Example sentences of "[adj] government said [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a formal protest to the UN Security Council on Aug. 28 , the Kuwaiti government said that between 80 and 90 Iraqi troops had landed on the island in violation of Gulf ceasefire agreements [ see pp. 38164-65 ] before being repulsed by Kuwaiti coastguards . |
| 2 | The Kuwaiti government said that some 80,000 Palestinians were still resident in Kuwait , out of a population of about 350,000 before the Iraqi invasion . |
| 3 | On Nov. 18 the German government said that it was recalling its ambassador as a protest at the " increasing brutality " aimed at the opposition movement . |
| 4 | The Lithuanian government said that it believed the group to be a " protective cloak for OMON or more likely the KGB " . |
| 5 | During February the Libyan government said that it would supply food , medicines and blankets to Iraq [ see also above ] and blood donation programmes for Iraq were oversubscribed in Morocco and Tunisia . |
| 6 | A spokesman for the Turkish government said that Turkey 's relations with Moscow would not be affected . |
| 7 | The South Korean government said that all domestic electronic communications companies will be freed to operate voice mail and wireless data communications services later this half : the communications ministry said it planned to reinforce financial and tax support to foster these sectors , currently dominated by Korea Telecom before it opens the market to foreigners next year . |
| 8 | The Iranian government said that the seizure was illegal and claimed the ship 's cargo as property of the Iranian army . |
| 9 | The Danish government said that its decision on Aug. 9 to take back the waste was made to " protect Denmark 's international reputation " . |
| 10 | Norway to resume whaling In announcing its decision , the Norwegian government said that its intended catch of 2,000 minke per year was justifiable on a " sound , scientific and sustainable basis " . |
| 11 | A spokesman for the parallel government said that the two men had been kidnapped . |
| 12 | A statement by the Polish government said that the question of responsibility for the Katyn massacre had " weighed particularly painfully " on Polish-Soviet relations , and that the " long-awaited " Soviet admission made possible a relationship based on " partnership and true friendship " . |