Example sentences of "it [is] [adj] [conj] the government " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Just because this case is like it is , it 's essential that the government 's secret service is both judge and jury . |
| 2 | IT 'S laughable that the Government wants men and women to retire at 65 . |
| 3 | But at the same time it 's wonderful that the government is recognizing the kind of work that gay organizations have put into this issue . |
| 4 | It is lamentable that the Government have not set up a Select Committee on Scottish Affairs , which could help us to deal with Scottish matters . |
| 5 | It is surprising that the Government should have failed to understand the public enthusiasm for the Beveridge Report , when it was published in December 1942 . |
| 6 | Hedgerows are an important source of protection for flora and fauna , and it is sad that the Government have not dealt with that situation in a positive and effective way . |
| 7 | ‘ It is sad that the Government was not prepared to consider the needs of ordinary fishermen on the west coast and there is a feeling now that hundreds of jobs could be at risk . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Having made such a botch-up on coal , it is amazing that the Government have been so bloody-minded as to push on full steam ahead without prior consultation with the industry and regardless of a potentially devastating impact on jobs . ’ |
| 9 | It is ludicrous that the Government should say that airlines and other carriers should be punished for doing something that is not their job . |
| 10 | It is sickening that the Government would never dare to treat taxpayers in that way over their entitlements to past reliefs or past allowances . |
| 11 | It is true that the Government has responded to many of the demands to change its economic policy , though it was forced into many of the U-turns . |
| 12 | It is true that the Government is rarely defeated in the Commons , while the Lords can kick their heels by voting against them . |
| 13 | The details of the formula were varied , sometimes year by year , but the formula was then automatic in its operation ( it is true that the government had a reserve power to withhold grant from a particular authority , but this power was never used ) . |
| 14 | It is true that the government used all the influence it could to secure the return of loyal members , and the purges of borough corporations at the end of Charles II 's reign certainly had an electoral impact , but the election of such a loyal Parliament appears to have been more the result of a genuine reaction against the Whigs amongst the electorate than it was of Court manipulation . |
| 15 | With an aging population it is important that the government takes steps to discourage age discrimination in the NHS and Britain as a whole . |
| 16 | In order to maintain a level playing field , it is important that the Government make access available to well established credit insurance underwriters who have clients/policyholders to whom the national interest reinsurance may be appropriate . |
| 17 | Moreover , if the predator was foreign , it is debatable whether the government would be willing to allow the takeover to succeed — such sentiments were behind the enforced reduction of the Kuwaiti Investment Office 's stake in BP in 1988 ; |
| 18 | It is obvious that the Government have a chance to consider what they are proposing . |
| 19 | ( b ) It is obvious that the government is supplying too many goods and services . |
| 20 | It is obvious that the government does n't know how to respond to the messes it has partly created and partly suffers from . |
| 21 | Given constraints on public expenditure , it is unlikely that the Government could be persuaded to introduce maintenance grants for 16 to 18-year-olds . |
| 22 | It is unfortunate that the Government have adopted such a negative approach to regional policy . |
| 23 | It is plain that the government sees the re-organisation of community care as an opportunity to develop the role of the market in domiciliary care to complement its dominance in residential care . |
| 24 | It is likely that the Government will not fully fund the required expansion in overall student numbers . |
| 25 | It is clear that the Government 's spending power presents significant opportunities for procurement ‘ targeted ’ on areas of high unemployment . |
| 26 | It is clear that the Government are determined that the Bill will be on the statute book before the general election . |
| 27 | In such a mood it is inevitable that the Government 's attempts to bring about change through legislation and increased prescription will be generally felt to be yet another attack on autonomy and yet another indication of a lack of trust in teachers ' judgement and their ability to do a good job . |
| 28 | It is evident that the government 's targets for children of school age and young adults may be exceeded in Lothian but that those for pre-school children and adults may not . |
| 29 | ‘ It is imperative that the government responds positively to the report or else it will be psychologically damaging to research , ’ said Dr Jim Howe of Edinburgh University 's Artificial Intelligence Department . |
| 30 | It is vital that the Government is alert , gets its withdrawal timing right and that British troops are not isolated with no hope of survival . |