Example sentences of "[noun] for the environment [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Shephard said some conservationists saw a contradiction between MAFF 's support for farming and its policies for the environment and some farmers were suspicious of the emphasis placed on green issues . |
| 2 | Having pledged its support for the environment and the poor , there is mounting pressure for it to institutionalize some safeguards . |
| 3 | Dahl retained responsibility for the environment while the energy portfolio went to Rune Molin , vice-president of the Trade Union Confederation ( LO ) , who also took over the industry portfolio from Ivar Nordberg . |
| 4 | Johnson Matthey has consistently placed high emphasis on its responsibilities for the environment and on the health and safety of its employees and the community . |
| 5 | The first branch of the Banque Alternative Suisse ( BAS ) , which claims to prioritise " respect for the environment and the rights of man " instead of maximum profits , has opened in Olton , northern Switzerland . |
| 6 | They say it shows little respect for the environment and have managed to pursuade council officials to consider putting preservation orders on the remaining trees . |
| 7 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will undertake an environmental assessment of the effect of sand extraction at Druridge bay , Northumberland . |
| 8 | Although it comes late , I welcome the comment by the Secretary of State for the Environment that that sight is an affront to society . |
| 9 | It is very much to the credit of my right hon. Friends the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for the Environment that they have returned to basics and have not looked at finance in isolation . |
| 10 | The Government 's problems have been compounded by the crazy suggestion of the Secretary of State for the Environment that the Ove Arup route via Stratford will act as a springboard for the creation of a new linear city from Stratford to Southend . |
| 11 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to make an announcement on a national scheme for the conversion of council rents to mortgages . |
| 12 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when county hall and Battersea power station were last inspected by English Heritage as his advisers on historic buildings matters . |
| 13 | I had the privilege of being the first Secretary of State for the Environment when we combined the Ministry of Public Works , the Ministry of Housing and Local Government and the Ministry of Transport . |
| 14 | Will my hon. Friend repeat the commitment given by the Secretary of State for the Environment when he said that the new councils of Avon , Cleveland and Humberside would be among the first to receive the benefit of that new commission ? |
| 15 | Judicial authority for this is provided by the case of City of London Corporation v Secretary of State for the Environment and another . |
| 16 | Lawton LJ in Brooks and Burton Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment and another , concerning the intensification of use of land for the manufacture of concrete blocks , said : |
| 17 | Launching the network , David Trippier , minister of state for the environment and countryside noted that plenty of environmental data exists in isolation but that the ECN will ensure the collation of good quality compatible data to help develop a framework for future policies . |
| 18 | A study group was appointed jointly by the Secretary of State for the Environment and the local authority associations under the chairmanship of M A Bains , Clerk of the Kent County Council . |
| 19 | From Bryan Gould MP , shadow secretary of state for the environment and a member of Labour 's national executive committee |
| 20 | Is the Lord President aware that , at the end of last week , the Secretary of State for the Environment and the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry warmly welcomed the Government committee report recommending , among other environmental measures , an increase in petrol tax ? |
| 21 | What advice does my hon. Friend the Minister have for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment and local authorities , to ensure that , wherever possible , hedgerows are protected , since they can endure at least as long as roads ? |
| 22 | The Secretaries of State for the Environment and for Trade and Industry appointed the Advisory Committee on Business and the Environment in May . |
| 23 | I wrote to the Secretary of State for the Environment and was told that it was really a matter for the chief environmental officer of the local authority , but when I took the matter up with the local environmental officer , his response — and it is to his credit that he responded — was , ’ Well , it may be bad , but it is not really so bad that I must take any action . ’ |
| 24 | If we listen on the one hand to the Secretary of State for the Environment and on the other hand to the Minister for Local Government and Inner Cities , it seems that the DOE has something like Dr. Doolittle 's ’ Push-me — pull-you . ’ |
| 25 | I am glad that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment and my hon. Friend the Minister are on the Front Bench . |
| 26 | As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment and my hon. Friend the Minister have made clear , the community charge is to be replaced at the earliest opportunity . |
| 27 | On the hon. Gentleman 's request for a revenue support grant statement from my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for the Environment and for Wales , the hon. Gentleman is correct in intimating that statements on those matters are necessary , and I hope that they will be made very soon — I hope next week . |
| 28 | On 1 November , my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment and I announced our decision — to which the hon. Member for Caerphilly referred — to exclude the area of the inland bay as defined in the Bill from further consideration as part of the area proposed as a special protection area . |
| 29 | A scheme designed to pay farmers to preserve some of England 's best landscapes has been inaugurated by Michael Heseltine , the Secretary of State for the Environment and John Gummer , the Minister of Agriculture . |
| 30 | The proposals were welcomed by the Secretaries of State for the Environment and Trade and Industry , Michael Heseltine and Peter Lilley . |