Example sentences of "as secretary of [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Nicholas Ridley , who , as secretary of state for the environment , masterminded the privatisation , likes to think of himself as a scourge of high-minded meddlers and an advocate of consumer choice . |
| 2 | Michael Heseltine , as Secretary of State for the Environment , had taken a strong line on Barlaston , using his powers to carry out emergency repairs for the first time . |
| 3 | Essentially a management tool , MINIS was strongly associated with Michael Heseltine who , as Secretary of State for the Environment , introduced MINIS into the DOE and subsequently , as Defence Secretary , into the Ministry of Defence ( MOD ) . |
| 4 | I hasten to add that when I was responsible , as Secretary of State for the Environment , for such developments in England , I found that , with certain conditions one could improve the environment over a period of years . |
| 5 | Islam relinquished his responsibilities as Secretary of State for the Interior , Immigration and Administrative Reform to Ali Mohammed Bacar . |
| 6 | As Secretary of State for the Environment he has decided the three towered 19-storey building nicknamed the toast-rack which his department works out of should be demolished . |