Example sentences of "of the government " in BNC.
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| 1 | Death squad killings , ‘ disappearances ’ , illegal arrests and torture persist in spite of the Government and the Farabund Marti National Liberation Front signing the Agreement on Human Rights in July 1990 , under the auspices of the United Nations . |
| 2 | Recent information from former detainees , lawyers and human rights activists indicates that suspected political opponents of the government , including boys under 18 , have been detained in garde à vue well beyond the maximum 10-day period and without obtaining further authorization after four days as required by Tunisian law . |
| 3 | In Kenya Harris Okong'o Arara continues to serve a five-year sentence imposed in 1988 under a law which makes it a criminal offence simply to possess literature critical of the government . |
| 4 | This aid money — worth US$1 billion per annum — is crucial to the fulfilment of the government 's economic policies . |
| 5 | It is to be regretted that many of the Government 's measures relating to its asylum policy introduced in the past few years , have been to discourage new arrivals . |
| 6 | During the period 1947–51 , an inordinate delay on the part of the government was experienced in bringing forward the requisite bill legalizing adoption , despite considerable pressure from prospective adoptive parents and adoption agencies . |
| 7 | That is in the hands of the government . ’ |
| 8 | The likelihood of their serving at home or oversea — ‘ Were you not aware of the government 's express assurance on the latter point ? ’ |
| 9 | Allowing it to become an executive toy of yet another millionaire would drive the final nail in the coffin of the Government 's green credentials — both at home and abroad . ’ |
| 10 | The breed is currently undergoing a backlash of adverse publicity in light of the Government 's ban on ‘ aggressive ’ dogs , such as the American Pit Bull Terrier and Japanese Tosa . |
| 11 | Professor Akira Fujiwara , an acknowledged expert on the Rape of Nanking who was called as one of the witnesses in the case , said that ‘ in spite of the government 's promise to correct bias in history textbooks , the screening system has actually got worse since the 1982 diplomatic protests . |
| 12 | The difference goes far deeper than the political complexion of the government . |
| 13 | After 10 years of the Government 's ideological obsession with privatisation , deregulation and competition , and reduced financial support , we have a transport system which is the shabbiest , most expensive , most congested , most environmentally damaging and least safe of any economy , ’ he said . |
| 14 | Opponents of the Government have criticised the policy because it makes unions responsible for disruption which they have not organised and in some cases may oppose . |
| 15 | There is also the small matter of the Government 's golden share which can block a hostile bid for Jaguar and does not expire until the end of next year . |
| 16 | At another rally in Budapest , the ‘ Unity Platform ’ led by the former hardline ideologist , Janos Berecz , was stressing ‘ Bolshevik values ’ and condemning the ‘ monetarist policies ’ of the government . |
| 17 | Winfried Wolk , leader of the East German Christian Democrat party , an ally of the government but a critic of the anniversary celebration , warned against confrontation . |
| 18 | That stalemate might provide a private sector equivalent of the Government 's golden share . |
| 19 | Her father was an eccentric , outspoken critic of the government , who was killed by police in 1985 . |
| 20 | He previously conducted two studies on behalf of the Government into TCS . |
| 21 | Coopers & Lybrand worked on the first study in conjunction with Samuel Montagu , the merchant bank which is handling the sale on behalf of the Government . |
| 22 | Accounts of their trial suggest that it took the form of a political witch-hunt , with the intention of intimidating other critics of the government . |
| 23 | A leader of the US Communist Party in New York from the late 1940s , he was imprisoned in 1953 for two years for violating the Smith Act , which made it a crime to advocate the violent overthrow of the Government . |
| 24 | However , Sir Claus Moser , former head of the Government Statistical Service ( GSS ) , and Sir David Cox , a former president of the Royal Statistical Society ( RSS ) , identify the turning point in the history of British official statistics as a White Paper in 1981 entitled Government Statistical Services . |
| 25 | According to Sir Claus , who ran the services from 1967 to 1978 : ‘ Before the Rayner Review the purpose of the government statistical services was to serve several masters , first and foremost — and this was never in doubt - the Government ; but also industry , academics the public , indeed the whole nation … |
| 26 | Sir David is assured of the support of Sir Claus Moser , newly-elected President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science , Warden of Wadham College , Oxford , and a former head of the Government Statistical Service from 1967 to 1978 . |
| 27 | Once the public start questioning the integrity of government statistics , they are questioning the integrity of the Government itself . ’ |
| 28 | However , Lord Marshall 's letter says that because of the Government 's commitment to introduce competition into electricity supply as quickly as possible ‘ alternative arrangements for protecting the security of supply ’ would need to be made , involving a ‘ capacity deficiency scheme ’ . |
| 29 | Sir : The Royal Statistical Society indeed has a keen interest in government statistics ( 'Moves to monitor use of statistics by Government' , 9 October ) and is planning an open discussion meeting in December , introduced by the head of the Government Statistical Service , on the topic of public confidence in official statistics . |
| 30 | BLACKPOOL : A bit of a cheer went up when the news came through last week in Brighton of the Government 's humiliation at the hands of the Bundesbank . |