Example sentences of "of state [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will the Secretary of State answer that question truthfully because it strikes at the very heart of democracy ? |
| 2 | Has the Secretary of State made any advance in redressing the ridiculous situation of the Scottish soldiers in the territorial units who served in the Gulf for 51 days and who were constantly under attack by Scud missiles ? |
| 3 | Exactly a month after the exhibition opened , the Secretary of State announced that state aid for churches in use would begin with immediate effect at the rate of £1 million a year . |
| 4 | Although the Secretary of State questioned that figure in his evidence , he did not say what he believed the shortfall would be . |
| 5 | We were pleased to see advice being prepared for the Secretary of State emphasising this point , urging him to set a clear direction towards a sustainable way of life in Wales . |
| 6 | Did the Secretary of State derive some comfort from the authoritative letter in The Times of 18 February from the noble Lord Lewin underlining the need for four submarines for the Trident fleet ? |
| 7 | The Secretary of State advanced that argument this morning when he was asked about the increase in the size of the Trident arsenal . |
| 8 | My noble Friend the Minister of State expressed that concern to the Indonesian ambassador on 13 November . |
| 9 | Can the Secretary of State offer any advice to the daughter of a constituent of mine who has recently become an unemployment statistic ? |
| 10 | Introduced in the Rates Bill 1983 , this measure allows the Secretary of State to control permitted expenditure levels in authorities that are seen as having overspent in the past . |
| 11 | We also called on our Secretary of State to use this opportunity to introduce a comprehensive ‘ green ’ farming scheme for the whole of Wales open to every farmer . |
| 12 | All the Secretaries of State had educational training and experience in government to fit them for their posts . |
| 13 | How has the Secretary of State met that point in the council tax ? |
| 14 | We were therefore delighted the Secretary of State rejected British Coal 's plan for a major opencast mine at Pwll Du near Blaenavon , which we had opposed . |
| 15 | The Secretary of State shared this preference for assessment by teachers , but the Conservative leadership was split on this issue with Mrs Thatcher herself favouring nationally standardised pencil and paper tests mainly because they lend themselves to direct comparisons between schools . |
| 16 | It will be seen that section 61(1) does not require the Secretary of State to release any person serving a sentence of imprisonment for life on licence , but imposes two conditions which must be satisfied before he may do so , namely , that the release must first be recommended by the Parole Board ( a body which was itself constituted by section 59 of the Act of 1967 ) and that the Secretary of State may not release on licence except after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice of England together with the trial judge if available . |
| 17 | Will the Secretary of State take this chance — one of his last — to apologise to pensioners for what he has done ? |
| 18 | Will the Secretary of State take this opportunity to confirm an answer recently given to me by a junior Minister — it is in Hansard , of course — to the effect that a large number of pensioners — nearly 40 per cent . |
| 19 | As we come to the end of this Parliament , will the Secretary of State take this opportunity to give us some insight into the Government 's long-term policy which has been formulated during the past 13 years ? |
| 20 | The SPA , which elects a standing committee to represent it when not in session , also elects the President , who in addition to being head of state holds executive power and governs in conjunction with a Central People 's Committee and an appointed State Administrative Council ( Cabinet ) . |
| 21 | The Queen as Head of State gives overall stability to the political system and the Prime Minister as Head of Government is one who has served a long apprenticeship in parliament in high office of state and who is the elected leader of a party which has the confidence of the nation . |
| 22 | The report that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State produced last week revealed that this year we are due to treat an extra 250,000 patients ; we are cutting the number of long ’ waiters ’ , and creating a service that is responsive to patient needs . |
| 23 | To ask the Minister for the Civil Service if he will introduce arrangements so that each Department of State has co-equal male and female permanent secretaries . |
| 24 | Will the Secretary of State have some regard for companies like Lawtex , a firm in my constituency that went into liquidation , resulting in the loss of 120 jobs ? |
| 25 | As head of the Council of Government the Minister of State exercises executive power under the monarch , while legislative authority resides with the National Council elected every five years by universal adult suffrage , most recently in January 1988 [ see p. 36161 ] . |
| 26 | As head of the Council of Government the Minister of State exercises executive power under the Prince , while legislative authority resides with the 18-member National Council , elected every five years by universal suffrage . |
| 27 | How can the Secretary of State reconcile that experience , which is being replicated all over the country , with the experience of Mr. Watson ? |
| 28 | Does not the Secretary of State feel any remorse about those figures ? |
| 29 | I look forward to hearing the Secretary of State defend that concept of fairness . |
| 30 | It therefore urges the Secretary of State to reject this appeal , and in so doing unequivocally confirm the value which is attached to the long term protection of landscape quality in Wales ' National Parks . |