Example sentences of "government official said [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Government officials said that the events had been planned jointly by the Reform the Armed Forces Movement ( RAM ) , an organization of military officers , and supporters of former President Marcos . |
| 2 | The Guardian of Dec. 1 reported that 21 people had been killed since the declaration of emergency ; opposition sources put the death toll at 50 , while government officials said that the number was closer to five . |
| 3 | Indian government officials said that the dismissal was prompted by increased activity of Sri Lankan Tamil militants in the state , leading to the " breakdown of law and order " . |
| 4 | Gerashchenko warned of the dangers of letting enterprises go bankrupt , but government officials said that approving new credit could undermine agreement with the IMF to restrict the budget deficit to 5 per cent of gross domestic product ( GDP ) . |
| 5 | Government officials said that the design had been improved to prevent the kind of accident that occurred at Chernobyl in 1986 . |