Example sentences of "government 's [noun sg] be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most analysts reckon some sort of reflex reaction is inevitable , although fund managers are expected to remain on the sidelines , perhaps even until the new government 's Budget is unveiled in two or three weeks time . |
| 2 | The government 's budget was strengthened by increased customs revenue and more particularly by a spectacular rise in indirect taxation . |
| 3 | However the government 's position was bolstered by local elections , the first to be held in South Korea for 30 years , which took place in March 1991 . |
| 4 | At the end of a House of Commons debate on Oct. 21 six backbench Conservatives joined all the opposition parties ( except the Ulster Unionists ) in voting for a critical motion , on which the government 's majority was reduced from 21 to 13 . |
| 5 | The government 's unpopularity was demonstrated in the January 1991 partial legislative and local elections . |
| 6 | The government 's philosophy is put in context by the volume and complexity of recent legislation affecting local government in general and social services in particular . |
| 7 | The government 's fall was attributed to its failure to gain international recognition for an independent Macedonia . |
| 8 | The government 's resignation was accepted by the GNA on Nov. 30 , after agreement was reached that an interim coalition government should take over pending the holding of fresh elections , probably in March 1991 . |
| 9 | When the Beveridge report was debated in the Commons in mid-February 1943 Churchill himself was ill and the government 's case was argued by Sir Kingsley Wood , the Chancellor of the Exchequer , a Conservative , and Sir John Anderson , the Lord President , who was a former civil servant elevated to ministerial rank . |
| 10 | The Government 's response was welcomed by the Royal College of Nursing . |
| 11 | The government 's approach is reflected in a 1993 budget allocating 60 per cent of expenditure to social welfare and 20 per cent to farm subsidies . |
| 12 | Since the government 's offensive was launched on 19 August , more than 12,000 people have been detained and at least 1,000 luxury homes and farms seized . |
| 13 | The government 's decision was criticized by sections of the Iranian press with close links to radical factions . |
| 14 | It is a disgrace that the Government 's proposition was incorporated in the Bill without any consultation with the unions . |
| 15 | According to the magazine ENDS , it seems likely that ‘ at least five years will elapse before further NSAs are [ then ] designated unless the government 's hand is forced by EEC legislation . ’ |
| 16 | Not as strong as all that , however ; for if the internal difficulties were eased because the government 's hand was strengthened by the plebiscite , the problems of making the new Constitution work did not go away . |
| 17 | Benny Alexander , the PAC 's secretary-general , claimed that the government 's action was motivated by a desire to force his organisation out of the negotiations and so smooth the way for an agreement that would be amenable to the ‘ white settler regime ’ . |
| 18 | The main thrust of the Government 's policy is contained in the January 1988 White Paper on Regional Policy and the Enterprise Economy , in the new Employment Training programme , and especially in the March 1988 Action for Cities programme — all resting on wider reforms to local government structure and finance , and to education and housing . |
| 19 | The government 's reply was contained in a white paper — Cmnd. 8616 : Efficiency and Effectiveness in the Civil Service . |