Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] of state [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He enjoyed a good relationship with Acheson and it suited both men for Dulles to be closely involved in policy formulation : Acheson because it would diminish at least some of the acrimony in Congress and Dulles because he wished to consolidate his record so that he could become Secretary of State in the next Republican administration . |
| 2 | On Oct. 26 the national conference elected Amadou Cheffou as Prime Minister for a 15-month transitional period ( Nov. 1 , 1991-Jan. 31 , 1993 ) ; on Oct. 11 the conference had confirmed that President Ali Saibou would remain head of state during the transition . |
| 3 | Kerekou was to remain head of state during the transitional period , but with the defence portfolio removed from his responsibilities . |
| 4 | The draft drawn up by the Yeltsin team would enshrine his emergency powers to run matters of state at the expense of parliament . |
| 5 | Once Heseltine departed , succeeding Secretaries of State for the Environment such as King , Jenkins and Baker , were unwilling or unable to sustain this vision . |
| 6 | The seats included Sope 's own and that of President Fred Timikata who was appointed head of state after the imprisonment of his predecessor , a relative of Sope 's who was implicated in the events of 1988 . |
| 7 | In a further change , Salif Diallo , the ODP — MT political secretary , was appointed Secretary of State to the Presidency . |
| 8 | David Mellor was appointed Minister of State at the Privy Council Office with responsibility for the arts ; Angela Rumbold took over his previous post of Minister of State at the Home Office and was replaced as Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science by Timothy Eggar . |
| 9 | In a late November Cabinet reshuffle , Community Development and Culture Minister David Bowen was moved to Agriculture , Food and Fisheries , replacing Harcourt Lewis who was appointed Minister of State in the Prime Minister 's Office . |
| 10 | Francis Maude , hitherto a Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office , took over Lilley 's former post as Financial Secretary to the Treasury ; Tristan Garel-Jones and the Earl of Caithness became Ministers of State at the Foreign Office , and Alastair Goodlad took over from Garel-Jones as Treasurer of Her Majesty 's Household ( Deputy Chief Whip ) . |
| 11 | Timothy Sainsbury and Lord Hesketh became Ministers of State at the Department of Trade and Industry , and Lord Brabazon of Tara became a Minister of State at the Department of Transport . |
| 12 | On Jan. 11 , 1990 , Harcourt Lewis was transferred from the Prime Minister 's Office to become Minister of State at the Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food , replacing Warwick Franklin . |