Example sentences of "the secretary [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It was the secretary to Sheik Asball Hasseinen : the man she 'd gobbled to get the information that brought her here .
2 With some branches this is by word of mouth , with others personal letters by the secretary to members and those who might be interested .
3 I would like to make one special mention in this general tribute — to Philip Nash who was the Secretary to Sir Hubert Rance .
4 When anyone dies in hospital , and there are no relatives or friends to arrange and meet the cost of the funeral , the Secretary of State for Social Services has agreed that the Health Authority will do so ( Hospital Memorandum 1972/41 and Health Notice 1985/31 ) .
5 It contains guidance on arrangements to transfer local authority residential care homes to independent control ; it also gives Directions from the Secretary of State for Health about local authorities ' continuing responsibility for residents in transferred homes whose care was arranged by the local authority under Section 21(1) of the National Assistance Act 1948 ( as amended by paragraph 2(1) , Schedule 23 to the Local Government Act 1972 ) and under paragraph 2 , Schedule 8 to the National Health Service Act 1977 .
6 The Circular also contains appendices and annexes which discuss related issues , and which report the statements by the Secretary of State for Social Security on eligibility for Income Support of residents of transferred homes .
7 Legal precedents have established that the Secretary of State 's duty under Section 3 of the Act is qualified by an understanding that he should do so ‘ within the resources available … ’ .
8 The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 gave back to the Secretary of State for the Environment the power to make determinations excluding certain elderly persons ' dwellings from the Right to Buy .
9 The ADC found that all of the 83 district councils responding to the survey expressed concern with the way in which the Secretary of State was implementing the legislation .
10 Examples of reasons given by the Secretary of State for not allowing a property to be exempted include :
11 Annual report by the Secretary of State for Social Security on the Social Fund 1990–91 .
12 Working Paper 1 states that many core services ‘ are currently provided by hospitals likely to seek self-governing status , and the Secretary of State , in first establishing an NHS Hospital Trust , will approve the arrangements for providing core services .
13 Thereafter Trusts will be expected to continue to provide such services subject to review at the request of either party to the contract and , in the event of disagreement , the approval of the Secretary of State . ’
14 After its well publicised trials and tribulations , limited electric working from St Pancras commenced on 28 March and the electric service was officially inaugurated by the Secretary of State , Tom King , on 15 July .
15 That December , the Secretary of State for Transport announced the identity of the successful bidders : Travellers-Fare 's own management .
16 The new service started on 3 October 1988 and was immediately so successful that Mid Glamorgan County Council applied to the Secretary of State for Wales for a £600,000 grant to purchase a Sprinter unit to provide an hourly service .
17 The Black Country Development Corporation is appointed by the Secretary of State and is not accountable to local opinion .
18 The Secretary of State made it quite clear earlier in the year that he would not extend the deadline , ’ she said .
19 But there would be new regulatory commissions and consumer councils for every utility , along with ombudsmen , and public interest commissioners appointed by the Secretary of State .
20 Companies wishing to enter the waste disposal business at this level must demonstrate to the local Waste Disposal Authority ( usually a county council , but in some cities and in Wales a more local authority ) that they can meet various criteria , although the authority may be over-ruled on appeal to the Secretary of State for the Environment .
21 However , sources close to the Secretary of State for Transport , Cecil Parkinson , dismissed this possibility .
22 The OFT will advise the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on whether he should refer the bid to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission .
23 Meanwhile , Cecil Parkinson , the Secretary of State for Transport , said the Government had ruled out any idea of helping to fund the ailing project .
24 Where that fails , the Secretary of State will have powers to arbitrate and impose a contract on the parties .
25 John MacGregor , the Secretary of State for Education , has shown with the teachers that he actually listens to what they say .
26 The EAT , by a majority , allowed the Secretary of State 's appeal against an industrial tribunal 's decision to award the applicant the sum of £4,513.50 to be paid by the Secretary of State out of the redundancy fund under section 106 of the Employment Protection ( Consolidation ) Act 1978 .
27 The EAT , by a majority , allowed the Secretary of State 's appeal against an industrial tribunal 's decision to award the applicant the sum of £4,513.50 to be paid by the Secretary of State out of the redundancy fund under section 106 of the Employment Protection ( Consolidation ) Act 1978 .
28 She then applied to the Secretary of State for payment under section 106 .
29 The Secretary of State maintained that because of section 82 the applicant was not entitled to a statutory redundancy payment .
30 MR JUSTICE WOOD , giving the majority judgment , said that Mr Cole 's submission that there must be implied into every contract of employment a term that the Secretary of State should make a payment under section 106 in the event of a redundancy and of an insolvency of the employer could not be accepted .
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