Example sentences of "[verb] the right hon. " in BNC.
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| 1 | May I take the liberty of reminding the right hon. Gentleman of his relative 's famous quote in relation to his own personal position : that each man 's life is like a diary in which we set out to write one account and finish up writing something different and that our most humble moment comes when we compare what we have written with that which we intended to write . |
| 2 | I do not know whether that is a serious matter , but given the right hon. Gentleman 's experience and standing , I should have thought that the Opposition Front Bench spokesmen would take careful notice of what he says . |
| 3 | What I asked the right hon. Gentleman — and what he has still not answered — is , would the Government veto a treaty with the word ’ federal ’ in it ? |
| 4 | I asked the right hon. Gentleman to appeal to the Roman Catholic Church to excommunicate the terrorists — the evil gang of murderers , and their supporters and helpers . |
| 5 | I asked the right hon. and learned Gentleman whether he knew that his right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition would go to Luigi 's restaurant and say what he said about phasing . |
| 6 | Will the Minster confirm that if the bribes that the Secretary of State reinforced in terms of capital allocations for grant-maintained schools last week were extended to meet the right hon. and learned Gentleman 's other pledge to extend that to every possible school , the cost would be the equivalent of more than one penny on VAT ? |
| 7 | That is absolute rubbish and I expect the right hon. Member for Sparkbrook to condemn it as such . |
| 8 | As far as talking about tax is concerned , I realise the right hon. Gentleman 's sensitivity . |
| 9 | Has the right hon. and learned Gentleman not been listening to the chorus of demands from the CBI , from the trade unions and now also from a number of Conservative newspapers for an increase in capital allowances for manufacturing industry ? |
| 10 | Has the right hon. Gentleman overlooked the job losses at Port Talbot steelworks — a great steelworks under immense pressure because of the recession engendered by his Government — and the continuing loss of jobs in the south Wales coalfields ? |
| 11 | Once we get beyond the cheap debating point , has the right hon. and learned Gentleman thought about what the minimum wage will do to unemployment ? |
| 12 | Has the right hon. and learned Gentleman any proposal to improve the lighting on the M6 where black holes exist ? |
| 13 | Not only has the right hon. Gentleman made an idiot of himself by that intervention , but he has achieved the interesting feat of misquoting himself . |
| 14 | Has the right hon. and learned Gentleman anything positive to say to us , or will the rest of his speech simply seek to justify the status quo and say no to everything that has been put before him tonight ? |
| 15 | Or has the right hon. Gentleman changed his mind again because he wants the key to No. 10 ? |
| 16 | Might it not also be possible to find the right hon. Gentleman a researcher who can at least draft a simple apology ? |
| 17 | He says it not because , like the right hon. Lady , he challenges his party , but because he is afraid of his party — and one could never accuse the right hon. Lady of that . |
| 18 | I shall be generous because I shall exclude the right hon. Member for Conwy ( Sir W. Roberts ) , who is not here . |
| 19 | What had happened during the previous 30 months to cause the right hon. Gentleman to change his apparent convictions of 30 years ? |
| 20 | I would expect the right hon. Lady to give us the answers , because she still has time to absorb what her civil servants have to tell her . |
| 21 | However , as I told the right hon. Member for Chesterfield ( Mr. Benn ) , there will be an opportunity in due course for the legislation that enacts the agreement to be considered in detail by the House . |
| 22 | I will give the right hon. Gentleman no such undertaking ; nor did he expect me to . |
| 23 | The people of Wales do not believe the right hon. Gentleman 's protestations about the so-called council tax . |
| 24 | As for the levels of owner occupation , there are 3.5 million more owner-occupiers today than there were in 1979 and no doubt 3.5 million more than there would have been had the right hon. Gentleman been in government . |
| 25 | I was glad to hear the right hon. Member for Croydon , South ( Sir W. Clark ) reiterate his support for measures to help small businesses , in particular over the late repayment of debt . |
| 26 | I was pleased to hear the right hon. Gentleman 's remarks about the Army Cadet Force . |
| 27 | I was delighted to hear the right hon. and learned Gentleman refer to the work of his own police force in setting up a unit to receive that kind of report from women . |
| 28 | I want to hear the right hon. and learned Gentleman 's answer . |
| 29 | I am very glad to challenge the right hon. Gentleman . |
| 30 | In explaining that my hon. Friend the Minister of State is not present to answer questions because he is doing duty in the Province , I give the right hon. Gentleman an absolute assurance of the commitment of the intelligence services and of their relevance in Northern Ireland today . |