Example sentences of "government [unc] [noun] have be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the NPT 's adoption in 1968 , the French government 's position had been that it would abide by the terms of the treaty but would not sign it because it granted the two superpowers a privileged position in international relations . |
| 2 | But one is left with the feeling that throughout the exercise the importance of recovering the Government 's position has been at least as important as the evaluation of a national energy policy . |
| 3 | Meanwhile the government 's majority had been reduced in the past year from over 40 to five following defections from various coalition parties . |
| 4 | Mr Budgen said : ‘ The Government 's actions have been disgraceful , describing Maastricht as an issue of confidence in private and denying it in public . |
| 5 | The government 's response has been to impose an unpopular and inflationary emergency programme . |
| 6 | The government 's response has been to pump demand into the economy . |
| 7 | The Government 's response has been inadequate and that is why I initiated the debate . |
| 8 | Throughout the period the balance of payments had improved noticeably , the government 's deficit had been reduced by 1970 to only 15 per cent of current government revenue , investment in real terms was rising and the rate of inflation averaged between 25–30 per cent per annum . |
| 9 | The Government 's approach has been to tackle the misuse of knives by tightening the law on possession of knives in public . |
| 10 | Mr MacGregor rejected Opposition charges that the Government 's plans had been torpedoed by the banks ' withdrawal when he made a statement to the Commons yesterday . |
| 11 | The Government 's problems have been compounded by the crazy suggestion of the Secretary of State for the Environment that the Ove Arup route via Stratford will act as a springboard for the creation of a new linear city from Stratford to Southend . |
| 12 | Some of the Government 's changes have been for the better . |
| 13 | The Government 's emphasis has been on changes to the way the education system is run . |
| 14 | Absolutely — and it is the Secretary of State 's Department that is guilty of taking benefits away from millions of people who would have benefited if the Labour Government 's policies had been maintained over the past 12 years by this tawdry , rotten Tory Government . |
| 15 | I shall concentrate upon deprivation among black people because this is where the government 's policies have been most damaging . |
| 16 | As he waited to pose for photographers drinking a glass of water in a City bank , Mr Howard said the Government 's calculations had been overtaken by the surge in the stock market . |
| 17 | Transportation had been virtually abandoned in 1853 and then abolished in 1857 , although with a great show of reluctance , the government 's hand having been forced by the refusal of the Australian colonies to accept any more convicts . |
| 18 | The plan involved a 15 per cent consumption tax , extensive privatization of state enterprises , cuts in social welfare spending , the stimulation of investment and an end to the " cronyism " with which so many of the government 's appointments had been tainted . |
| 19 | The government 's answer had been to increase the responsibilities and accountability of management and put a good deal of political energy into the efficiency strategy . |
| 20 | The Government 's answer has been to introduce AS-levels , equivalent to half an A-level syllabus , designed to encourage sixth formers to take a broader range of subjects . |
| 21 | The Government 's view has been that , if we are to have a system that will work and last in Northern Ireland , it must be a system on which agreement can be obtained around the table , and on which the endorsement and the thumbprints of all involved in constitutional politics in the Province can be secured . |
| 22 | Criticism within the armed forces of the government 's policy had been given public expression in a Jan. 28 speech by the Army Chief of Staff General Mirza Aslam Beg , who described the Gulf war as part of a " Zionist " strategy . |
| 23 | If the government 's record has been unsatisfactory , then some voters may not examine too closely the nature of the alternative devil . |
| 24 | I shall take no lessons from the right hon. and learned Gentleman on education , because the Government 's record has been extremely good . |
| 25 | One of the reasons for the Government 's failure has been the fact that they did not bring together all the groups involved . |
| 26 | The new government 's programme had been presented on April 24 . |
| 27 | The Government 's programme has been aimed at preventing this scenario . |
| 28 | If the economy is weaker than it now appears — because , as some economists suggest , the government 's data have been inflated by unseasonably warm weather in January and February — then shares could fall sharply to reflect continued declines in company earnings . |