Example sentences of "[verb] [art] [noun sg] of state the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second circumstance is that planning legislation has given the Secretary of State the power to take applications out of the hands of local planning authorities and to decide them himself . |
| 2 | Parliament did not give the Secretary of State the power to fix poll tax levels . |
| 3 | The former affords the Secretary of State the widest powers to modify , by Regulations , any of the provisions of Part VII . |
| 4 | By giving the Secretary of State the power this side of the general election , perhaps he intends to implement such a council after the election . |
| 5 | My Lords let me like the Noble Viscount like Lord and the Noble Lord , Lord of Aberdale and indeed the Noble Lord , Lord of Haringey , begin by welcoming the decision of the Government to erm drop the provision in the Bill which gave the Secretary of State the power to appoint the Chairman of the Policy Authority . |