Example sentences of "government [unc] [noun sg] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does my right hon. Friend accept that the Government 's position puts all the responsibility as to whether to prosecute on local authorities ? |
| 2 | It was also a result of the government 's willingness to accept significant amendments to the bill . |
| 3 | It would demonstrate the Government 's willingness to get tough with an influential sector of the community for an increasingly obvious worthy cause . |
| 4 | It was also understood that the Iranian government 's willingness to resume diplomatic relations stemmed from the desire among its " pragmatists " , led by the President , Hojatolislam Hashemi Ali Akbar Rafsanjani , to end Iran 's diplomatic and political isolation vis-à-vis Western states . |
| 5 | They say the Government 's willingness to over-subsidise private old people 's homes has caused the 300-plus empty spaces at the county 's 42 council-run homes . |
| 6 | At issue is the FBI 's ability to wiretap in future … the FBI is not only asking the industry to dumb down existing software , it wants to prohibit it from developing new technologies that might interfere with the government 's ability to intercept various oral and electronic communications . ’ |
| 7 | In the past month , Mrs Aquino 's popularity has declined , and there was growing disenchantment with her government 's ability to provide adequate transport and power , and to contain corruption . |
| 8 | In the past month , Mrs Aquino 's popularity has declined , and there was growing disenchantment with her government 's ability to provide adequate transport and power , and to contain corruption . |
| 9 | CITIZEN 'S Charter Minister William Waldegrave is today expected to announce a cash boost for the Government 's campaign to increase public awareness of science . |
| 10 | The Review Committee was established in June 1993 , by the Department of Health , as part of the government 's drive to improve public services and ensure there are clear procedures for making complaints . |
| 11 | A revised edition of this document was produced in 1985 ( Cabinet Office ( MPO ) / Treasury , 1985c ) which reflected developments in policy and practice since the 1981 edition , particularly the government 's drive to strengthen financial management . |
| 12 | The Mediterranean-Dead Sea Project is part of the government 's plan to diversify this narrow structure . |
| 13 | PEPs originally were designed as part of the Government 's plan to help more people become share owners by offering them the chance to invest in the Stock Exchange . |
| 14 | The United Kingdom 's government 's plan to introduce special legislation to allow to prosecution of alleged war criminals [ see pp. 36190 ; 37019 ] had to be deferred after the House of Lords rejected the bill on June 4 , 1990 by 207 votes to 74 . |
| 15 | If the market took the view that the Government 's determination to control public spending was weakening , then we would see the pound fall and inflation increase . |
| 16 | We warmly welcome the Government 's determination to tackle environmental problems caused by old minerals permissions . |
| 17 | Despite the government 's determination to modify regional expenditure in the mid-1980s , total regional aid — both selective assistance and the more important automatic development grant — amounted to almost £700 million in 1986–7 . |
| 18 | The reason for these changes is the government 's determination to encourage more people to gain qualifications based on industry 's precise needs . |
| 19 | Marking his first anniversary in power , President Ferdinand Collor de Mello announced a National Reconstruction Plan on March 14 , aimed at restoring public confidence in his government 's determination to secure stable economic growth in the medium term , and in its flagging efforts to control inflation [ for March 1990 , February 1991 anti-inflation plans see pp. 37312 ; 38002 ] . |
| 20 | Given the British Government 's determination to provide official aid to democratic countries — we are seeing the emergence of a growing number of them — does my hon. Friend agree that it would be proper and popular over the next five years to halve the gap between our official aid and the United Nations target ? |
| 21 | On July 17 President Saddam Hussein denounced the UN as " an advertising agency " of the USA and indicated his government 's determination to obstruct further weapons inspections . |
| 22 | Thus , while the Government 's scheme to purchase some 20,000 properties will help reduce the overhang of unsold properties , it is unlikely to provide a significant boost to the market as a whole . |
| 23 | The government 's promise to provide increased protection did not prevent the murder on Dec. 5 of another judge , Bernardo Jaramillo , who had been investigating activities of the Medellín drug cartel . |
| 24 | German officials reported on Jan. 29 that a German freighter , the Godewind , bound from Szczecin in Poland for Syria , had been found to be carrying 16 Czechoslovak-made T-72 tanks for the Syrian armed forces , apparently in contravention of the Czechoslovak government 's promise to end such transactions . |
| 25 | These include an increase to £250,000 in the maximum loan for established businesses , an increase in the Government 's guarantee to cover 85 per cent of the loan , and a reduction in the premium payable by borrowers for fixed rate loans . |
| 26 | If the Government 's approach continues unamended , and if there is no major industrial slump affecting the returns from investments , the living standards of pensioners dependent on occupational sources of income and savings are likely to move even further away from those mainly dependent on state benefits , who will get poorer relative both to other pensioners and to the rest of the community . |
| 27 | Surveys of attitudes to so-called Thatcherite ideas ( for example , a government sticking to its principles , however unpopular ; not consulting with the major economic interests ; and the government 's inability to do much about unemployment ) found that , on average , Thatcherite supporters ( 40 per cent ) were outnumbered by opponents ( 47 per cent ) . |
| 28 | The Sri Lanka Moslem Congress called for the Moslem community to arm itself for self-defence in view of the government 's inability to provide adequate protection . |
| 29 | The latest attempt is timed with growing popular dissaffection with the government 's inability to provide basic services and curb corruption and rising prices . |
| 30 | The dismissal of Luis Maria Argaña as Foreign Minister in late July , after he stated publicly that the ruling Colorado party would never give up power ( contrary to the government 's pledge to hold free elections in 1993 ) , was followed in mid-August by the resignation of the entire Cabinet , to allow President Andrés Rodriguez to conduct a reshuffle . |