Example sentences of "but the government [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the Government wo n't let us get on with our work . ’ |
| 2 | Its decisions would have to be accepted by a majority of both the employers ' and the teachers ' representatives , but the government would retain the right to impose a settlement in the case of a deadlock . |
| 3 | Everybody likes a tax cut but the government would actually raise more revenue by cutting taxes . |
| 4 | But the government may have to let Kowloon 's shadowy firms go on polluting . |
| 5 | But the Government may feel that as long as it is going to extend VAT it may as well slap newspapers for 17.5 per cent . |
| 6 | For example , communities are still building schools , but the government can not afford to pay the salaries of teachers to staff these schools . |
| 7 | We 'd be devalued again and any fool but the government can see it coming , ca n't they ? |
| 8 | Public funding is being withdrawn from research and development which is of direct benefit to growers — like the evaluation of different varieties in the National Fruit Trials at Brogdale — but the Government will still be paying for a substantial amount of horticultural research at a number of centres spread across the country . |
| 9 | We have five other carriers queueing for transatlantic routes , but the Government will not give them licences . ’ |
| 10 | But the government will not talk to local people about the projects nor openly discuss their criticisms . |
| 11 | And now my family have offered forty-nine cattle to his family , but the government will not take them to give to his family in England . ’ |
| 12 | But the Government will do nothing about it . |
| 13 | But the government should put up 90 or even 100 per cent of the cash in cases of long-term R&D that are by nature speculative . |
| 14 | The issues are probably too complex to be adequately dealt with here , but the government should certainly give Gorbachev 's initiative every encouragement because it seems to be in this country 's own long-term interests . |
| 15 | Of course , everyone is aware of the difficulty of introducing an EC peacekeeping force before there is a genuine peace to keep , but the Government should urgently consider other options such as the naval action which the hon. Member for Wellingborough suggested . |
| 16 | Even so , he would not disregard Dublin 's input — ‘ everyone listens , I listen , but the Government should not delay progress in any area where it is possible . |
| 17 | Yes , they will go , but the government should do two things , and it should have done them in the White Paper announcement ; it should have said ‘ we are proposing to get rid of all advantages for company cars in tax terms and we are proposing to make sure that people pay by paying more road tax or more petrol costs if they have high gas-guzzling cars ’ . |
| 18 | But the Government could also inject equity , in the form of public dividend capital . |
| 19 | By all means outlaw unsafe parties , but the Government must consider how to allow properly organised events to take place . |
| 20 | But the Government must enter into genuine dialogue with us to ensure these reforms are successful , ’ Mr Smith added . |
| 21 | But when we 're dealing as we are in this case , with fraud , then clearly there has to be regulations , there has to be er primary legislation er so that was the point I 'm making but as I say , it 's not just me , it 's the stock exchange , the S I B , all of them believe that we need a single enforcement body to look at these matters and I do wish perhaps the minister does but the government must acc eople and a number of ople obviously with a number of traumas and a number of di exploit the different rules and regulations and to get through them because they know they are never going to be caught and the little chance of being prosecuted and even if they are prosecuted er then the chances of being convicted are remote and even if they are convicted I 'm afraid that the judicial shi system shows er that the worst they can expect is a few hours mowing the grass in front of an old folks home or perhaps a few months er in the country residence , albeit owned by Her Majesty . |