Example sentences of "government [verb] down the " in BNC.
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1 | After questioning 600 non-information technology directors and 1,200 information technology ones , Graham Browne of market research group International Data Corp , concluded that , unless the Government goes down the facilities management path — which he believes is questionable — the UK market is unlikely to experience the 30% per annum growth rate generally forecast . |
2 | Many cities and counties are little better placed , as each layer of government passes down the spending obligations but not the money to fulfil them . |
3 | The government played down the importance of the conviction . |
4 | On 18 October , therefore , the British government turned down the new fare proposals from American operators , while the CAA rejected British Airways ' request . |
5 | The FMLN stated that agricultural work and legalized land had to be guaranteed , and accused the traditional oligarchic sector — the country 's major landowners — of exerting pressure on the government to slow down the peace process . |
6 | Sir : As a former student at the then University of Rhodesia , I was appalled at the decision of the Zimbabwe government to close down the university . |
7 | The government closed down the last two illegally militia-operated ports on May 15 , thereby taking full control of seaborne trade for the first time in a decade . |