Example sentences of "government 's [noun sg] has been " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The government 's response has been to impose an unpopular and inflationary emergency programme . |
| 3 | The government 's response has been to pump demand into the economy . |
| 4 | The Government 's response has been inadequate and that is why I initiated the debate . |
| 5 | The Government 's approach has been to tackle the misuse of knives by tightening the law on possession of knives in public . |
| 6 | The Government 's emphasis has been on changes to the way the education system is run . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | If the government 's record has been unsatisfactory , then some voters may not examine too closely the nature of the alternative devil . |
| 10 | I shall take no lessons from the right hon. and learned Gentleman on education , because the Government 's record has been extremely good . |
| 11 | One of the reasons for the Government 's failure has been the fact that they did not bring together all the groups involved . |
| 12 | The Government 's programme has been aimed at preventing this scenario . |