Example sentences of "being [verb] by a [adj] government " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is true that rule-breaking is a national pastime in a country like Italy ; but that is a problem which is no doubt capable of being resolved by a European government with sufficient teeth . |
| 2 | The fate of those who are still living and of the hostages who are now being held by the regime in Iraq is not being decided by a beneficent Government . |
| 3 | If Labour Members oppose the Bill , they and the miners will know that the redundancy terms on offer — which are generous by any standards — the transfer payments available for those wishing to move to other pits , the retraining help , and the managed workshops are all being provided by a Conservative Government , despite opposition from the Labour party . |
| 4 | There is no constitutional objection to a publicly owned enterprise being run by a central government department , in much the same way that the Prison Service is presently run by the Home Office . |
| 5 | I hope that the public understand that , in the event of a Labour Government , they can look forward to being milked by Labour councils that will levy high rates of their new tax — as well as being milked by a national Government through increased rates of income tax . |