Example sentences of "social and [adj] policy " in BNC.

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1 It would be a stronger party because it would win popular support from all sections of the unionism by advocating equitable social and economic policies and by removing power from the undependable unionist élites .
2 The second section of the manifesto outlines the DUP 's social and economic policies , which are moderately Keynesian , calling for ‘ additional but sensible public expenditure on a sustained jobs creation offensive ’ , cheaper energy through a link to the British mainland 's North Sea gas network , and major investment in housing .
3 THE Church of Scotland has launched a blistering attack on Conservative social and economic policies , describing them as unacceptable in a civilised society and accusing the Chancellor , Mr Lamont , of expressing ‘ hollow and cynical ’ views .
4 It is industrial growth , the expansion of bureaucracies and services , and social and economic policies of governments , that shape a society 's occupational profile .
5 In the same way that notions of old age are structured by social and economic policies , concepts of health are similarly socially constructed ; there is no simple definition of either health or illness .
6 Professional aims and social and economic policies were in alignment with each other .
7 It can also be a tool of social and economic policies to help the aged , the homeless , single-parent families and the handicapped to obtain housing , as well as to provide flexibility in the attraction of key workers .
8 Because the widespread poverty of older women and the penury experienced by some groups among them derive to a considerable extent from the operation of social and economic policies within patriarchal capitalism , any major change in their status rests on the development of alternative policies .
9 The politics of marginalisation are essential in the smooth operating of a set of social and economic policies intended to reform radically a welfare state , maintain unemployment and to deal with the consequences that therefore manifest themselves in social problems such as public disorder , addictions , inner city riots and rebellious fractions of communities .
10 New attitudes to work and leisure require radically new social and economic policies which few politicians , of the left or right , are prepared to contemplate .
11 It will require better parenting , better schools and far better social and economic policies .
12 The enduring strength of post-war social and economic policy , for all its frequent and perceived failures , still commanded enough allegiance for the Conservatives to fight it with only danger to themselves .
13 With the wealth which he had accumulated he began to finance the formulation of a major innovatory social and economic policy based upon four publications — Coal and Power ( 1924 ) , Land and the Nation ( 1924 ‘ Green Book ’ ) , Britain 's Industrial Future ( 1928 ‘ Yellow Book ’ ) and We Can Conquer Unemployment ( 1929 ‘ Little Yellow Book ’ ) .
14 On almost every area of social and economic policy , Labour and Liberals were in agreement .
15 From the point of view of social and economic policy I believe we face a choice : either we accept the present trends which will lead inevitably to a decline in individual freedom and responsibility and the restriction of opportunities for our children and grandchildren or else we face the seemingly impossible task of dismantling the corporate state .
16 The impact of this resolutely conservative and often authoritarian political ideology can be felt right across the field of social and economic policy where an idealized and homogenized vision of ‘ The Black Community ’ is the object of a discourse that urges it to take care of its own problems and assume the major burden of managing its own public affairs .
17 The following are some examples of important questions frequently asked about social policy which are essentially about the relationship between social and economic policy .
18 We can see that the Government law and order policy has been irrelevant to all crime , including upper-world crime , and indeed that its social and economic policy has caused the crime rate to rise .
19 To what extent can it be the case that a decision-making process that is dominated by white , male , middle-aged and middle class civil servants is likely to be appropriate for all areas of social and economic policy ?
20 The researchers have a particular interest in popular beliefs about market processes , and the likely implications of these for social and economic policy , notably in the areas of wage bargaining and welfare systems .
21 As post-war critics of both social and economic policy were to indicate , strategic planning with clear long-term goals and the machinery to implement them was rarely to be found .
22 About this time a particularly long and deep depression hit the British economy , giving further impetus to the need to reappraise social and economic policy .
23 As Kay and King ( 1986 ) stress , ‘ what matters from the point of view of social and economic policy is not the progressive or regressive impact of every individual element of the tax system but the impact of that system as a whole ’ ( p. 150 ) .
24 The Tindemans Report appeared in January 1976 and recommended a widening of EC activity in economic , social and regional policies .
25 Immediately in December 1979 , however , Parliament rejected the 1980 budget , criticising it for spending too much on CAP and too little on social and regional policies .
26 ‘ We can do nothing for Eastern Europe if we fail among ourselves in a few days ’ time to agree on economic and monetary union , social and environmental policies so that we can complete the European single market on time . ’
27 Social and environmental policies which promote industrial systems which are efficient but also compatible with levels of living conditions which are acceptable and sustainable .
28 Eight options were presented ; the government was known to favour " amending the treaty without changing it " as stated by Foreign Minister Uffe Ellemann-Jensen on Oct. 7 after talks with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl , with clauses to allow Denmark to opt out of currency union and common defence arrangements , and to protect Denmark 's high standards on social and environmental policy .
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30 The department is one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom and offers a full range of courses and postgraduate research.There are courses leading to professional and post-qualifying qualifications in social work ; taught Master 's degrees in policy studies ( full-time ) and social and public policy ( part-time ) .
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