Example sentences of "[adj] when [art] government [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neither made a significant provision before 1820 , and their rivalry still persisted in the 1830s when the government began at last to assist them with grants . |
| 2 | There were several times in 1984 when the government seemed fairly near to defeat , notably in November 1984 when the pit deputies ’ union , NACODS , seemed likely to strike also . |
| 3 | This had found partial expression as early as 1589 when the government had persuaded Constantinople to raise the Metropolitan of Moscow to patriarchal status in order to strengthen Orthodoxy 's defences . |
| 4 | On July 2 a strike broke out at the Markushegy unit of the Oroszlany coalmines , when miners demanded a wage rise of up to 50 per cent , the dismissal of incompetent managers and a halt to privatization of the mines ; the strike was settled on July 3 when the government acceded to most of the demands . |
| 5 | Limited gains were made in 1930 when the government agreed to make information available to sick women for whom pregnancy was deemed detrimental to health . |
| 6 | Nurses ended a six-week dispute on Nov. 8 when the government offered a deal on pay and shorter hours . |
| 7 | This charge was highlighted in mid-1990 when the government announced the establishment of a review committee to examine the possibility of constitutional reform prior to the 1991 general election [ see pp. 37882-83 ] . |
| 8 | There has been speculation that the move might be the first step towards privatisation of the business formed as a state-owned entity in 1989 when the Government decided to withdraw the nuclear power sector from plans to privatise the rest of the electricity industry . |
| 9 | A three-week strike by 11 teacher unions had ended on Sept. 20 when the government reached a settlement with nine of the unions whereby it would pay immediately the equivalent of US$1,600,000 in back salaries from 1987 and the remaining US$4,400,000 in the next fiscal year . |