Example sentences of "[prep] his government 's [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite his government 's contention that Ciskei was an independent country , however , late on Sept. 7 de Klerk announced that South African troops were to be deployed there to " protect industrial property " , which was largely owned by white South African citizens . |
| 2 | I do not mean to be offensive to the hon. Member for Sherwood when I say that he has entertained us with his prepared briefs in many of our coal debates , but that it is a bit rich of him continually to criticise the contraction of the coal industry when he has supported many of his Government 's policies on the industry . |
| 3 | Uncertainty over Mr Mulroney 's future has existed since the defeat in a referendum last October of his government 's proposals for constitutional reform aimed at solving the separatist dispute in French-speaking Quebec . |
| 4 | The Minister gave a reasoned exposition of his government 's thinking . |
| 5 | At a meeting of the Cabinet , Prime Minister Itzhak Shamir had won majority backing to retain the abortive May 1989 election plan [ see pp. 36599 ; 36670 ] as the foundation of his government 's strategy . |
| 6 | His worst mistake was at the Ministry of Labour , which , foreseeably , turned out to be the crucial sector of his Government 's battlefront . |
| 7 | In his speech to the Assembly , Drnovsek laid out the main themes of his government 's programme . |
| 8 | Does he realise that the real potential danger to the Union of Scotland with Britain lies not with the separatists but with his Government 's refusal to listen to the voice of the people of Scotland ? |
| 9 | Up into his government 's headquarters ; down into his family apartments and bunker . |
| 10 | Marking his first anniversary in power , President Ferdinand Collor de Mello announced a National Reconstruction Plan on March 14 , aimed at restoring public confidence in his government 's determination to secure stable economic growth in the medium term , and in its flagging efforts to control inflation [ for March 1990 , February 1991 anti-inflation plans see pp. 37312 ; 38002 ] . |
| 11 | JOHN Major yesterday hailed his Chancellor 's mini-budget as a ‘ turning point ’ in his Government 's fortunes . |
| 12 | Prime Minister Rabbie Namaliu asserted that the operation , which began on May 9 , did not represent a departure from his government 's commitment to finding a peaceful solution to the secessionist crisis . |
| 13 | He also addressed directly the unease expressed in some neighbouring countries over his government 's desire to send units from the Self-Defence Forces to assist US-led coalition forces in the Gulf war with Iraq [ see pp. 38010 ; 38098 ] . |
| 14 | On July 7 Prime Minister Edward Fenech Adami survived a vote of no confidence , proposed by the opposition Labour Party , over his government 's failure to secure acceptance for Malta 's application for full European Community membership ; Malta 's application would , however , come up for review by the EC Council of Ministers before the end of the year . |
| 15 | Many concluded that he was trying to shift elsewhere the blame for the hugely unpopular currency confiscation , and they also noted the likely damage Pavlov 's comments would do to his government 's credibility in future dealings with foreign banks and companies , especially if the Soviet Union needed to reschedule its foreign debt in 1991 or 1992 , as many bankers feared . |
| 16 | For Yegor Gaidar , First Deputy Prime Minister and the brains behind the shock therapy , this was an attack on his government 's freedom . |
| 17 | On a two-day visit to the United Kingdom on Feb. 13-14 , President Frederick Chiluba sought UK backing for his government 's appeal to creditors to reschedule or write off its US$8,000 million external debt . |
| 18 | How are you going to make sure your customer 's payment to you wo n't be stopped by his government 's policies , which is always possible where there are balance of payments or political problems ? |