Example sentences of "[art] government with a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aim of the reform was to provide the government with a stable source of revenue , as agriculture still had to provide the major part of government income . |
| 2 | The dilemmas are often more acute for the government with a small economy like Kenya 's than one with a large domestic market like Brazil or India . |
| 3 | The recession has nearly blown itself out but it has left the Government with a massive deficit of £40bn-£50bn and this will have to be funded through gilts , cost cuts or taxes . |
| 4 | Gripped by the longest recession since the war , Britain needs a government with a clear sense of direction and purpose . |
| 5 | For example , in October 1974 the Labour Government secured the support of 39.2 per cent of those who voted and just over a quarter of the electorate ; in 1979 the Conservatives gained 43.9 per cent of the vote and the support of around a third of the electorate ; and in 1983 , the Conservative landslide of seats ( their parliamentary majority trebled ) was based on just 42.4 per cent of the vote — less than they got when they lost in 1964 , less than they got in 1979 , the fifth-lowest Conservative vote since the war , and the lowest vote-count by a government with a secure majority since 1922 . |