Example sentences of "[det] than the government " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time it arrived , and the plans were clearly far more than the government could afford , winning the election took priority over admitting to economic reality . |
| 2 | Last year , it rocketed to £5000 million , and interest alone cost £1221 million — more than the government raked in from income tax . |
| 3 | This is £9 billion more than the Government forecast only six months ago . |
| 4 | Italy 's involvement in the Spanish Civil War , in emulation of Germany , had cost much more than the government had intended , and by 1939 Mussolini must have known that the Army and Air Force were not anything like as strong as he had imagined they were , even if he did not know the extent of their weakness . |
| 5 | He had previously made much play of the fact that the Labour party wanted to do more than the Government to ensure that women were paid properly . |
| 6 | The concession was expected to cost some NZ$440 million ( about US$240 million ) more than the government had planned for pensions . |
| 7 | The famous German raid on Coventry on the night of 14 November 1940 brought widespread devastation and civilian demoralisation ( such that a cordon had to be thrown round the city , and news from it heavily censored ) ; likewise , the bombing of the East End of London intimidated its inhabitants far more than the government dared admit at the time . |
| 8 | COUNCIL tax bills in Darlington are expected to be at least £75 more than the Government 's projections , councillors heard yesterday . |
| 9 | A FAMILY of four can enjoy a healthy diet for less than the Government 's estimated £10 a person a week , according to a new recipe booklet from The Sugar Bureau . |