Example sentences of "government 's [noun sg] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 1967 White Paper at paragraph 23 , states the government 's intention to be that " community law takes precedence over the domestic law of the member states . " |
| 2 | Financial reporting helps fulfil government 's duty to be publicly accountable . |
| 3 | This was more to do with window dressing and the government 's need to be seen to be doing something , rather than a serious attempt to tackle the problems . |
| 4 | Some observers suggested that the timing of the announcements reflected the government 's desire to be seen to be spending money on the countryside in the run-up to the April general election . |
| 5 | ‘ Privatisation of electricity and water also puts a hole straight through the Government 's claim to be guardians of the environment . |
| 6 | However , no Pakistani official ever talks about the apparent hypocrisy of the government 's claim to be fighting narcotics when it refuses to change the special status of these tribal areas . |