Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] when the government " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | The right hon. Gentleman was a Member of the House in 1975 when the Government , under the leadership of Lord Wilson , recommended a referendum to the people . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | The most recent case was in 1973 when the government appointed a commissioner to take over the housing responsibilities of the Clay Cross Urban District Council because the council refused to operate the provisions of the Housing Finance Act 1972 and charge higher rents to council tenants . |
5 | 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 ] . |
6 | 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 . |