Example sentences of "confirmed [that] the government " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Mr Fowler confirmed that the Government 's attempt to find a way of preventing strikes in essential services has so far failed . |
| 2 | But he confirmed that the Government plans to changes the rules covering attendance allowances to increase the number of those terminally ill who can claim it . |
| 3 | But the Department of Social Security confirmed that the government is serious about this 5 per cent limit applying to all schemes and ‘ envisage no exemption . ’ |
| 4 | Interior Minister Horacio Serpa Uribe on April 17 confirmed that the government would not negotiate with the drug cartels or give in to their violence and would continue the policy of extradition . |
| 5 | On March 30 in a joint news conference in Caracas , the Venezuelan capital , with President Carlos Andrés Pérez ( who had been instrumental in initiating the peace process ) Cristiani had offered the FMLN guerrillas a " broad amnesty " and a " plot of land " and confirmed that the government would legalize an FMLN political party should the latter wish to participate in elections . |
| 6 | On July 17 Fareed had announced the formal entry into government of the Hezb-i-Wahdat , and on July 25 he confirmed that the government intended to retain the Shia Gen. Khodad Hazareh who had taken over as Interior Minister under former interim President Seghbatullah Mujjaddedi on June 26 . |
| 7 | Campaign co-ordinator of Friends of the Earth , Andrew Lees , said the report confirmed that the government 's failure to control intensive farming practices was leading to the destruction of the Norfolk Broads . |
| 8 | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton , the minister responsible for home affairs in Scotland , confirmed that the Government had backed down on a proposal to abolish a contributory band for those applicants seeking advice and assistance . |