Example sentences of "government [verb] [adv] 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 | Although the British Government ruled out the prospect of the US company buying Austin Rover , within days of it leaking out that talks had been taking place , Bob Lutz , Ford of Europe chairman , said : ‘ I honestly believe it would have been best for Britain . ’ |
| 3 | They have urged the Government to tighten up the apparent loophole which allows motorists to speed . |
| 4 | May I suggest that the government abolish forthwith the Foundation for Sport and the Arts , and replace it at once by a Foundation for Gardeners , Handymen , Babysitters and the Arts . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The government played down the importance of the conviction . |
| 7 | 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 ) . |
| 8 | On Nov. 27 a meeting of Western donor countries held in Paris under World Bank auspices deferred for six months a decision on 1992 aid , stating that they expected Moi 's government to open up the political system and to end human rights abuses and high-level corruption . |
| 9 | Neither the exactions of the Versailles Treaty nor the creation of a republican form of government rooted out the nationalist old guard or revolutionised the German social structure ; within 15 years , Germany was set on a course of revanche . |
| 10 | The Minister of State at the Home Office said : ‘ The Government accept fully the principle contained in the Bill . |
| 11 | On 18 October , therefore , the British government turned down the new fare proposals from American operators , while the CAA rejected British Airways ' request . |
| 12 | Early this year , the Jakes government collected together the eight films banned outright in 1970 , including Menzel 's Skylarks On A String . |
| 13 | THE heavily-polluted Czech town of Chomutov has threatened to call for a general strike unless the government cleans up the air , a town official said yesterday . |
| 14 | Whatever decision the government takes on the East-west route , the amount of traffic on the roads will continue to grow — and despite the problems of freight , the vast majority of vehicles on the roads — over 80% — are private cars . |
| 15 | The Government takes up the financial burden through the Public Service Obligation grant , but economies are still expected . |
| 16 | In the end , however , the steadying influence of the President of the Republic , the socialist Vincent Auriol , helped the government ride out the storm . |
| 17 | The mounting costs of these supplementary benefit payments from central government unbalanced both the residential care scene and that of community care . |
| 18 | In 1838 a troop of Nottinghamshire dragoons and the metropolitan police were attacked with stones and bricks and in 1839 the government brought in the 5th Dragoon guards to suppress the bull-running once and for all . |
| 19 | The Government brought in the new law after inspectors found that 97 per cent of ‘ pints ’ contained less . |
| 20 | Indeed , that was one of the main reasons why the Government brought in the poll tax , which failed abysmally , just like the rates . |
| 21 | If you re recall back in nineteen eight five Tony the Government brought in the transport bill which let operators compete . |
| 22 | We need an election and a Labour Government to clear up the mess . |
| 23 | Councillor Robert Lee , of West Lothian , said he was certain that , when the Government brought in the right-to-buy scheme , it had not intended that people should be able to buy , with discount , more than once . |
| 24 | With coal supplies fast dwindling , Truman acted : the Federal government took over the mines and prepared to bring in the army to run the railroads . |
| 25 | Even before the 1987 bill , local authorities had lost all influence over pay and conditions of teachers when the government took away the negotiating rights of the teachers ' unions and imposed a pay settlement . |
| 26 | ‘ Document A. That the man , who was belligerent on several occasions at first , threatening the social worker called in by the Visitor , said it was no business of theirs as it was a family matter and that the girl 's father , his own brother , had given his consent , and what more could you want , and there was no higher authority than that , and no wonder there was so much crime on the streets if the government took away the father 's power , and why did n't they do something about crime on the streets instead of invading people 's homes . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | This development on the green belt of Ipswich is partly because of the Conservative Government withering away the planning powers of borough councils , who in the past would have dismissed such a planning application as this , on the grounds that housing and industry should not mix and that it is desirable to have a green buffer zone between the two . |
| 29 | Judged on the facts , rather than the political rhetoric of both left and right , the present Government deserves neither the undying praise of the supporters of laissez-faire nor the unremitting invective of collectivists . |
| 30 | They have come at a time of unprecedented pressure on the government to speed up the introduction of a secure unit . |