Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [prep] government [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ There are ’ , he said , ‘ very few discussions of Government decisions by full Cabinet . ’
2 There are two particularly interesting examples of government reliance on private finance for some of its policies .
3 Further cuts in government subsidies on petrol , diesel , kerosene and fertilizer were announced .
4 The annual heads of government meetings on June 13-14 , 1990 , in Gothenburg ( Sweden ) and on May 24 , 1991 , in Vienna ( Austria ) were dominated by ( i ) the negotiation of a European Economic Area ( EEA ) agreement with the European Communities ( EC ) , a process which was to reach a conclusion in October 1991 and ( ii ) the development of a new relationship with the countries of central and eastern Europe .
5 There are a number of distinct approaches to providing the recipe for an optimal distribution of income which take the discussion away from the nuts and bolts of the actual effects of government policies on different income groups .
6 The fall in this share from 1979 to 1983 was mainly the result of the nearly 10 per cent decline in that period in the personal incomes of government employees in comparison with incomes of employees in productive industries .
7 He knew that these were the essential ingredients of political and economic stability in Poland and that two of them — political opposition and a free press — were the only real guarantees against Government abuse of power .
8 But it led to no official population policy , nor to real changes in government policy towards family support ( see Chapter 13 ) .
9 The 23rd heads of government conference of the South Pacific Forum was held in Honiara , the capital of the Solomon Islands , on July 8-9 .
10 There were , for example , fewer applications for government aid under retrofit and oil conversion programmes and there was also an identifiable trend back towards bigger , more powerful cars in many countries , particularly in the US .
11 It is consequently difficult to describe in a brief space , and the following account attempts only to indicate some basic features of government finance between 1471 and about 1534 .
12 MPs are questioning many aspects of government policy on the reforms , says Mark Ivory
13 Just as much as there is little trust left among many miners for government commitment to their industry , so there remains a deep-seated hatred for the miners among Conservative politicians .
14 Surely that has been one of the major changes of Government policy over the last few years .
15 Finally , perhaps this change of mood can only be explained in the wider context of gradual changes in government policy on the inner city and UDCs — the emergence of a ‘ new realism ’ tempering the policies and rhetoric of the radical right .
16 These statements are all true and there have been astonishing changes of government policy in a remarkably short period .
17 In 1600 ocean voyages were a rarity in England , but by 1700 ordinary English ships were able to find their way around the Atlantic and Indian oceans with little difficulty , and the money that Charles spent on Greenwich was among the most useful items of government expenditure of his age .
18 I can cite many examples of Government attacks on EC reports of the Government 's actions .
19 The training programmes that were available were arranged by government departments and took various forms : basic courses over nine or ten evenings ; one-day conferences on government information regarding grants , subsidies , etc. ; conferences on plant protection and disease control , field studies and some practical courses .
20 In addition to the macroeconomic policies of the state such as levels of taxation or public expenditure , which affect rural residents as much as urban residents , there are two specific facets of government intervention in rural areas .
21 Environmental groups said the long-running shortages cast severe doubts over government commitment to the environment .
22 The report also mentioned numerous casualties among government forces during heavy fighting around Kirkuk .
23 This shows that from the earliest days of government interest in organizing the labour-market , Beveridge at least saw juvenile labour as a separate category which would require the formulation of a joint approach by the exchanges and local education authorities .
24 Labour 's 1987 election policy was to convert the privatized shares into government bonds with a set rate of interest .
25 He effectively closed the door on immediate hopes of Government ministers in London and Belfast for an end to Dublin 's territorial claim over Northern Ireland .
26 Erm I 'm er rising to take the opportunity to sum up the debate er for those of us on this side of the house and to say that on this side of the house we do welcome these orders actually coming through , delayed though they are and er besmirched though they are by the usual examples of government incompetence in failing to send them to the scrutiny committee in the proper manner to allow the usual processes to take place but wi that 's par for the course these days .
27 We were helpfully provided by Mr. Lester with a schedule listing eight examples of government departments with corporate status : they include the Secretaries of State for Defence , Education and Science , Energy , Environment and Social Services .
28 Proportional representation will produce greater stability in government , ending the economic disruption caused by sudden sharp swings in government policies before and after elections .
29 But other areas of government need to be involved as well .
30 However , Dr Richard Ellis , convener of the finance and estates committee , cautioned : ‘ The recent changes in government policy towards higher education contain little to cheer the university sector .
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