Example sentences of "of state [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is therefore extremely encouraging that , only this morning , my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State took the 250,000th call on the single market hotline — and he could give the answer to the caller 's question . |
| 2 | When the Secretary of State made the equivalent announcement a year ago , I congratulated him on his promotion to the Cabinet . |
| 3 | ’ In 1984 , the secretary of state designated the historic areas of five cities : Canterbury , Chester , Exeter , Hereford and York . |
| 4 | Giving a brilliant object lesson in the art of applying intense pressure , and with quite as much skill as the masterly early rounding-up in the UN , the secretary of state gathered the necessary billions . |
| 5 | In February 1988 the Heads of State accepted the proposed reform of the Structural Funds and doubled their appropriation , in real terms , from ECU 7 bn in 1987 to ECU 14 bn in 1993 . |
| 6 | In the case , however , of a mandatory life sentence for murder ( into which category all the present appeals fall ) the minister of state takes the judicial view into account but does not necessarily adopt it as the tariff . |
| 7 | Sir Rabbie Namaliu Prime Minister Ted Diro Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Service Bernard Vogae Civil Aviation Arnold Marsipal Defence John Momis Provincial Affairs Tenda Lau Agriculture and Livestock Paul Wanjik Works Michael Somare Foreign Affairs Bernard Narakobi Justice Paul Kamod Administrative Services Karl Stack Forests Toni Ila Labour and Employment Mathew Bendumb Home Affairs John Giheno Minister of State Assisting the Prime Minister Jim Waim Environment and Conservation Tom Pais Corrective Institutions Paul Pora Finance and Planning Brown Sinamoi Communications Mathias Ijape Police Anthony Temo Transport Utula Samana Education Akoka Doi Fisheries and Marine Resources Galeva Kwarara Trade and Industry G. Beona Culture and Tourism Kala Swokin Lands Robert Suckling Health Michael Singham Housing Patterson Lowa Minerals and Energy Jack Genia Minister of State Assisting the Prime Minister |
| 8 | Sir Rabbie Namaliu Prime Minister Ted Diro Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Service Bernard Vogae Civil Aviation Arnold Marsipal Defence John Momis Provincial Affairs Tenda Lau Agriculture and Livestock Paul Wanjik Works Michael Somare Foreign Affairs Bernard Narakobi Justice Paul Kamod Administrative Services Karl Stack Forests Toni Ila Labour and Employment Mathew Bendumb Home Affairs John Giheno Minister of State Assisting the Prime Minister Jim Waim Environment and Conservation Tom Pais Corrective Institutions Paul Pora Finance and Planning Brown Sinamoi Communications Mathias Ijape Police Anthony Temo Transport Utula Samana Education Akoka Doi Fisheries and Marine Resources Galeva Kwarara Trade and Industry G. Beona Culture and Tourism Kala Swokin Lands Robert Suckling Health Michael Singham Housing Patterson Lowa Minerals and Energy Jack Genia Minister of State Assisting the Prime Minister |
| 9 | In the 1952 election campaign the Republicans promised to take a tough line with the Russians , and the appointment of John Foster Dulles as Secretary of State seemed the first step in fulfilling that pledge . |
| 10 | Has the Secretary of State read the last sentence of the Cardiff Business school report , which states : " If as we are led to believe , Wales is drawing on a new era , nobody has informed Mountain Ash about it . " ? |
| 11 | The Secretary of State presents the National Lottery Bill which may provide an extra £36 million in both areas by the end of 1994 |
| 12 | The Secretary of State threatened the recalcitrant authorities that unless they met specific targets he would use his power under the Act to appoint an agent to take over the sale of a council 's houses . |
| 13 | We do not want to say that one kind of state causes the other kind , but neither does it make much sense to say that they are ‘ parallel ’ or ‘ identical ’ . |
| 14 | Will the Secretary of State specify the exact circumstances that led the Secretary of State for Transport and the Secretary of State for Scotland to give the clear impression during the Kincardine and Deeside by-election that a review of that decision was possible ? |
| 15 | One young representative , Colin Mason , a computer systems manager from Streatham , who branded environmental controls as ‘ socialism by the back door ’ , was gently advised by the Secretary of State to read the Tory philospher Edmund Burke . |
| 16 | I have just said that at no stage during the time that I have been Secretary of State has the Irish Defence Minister taken part in any conference talks . |
| 17 | Furthermore , we want to ensure that those whose appointments are made by the Secretary of State have the appropriate qualifications and experience to fulfil their functions . |
| 18 | Crown , Sceptre and Sword of State epitomise the ancient realm of Scotland with all its history of promise , failures and triumphs . |
| 19 | In answer to an earlier question the Under-Secretary of State mentioned the vast resources given to the city of Liverpool , and by definition to other inner city authorities , which have not used housing resources sensibly and have not proceeded far with the right to buy . |
| 20 | Some of these remain , but most of the Central Government grant to local authorities is now in the form of the rate support grant and a grant known as a block grant , which involves the Secretary of State deciding the total sum to be paid to all local authorities ( after consultation with the local authority associations , and approval of the House of Commons ) and its apportionment . |
| 21 | Senior Orange leaders , DUP representatives and Official Unionists held a series of negotiations with the RUC and the Secretary of State to have the re-routeing order lifted . |
| 22 | If I pursue this issue , the Minister will refer me , as the Secretary of State referred the Select Committee , to the current review of the safety representatives and of the safety committee regulations . |
| 23 | Tennis Courts The Secretary of State confirmed the compulsory purchase order and the necessary notice that the order had been confirmed was inserted in the Scotsman on 2nd April . |
| 24 | Tennis Courts The Secretary of State confirmed the compulsory purchase order and the necessary notice that the order had been confirmed was inserted in the Scotsman on 2nd April . |