm an answer recently given to me by a junior Minister — it is in Hansard , of course — to the effect that a large number of pensioners — nearly 40 per cent . |
12 | As we come to the end of this Parliament , will the Secretary of State take this opportunity to give us some insight into the Government 's long-term policy which has been formulated during the past 13 years ? |
13 | Whatever the difference of view held across the House , given that CTCs are funded by public money , will the Secretary of State take urgent steps to give parents whose children are refused admission to them the same right of appeal that is available in respect of all other publicly-funded schools ? |
14 | Although the Secretary of State questioned that figure in his evidence , he did not say what he believed the shortfall would be . |
15 | We also called on our Secretary of State to use this opportunity to introduce a comprehensive ‘ green ’ farming scheme for the whole of Wales open to every farmer . |
16 | Indeed , that section is worded exceptionally widely and would empower the Secretary of State to undertake root-and-branch reforms of the whole process of transferring shares , whether or not these were listed on an exchange . |
17 | ‘ I am delighted to report that the Secretary of State recognises these fears and is committed to establishing a Staff Commission to safeguard the interests of council employees during the reorganisation process , ’ said Mr Richards . |
18 | ‘ The Project ’ shall mean the programme of work to be carried out by the Parties to the Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of the IEATP ‘ Grant Offer Letter ’ which shall mean the letter from the Secretary of State dated 10 July 1990 and attached as Addendum C. |
19 | The protection of customers has been successfully achieved since privatisation and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State produced several examples . |
20 | Amendment No. 9 would require the Secretary of State to consult management-employee teams when drawing up the disposal programme . |
21 | Has the Secretary of State made any advance in redressing the ridiculous situation of the Scottish soldiers in the territorial units who served in the Gulf for 51 days and who were constantly under attack by Scud missiles ? |
22 | It is perhaps worth taking a minute or two to invite the Secretary of State to answer those arguments in his reply and to explain how they have been overcome in the new council tax system . |
23 | We were therefore delighted the Secretary of State rejected British Coal 's plan for a major opencast mine at Pwll Du near Blaenavon , which we had opposed . |
24 | The Secretary of State shared this preference for assessment by teachers , but the Conservative leadership was split on this issue with Mrs Thatcher herself favouring nationally standardised pencil and paper tests mainly because they lend themselves to direct comparisons between schools . |
25 | Can the Secretary of State offer any advice to the daughter of a constituent of mine who has recently become an unemployment statistic ? |
26 | How has the Secretary of State met that point in the council tax ? |
27 | The Secretary of State advanced that argument this morning when he was asked about the increase in the size of the Trident arsenal . |
28 | Does not the Secretary of State feel any remorse about those figures ? |
29 | I look forward to hearing the Secretary of State defend that concept of fairness . |
30 | First , the subjective formulation of section 68 is made objective so as to read , ‘ if the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to believe . ’ |