Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] of the social [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My work came out of the social situation within which I found myself … ’ |
| 2 | The Social Security Act 1986 , radically changed the law by requiring special or emergency needs , which had previously been dealt with at the discretion of local officers , to be met out of the Social Fund under directions and guidance from the Minister who allocated funds to local offices . |
| 3 | Therefore , when it came to the social charter , when we really would have liked to influence events , Britain was left with no negotiating power , few friends and only one course of action — to opt out of the social dimension altogether . |
| 4 | Given the decision to opt out of the social charter in Europe can the Prime Minister confirm that he is planning to fight the next general election on the slogan ’ Vote Tory for the lowest wages , least consultation and worst employment protection in Europe ’ ? |
| 5 | Will the Prime Minister confirm that because of his decision to opt out of the social charter — |
| 6 | Will the Prime Minister confirm that because of his decision to opt out of the social charter |
| 7 | But is not the Prime Minister 's decision to opt out of the social charter — — ’ opt out ’ were the words that he used — an admission that , after 12 years of Tory rule , the economy is not as sound , robust and healthy as the Government try to claim but is so fragile that it can not support the most basic workers ' rights that will be enjoyed in the rest of Europe ? |
| 8 | The Foreign Office lawyers were caught on the hop , leaving junior minister Garel-Jones to tell the Commons that if the Labour amendment went through , excising the protocol which allows Britain to opt out of the social chapter , the whole treaty would have to be torn up and all 12 countries begin the painful process again . |
| 9 | Well , I give a vote that erm , because certainly not everybody 's aware that er , this er Service director is merely a way to get round to payments that different people have opt out of the social chapter . |
| 10 | The way to secure future prosperity is by embracing change not resisting it and as my honourable friend er indicates , by using our skills to best effect and competitively in a global market place were we to embrace the policies of members opposite in the European community we would shut the job , the door to the jobs which will come from that inward investment because we have opted out of the social chapter we do indeed have the opportunity that comes from being , if I may qui may quote er President Delors a pa a paradise for inward investment . |
| 11 | The reason the trade union movement should support the Maastricht Treaty is it 's the only Treaty that is on offer , there 's nothing else on offer but it 's a reasonable Treaty , it has differences in the U K and the reasons it has differences in the U K is the one Mr Major came back last December tell us what a wonderful opportunity it was for Britain , what a wonderful success it was for Britain that he 'd opted out of the Social Chapter . |
| 12 | Will the Prime Minister confirm that because of his action in opting out of the social charter , Great Britain will be the only country in Europe that will deny its people the legal right to paid holidays ? |
| 13 | One aspect of Britain 's opting out of the social charter is that it must surely undermine the single market . |
| 14 | British policy towards the European Community could be said to involve careful application of realist principles — the pursuit of national self-interest , narrowly defined , through participation in the single market but opting out of the social chapter . |
| 15 | It is important that we should recognise that Britain 's opting out of the social chapter will create difficulties because the European single market will no longer be a level playing field . |
| 16 | After criticising Government policy since 1979 , when the Conservatives came to power , Mr Clarke said : ‘ For John Major to claim credit for Hoover jobs staying Scotland — thanks to him opting out of the Social Chapter and keeping wages down — is a disgraceful betrayal of the Scottish workforce . |
| 17 | Angered by Hoover 's decision to switch 400 jobs from Dijon to Cambuslang , Mr Mitterrand told a television audience that the 11 other nations would eventually force Britain to stop what he described as unfair competition by opting out of the social chapter . |
| 18 | Even opting out of the social chapter to undercut the core on labour costs will not ultimately compensate for complete isolation . |
| 19 | Indeed , an important aspect of the Piaroa ‘ complex of peace ’ is the erasure of most marked divisions among people in the playing out of the social life of the community . |