Example sentences of "[art] government have [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Birmingham-based BSA Tools boss Keith Bailey , 57 , claimed outside court that the Government had given a clear message it wanted to trade with Saddam 's regime . |
| 2 | Instead , the Government had supported a daily press in Dar es Salaam , which catered for a relatively small and mainly urban readership . |
| 3 | The ANC secretary-general , Cyril Ramaphosa , said the government had made a major concession on the issue of devolution of power to regional governments . |
| 4 | More importantly , he claimed , the Government had introduced a new offence of unauthorized interception . |
| 5 | Yet within nine months of taking office the Government had introduced a New Towns Bill , which took precedence over the promised measure on compensation and betterment ( Cullingworth , 1979 ) . |
| 6 | In January the government had launched a major offensive aimed at capturing the Karen headquarters at Manerplaw on the eastern border with Thailand [ see pp. 38725 ; 38767 ; 38815 ] . |
| 7 | These developments took place against a background of continuing clashes between government forces and UNITA , with a number of reports suggesting that the government had launched a major offensive . |
| 8 | Within a few months of its publication the government had launched a huge inquiry into pensions which was to produce a series of changes — including the right of employees changing jobs to either take a pension with them , or leave it with the previous employer and have it uprated in line with the retail price index up to a maximum of 5 per cent . |
| 9 | The government had promised a White Paper on inner cities , but in March 1988 it produced instead a thirty-two page glossy colour brochure , Action for Cities , and twelve separate press releases . |
| 10 | The government had held a one-seat majority in the Fono as elected in 1988 [ see p. 36098 ] . |
| 11 | The Labour Party 's executive committee stressed after a Feb. 22 meeting that the government had to make a clear decision on the formula within two to three weeks , otherwise it would be forced to end the coalition . |
| 12 | As the hon. Gentleman will know , the Government have done a great deal to assist the Scottish economy . |
| 13 | Will the Secretary of State admit that the Government have made a right mess of the economy and of businesses of the north-east ? |
| 14 | The Government have made a substantial investment towards the cost of improving the A4059 at Aberdare and Abercynon . |
| 15 | Those outside the political arena believe that the Government have made a poor attempt to answer some searching questions . |
| 16 | So far , the Government have made a large number of verbal commitments to creating the terms and conditions of employment that would enable women to stay in the work force and not give up when they have families . |
| 17 | My hon. Friend will know that the Government have proposed a major new initiative in rail freight by encouraging the private sector to run additional services on British Rail track . |
| 18 | Can my right hon. Friend confirm that the Government have had a consistent and unwavering policy on nuclear deterrence through the strength and use of Trident ? |
| 19 | Indeed , Welsh councils are also unhappy about the fact that the Government have invented a new tax but that the councils are expected to foot part of the bill for its implementation from their existing resources . |
| 20 | The Government have put a great deal of effort into persuading employers to take seriously the issues involving minorities in employment , including people with disabilities . |
| 21 | The Government have introduced a standard assessment procedure for rating the energy performance of homes . |
| 22 | The Government have taken a strong lead in international forums to restrict the use of drift nets and to increase the safeguards for whales . |
| 23 | And the government has lost a high court battle over the poll tax with one of the London charge capped councils ; the Court has upheld Lambeth Council 's decision to set the community charge at £521 rather than the £493 figure sought by the government . |
| 24 | , The government has appointed a new " green " committee to advise on the role of business and industry in improving the environment . |
| 25 | The Government has appointed a Royal Commission on Criminal Justice to examine , inter alia , ‘ the effectiveness of the criminal justice system … in securing the conviction of those guilty of criminal offences and the acquittal of those who are innocent . ’ |
| 26 | The dam is to be built on the Bio Bio river , Chile 's largest , and environmentalists fear that it will open the way for a further six dams on the river , as well as damaging the monkey puzzle Araucaria araucana pine forests , which the government has declared a national monument . |
| 27 | The Government has unveiled a multi-million pound contract to build a bypass around an accident blackspot . |
| 28 | To maximise efficient land use the government has made a careful ‘ concept plan ’ indicating what every inch of land is to be used for . |
| 29 | Stephenson said that ‘ the government has done a good job in policy development , without burdening business but with sufficient controls ’ . |
| 30 | With the recent Fair Employment legislation the government has missed a golden opportunity to address some of the difficulties faced by disabled people in securing employment . |