Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] [art] government [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bus usage in leading English cities has fallen by a sixth since 1985/86 because of the Government 's deregulation of bus operations , says a study for the Association of Metropolitan Authorities . |
| 2 | Students in London have suffered particularly badly because of the Government 's decision to make students ineligible for housing benefit . |
| 3 | Does he realise that France and Germany are already benefiting from the scheme , but that we are denied it because of the Government 's obstinacy ? |
| 4 | I do not mourn for Mr. Fyfe , but is he to be branded a dishonest man because of the Government 's insensitivity in railroading through these unwanted applications ? |
| 5 | However , Lord Marshall 's letter says that because of the Government 's commitment to introduce competition into electricity supply as quickly as possible ‘ alternative arrangements for protecting the security of supply ’ would need to be made , involving a ‘ capacity deficiency scheme ’ . |
| 6 | The chairman of its Scottish council , Dr Mac Armstrong , told a press conference in Edinburgh : ‘ This should be one of the most exciting enterprises the NHS has ever engaged in but the enthusiasm for this initiative — which is there — may turn to scepticism because of the Government 's commitment to it . ’ |
| 7 | Because of the Government 's announcement of a review of the working of the Architects Registration Acts , 1931–1969 , the Committee met on several occasions to discuss this important issue . |
| 8 | This exists primarily because of the government 's desire to finance a substantial part of its expenditure by cheap money rather than by taxation . |
| 9 | Will he turn his mind to the serious short-term problems : first , the problem that will be caused for the existing development project by the delayed decision on an enterprise zone and , secondly , the problem that the Lanarkshire development agency and Scottish Enterprise will have because of the Government 's obsession with annuality in the money that they give . |
| 10 | But there is a widespread belief that the travelling public will be forced to meet a substantial share of the new safety costs through higher fares , because of the Government 's policy of reducing taxpayers ' support for the railways . |
| 11 | But at the same time , because of the Government 's policy of disenfranchising people from entitlement to national insurance benefits , and reducing the income of those already on low incomes , it has significantly increased the numbers claiming means-tested assistance , or , as it prefers to say , targeted help on those in greatest need . |
| 12 | The crisis has occurred because of the Government 's policy — which , whether or not it was deliberate , has been disastrous , as my hon. Friend the Member for Wakefield ( Mr. Hinchliffe ) said . |
| 13 | However , the IMF suspended its stand-by agreement with Mongolia last autumn because of the government 's failure to meet its conditions . |
| 14 | The United States Department of State announced on Dec. 21 that military aid to Guatemala was being suspended immediately because of the government 's failure to " criticize or exhaustively investigate " those responsible for human rights abuses . |
| 15 | Prime Minister Tenguiz Sigua had resigned on Aug. 18 , the day before the Soviet August coup , when Gamsakhurdia dismissed Deputy Premier Otar Kviliataya and Foreign Minister Georgi Khoshtaria allegedly because of the government 's failure to halt economic decline and a fall in living standards . |
| 16 | AS FOR the government 's negotiating strategy , Harkabi forecast that nothing would scare the ‘ extremists ’ like a readiness to talk from the other side . |
| 17 | As for the Government 's style , Mr Heseltine suggested that much of its tough ‘ rhetoric ’ was empty , because the hostile words did not match the actions . |
| 18 | As for the Government 's position , we are investing £120 million to help the people and economy of north Lanarkshire , including £40 million from this Department . |
| 19 | As to the Government 's position on the green form scheme , my noble and learned Friend the Lord Chancellor and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State said that instead of an arrangement unique to the immigration appellate system , whereby public funds finance two sources of free advice — UKIAS and green form — they were considering concentrating the provision of free advice through UKIAS , so that only that organisation would be publicly funded to give advice . |