Example sentences of "government set up [art] " in BNC.
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1 | The Miners ' Federation of Great Britain , which had passed resolutions in favour of both workers ' control and nationalization , supported state control and in order to avoid industrial conflict the Lloyd George Coalition government set up a royal commission , chaired by Lord Sankey , to investigate the coal industry . |
2 | The Government set up a £12 million fund two months ago to compensate 75 people who , like Mr Ashe , contracted HIV while undergoing surgery . |
3 | In 1985 , the government set up a Nitrate Coordination Group ( NCG ) including DoE , the Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and food ( MAFF ) , the Fertiliser Manufacturers ' Association and the National Farmers ' Union , but excluding consumers , environment or health groups . |
4 | In order to compensate firms for the loss of their retention rights , the federal government set up a scheme of export subsidies . |
5 | The defence argument put paid to yet another proposal in 1924 but in 1929 the Labour Government set up a Committee of Inquiry which concluded that a ‘ double barrelled ’ rail tunnel could probably be built although it would be necessary to drive a pilot tunnel to demonstrate its feasibility beyond doubt . |
6 | The Government set up a Public Schools Commission to investigate the Direct Grant Schools : this brought together the sixty Heads of Direct Grant schools in the Headmasters ' Conference in much the same way as the Taunton Commission had led to the creation of the Conference itself in 1869 . |
7 | In 1843 the Government set up a Royal Commission on the Health of Towns ; in 1844 the Health of Towns Association was founded , whose central committee included Disraeli and Lord John Manners , the other moving spirit in the Young England Movement , characterized as Lord Henry Sydney in Coningsby . |
8 | In January 1990 the Bonn government set up a special working group to examine the benefits open to refugees from East Germany following widespread discontent . |
9 | The government set up a high-level council for alternative economics on Nov. 6 , under the chairmanship of Liberal Party leader Igor Merkulov , to work out a strategy for building a market economy , including measures to strengthen the currency coupon and , later , Ukraine 's new currency against the US dollar . |
10 | In 1917 the British government set up a new department of overseas trade designed to bring commerce and foreign policy into more effective contact : its head was to be responsible to both the foreign secretary and the president of the board of trade . |
11 | In 1989 the Government set up a Committee to investigate reform of the law relating to media mis-statements and invasion of privacy : its report may provide further impetus for reform . |
12 | But what I would like to say before we look at those is that the Act was actually based upon a report — the government set up a committee to look into special education several years ago , and this reported about two years ago . |
13 | In 1839 the government set up an inspectorate to further central supervision of the way the growing state aid was being spent . |
14 | Fearing that Germany might win the race to develop this weapon , the US government set up the Manhattan Project , costing $2 billion and involving some 150 000 people , including most of the world 's most outstanding physicists . |
15 | First , central government set up the Civil Contingencies Unit ( CCU ) , a formal institution based in the cabinet office whose brief was to monitor and respond to industrial disputes in key industries . |
16 | The Mexican government set up the maquila programme to create jobs , earn dollars and introduce technology . |