Example sentences of "minister 's [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Minister 's complacency is appalling . |
| 2 | We will press creditor countries to accept the Prime Minister 's proposal — the ‘ Trinidad Terms ’ — for a two-thirds reduction in the official debt of the poorest countries . |
| 3 | BBC television 's reporter on the Prime Minister 's election tour , Mr John Simpson — an embodiment of the communicating class — wrote about them in the Spectator with special rage . |
| 4 | MR CHRIS Patten , the Conservative Party chairman whose defeat in Bath last week marred the Prime Minister 's election triumph , is considering an offer of the governorship of Hong Kong . |
| 5 | Mr Smith , addressing the Welsh Labour conference this morning , targeted both Treasury Chief Secretary Michael Portillo — the man in charge of the axe-wielding — and the Prime Minister 's election promises . |
| 6 | The new restrictions were thought to derive from the Prime Minister 's concern at what he saw as the growing influence of " exclusivist " religions such as Christianity and Islam . |
| 7 | Covered in sheep 's hide , and carrying the minister 's title in gold leaf , they open the opposite way to ordinary briefcases ( for presentation to ministers by minions ) . |
| 8 | To protect themselves , they were to be permitted to say that this differential was being implemented ‘ at the Minister 's request ’ . |
| 9 | I endorse the Prime Minister 's request to the Security Council that all member nations ’ commit ’ themselves ’ anew to reinforced measures of arms control . ’ |
| 10 | The main points were ( i ) a tax of 0.3 per cent on financial transactions ( ITMF ) , in force until 1994 , but not applying to wage cheques , pension payments and popular savings accounts ; ( ii ) to fight tax evasion an instruction to banks to report in specific cases and at the Finance Minister 's request all movements of individuals ' and companies ' accounts ; ( iii ) the simplification of the tax system with the elimination of three social contributions and their replacement by valued added tax ( VAT ) of between 7 and 10 per cent ; ( iv ) the elimination of taxes on manufactured products , fuel sales and additional income , and their replacement by a selective tax ( the rate of which had yet to be specified ) on cars , alcoholic drinks , fuels , electricity and telecommunications ; ( v ) the elimination of the separate collection of taxes by state and municipal governments and another by municipal government , so that all taxes ( except the ITMF ) would be collected by the federal government and shared with the states and municipalities , expected to produce a real increase in their revenues of 9 and 17 per cent respectively ; and ( vi ) a ban on the contracting of fresh debts by the Federal District , states and the municipalities until the year 2000 . |
| 11 | Thanks to the Prime Minister 's ban on benefit for unemployed 16 and 17-year-olds , another 21,000 youngsters have been sucked into a black hole where there is no job , no school , no training and no benefit . |
| 12 | Secondly , the speech identified issues that , in the Prime Minister 's judgement , were the source of public concern and required public debate . |
| 13 | BLACKPOOL : The Prime Minister 's speech-writer-in-chief , Chris Patten , had never himself addressed a Conservative Party conference . |
| 14 | The Chancellor had the Prime Minister 's support , according to government sources , in intervening to the tune of $2bn to $3bn to shore up the pound after pressure intensified following the news two weeks ago of a £2bn current account deficit in August — the third worst on record . |
| 15 | Mr Yeltsin meanwhile sent a message to John Major expressing his gratitude for the Prime Minister 's support and understanding . |
| 16 | The Prime Minister 's position continued to improve throughout the summer . |
| 17 | This , with the path smoothed by prior discussion , had the predictable effect of strengthening the Prime Minister 's position . |
| 18 | The minister 's position was ultimately upheld by the Court of Appeal in February 1982 . |
| 19 | In the nineteenth century and well into the twentieth , the Prime Minister 's position vis-a-vis the Cabinet was described as primus inter pares — the first among equals . |
| 20 | In the Minister 's position , I would have hit heads together , stated what I believed would be ultimately acceptable to the House of Commons , and had the courage to put the case to the House . |
| 21 | Now as I understand it the minister 's position is that he be bound to refer that matter to the partner responsible for audit and that partner er would then be put on notice that er he ought to report it to the relevant authority . |
| 22 | In the all important matter of resources , the Prime Minister 's outlook can be decisive . |
| 23 | This greatly strengthens the Prime Minister 's ability to argue against proposals put forward by departmental ministers who are forced to rely almost entirely on the briefs prepared for them by their departmental civil servants . |
| 24 | It is not me who distrusts the Minister 's ability to negotiate , but the farmers I met today who doubt whether he can deliver the goods . |
| 25 | However , I say again to the House — and especially to Government Members that they should ask questions relating to the Prime Minister 's responsibility — |
| 26 | If there is a specific matter in the system which is the Minister 's responsibility and which is causing concern , the Minister can respond to it . |
| 27 | I have noticed the growing practice on Prime Minister 's questions and on questions to other Ministers of Members on both sides of the House , but primarily Opposition Members , asking personal questions which do not relate to the Minister 's responsibility . |
| 28 | The government had argued that its proposal to include words expressing the minister 's responsibility for further and higher education in a new bill would have had little impact , because the main thrust of the bill in question was changes in the administration of schools . |
| 29 | Iraq sets off own rocket Delhi minister 's daughter seized . |
| 30 | Which former Conservative minister 's daughter reached Number 5 in the charts in 1975 ? |