Example sentences of "[noun] of state [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The book , which is fierce , elegant and utterly unsparing is bound to enrage anyone who takes for granted the necessity of State funding for the arts . |
| 2 | In both Britain and Spain the minister has statutory powers to approve budgets , plans and investment programmes , annual reports and accounts , overall price increases , and rail closures ; to set the level of state support for the railways ; and to make or confirm appointments to the board , including the chairman . |
| 3 | The withdrawal of state protection for the marginal workforce makes adherence to that principle problematic . |
| 4 | Will the Secretary of State bat for the British coal industry in the way that the German Government bat for theirs ? |
| 5 | Significant budget measures included a 26 per cent increase in foreign exchange made available at auction , a measure expected to stabilize the naira ; the end of state funding for the two political parties ( the Social Democratic Party and the National Republican Convention ) ; and a doubling of the minimum wage ( from the level of N125 per month set in 1981 ) for public-sector employees . |
| 6 | As a result there are areas of ambiguity in determining the value of state support for the railways . |