Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [prep] [art] government [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aim was to ensure that local authorities developed plans that were consistent with the government 's spending target ( Glennerster , 1981b ) . |
| 2 | Opposition politicians were unimpressed by the government 's claims . |
| 3 | Others were unenthusiastic about the government 's notion of fair competition . |
| 4 | Much of this increase was due to the government 's privatization programme , which encouraged small investors to buy shares in companies such as British Telecom and British Gas . |
| 5 | However , Mr Johnston was delighted by the Government 's decision on lawyers ' partnerships , a view not shared by the Law Society of Scotland . |
| 6 | Sir Bob Reid , BR 's chairman , said he was delighted by the Government 's firm commitment to the line . |
| 7 | Control of spending was crucial to the government 's strategy because it wanted to cut governmental borrowing and taxes . |
| 8 | Lilley was blatant about the government 's intention to tax the benefit , saying it was simply a matter of timing and overcoming the practical difficulties involved . |
| 9 | Politicians of the powerful Irish republican and solidly Roman Catholic SDLP political party were fiercely critical and their co-operation was basic to the government 's policies at that time . |
| 10 | The chairman of the committee , Mr Hugh Rossi , was concerned about the Government 's alternative plans to pump the sewage into the sea through long pipelines without treating the bacteria . |
| 11 | Denktash , however , was critical of the government 's links with the EC and the prospects of an application for membership , claiming that once an application was formalized the government would have closed the door on reunification talks . |
| 12 | Outside the Chamber , Mr Jones was critical of the Government 's response . |
| 13 | The choice , according to such critics , has been either to increase taxes to cover the public spending for the services — which was contrary to the government 's tax-cutting policies — or to reduce the scale of state provision of welfare . |