Example sentences of "government set [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1979 widespread disruptive action led the then Labour government to set up the May Inquiry , intended to be a major review of the entire prison system ( May , 1979 ) . |
| 2 | It is a document in which the government sets out the Budget , the short-term economic forecast and the medium-term financial strategy , which provides the financial framework for economic policy . |
| 3 | The Queen 's Speech , which is usually delivered by the Queen in person but which consists of a text prepared by the government setting out the government 's proposed programme for the session , follows , and the Commons return to their chamber . |
| 4 | Fearing that Germany might win the race to develop this weapon , the US government set up the Manhattan Project , costing $2 billion and involving some 150 000 people , including most of the world 's most outstanding physicists . |
| 5 | First , central government set up the Civil Contingencies Unit ( CCU ) , a formal institution based in the cabinet office whose brief was to monitor and respond to industrial disputes in key industries . |
| 6 | The Mexican government set up the maquila programme to create jobs , earn dollars and introduce technology . |