Example sentences of "government have [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I said in reply to the hon. Member for Liverpool , Mossley Hill ( Mr. Alton ) , the Government have obtained a report from the Director General of Fair Trading , which was only published on 24 September . |
| 2 | The Government have painted a picture of willing participants lining up to take part in this scheme . |
| 3 | These are the 16 to 18-year-olds to whom the Government have given a guarantee . |
| 4 | The Government have received a number of representations calling for the reintroduction of executive detention . |
| 5 | The Indonesian Government have announced a commission of inquiry into the events in East Timor . |
| 6 | In the past few years , the Government have introduced a number of beneficial educational reforms , which will definitely improve matters . |
| 7 | The Government have taken a stand on the right principles , and when my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister goes to Maastricht to uphold them , he will have the overwhelming support of the House and the country , whatever the outcome of the summit . |
| 8 | of that fund was paid in by the Government , but now the Government have taken a holiday . |
| 9 | The Government have taken a number of steps to promote the provision of affordable homes for exactly the people whom the hon. Gentleman mentions . |
| 10 | One in eight mortgage payers are in arrears because the Government have launched a drive towards home ownership so powerful that mobility of labour has suffered . |
| 11 | During the past 12 years the Government have shown a lack of interest in regional economic policies . |