Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] of state [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some areas Acts lay down clear central powers of control — the 1944 Education Act , for example — but in others the main statutes merely indicate by a variable form of words that the Ministry or Secretary of State of the central department is in the position of ultimate authority and will provide a general overall guidance . |
| 2 | Patrick Jenkin , for example , is a man who will not be remembered for his contributions to the future of British civilisation as Secretary of State for Industry , Secretary of State for Social Services or Secretary of State for the Environment . |
| 3 | Following his victory in the Oct. 11 parliamentary elections , Georgian State Council chair Eduard Shevardnadze was confirmed as parliamentary chairman and head of state by the new Georgian parliament , meeting on Nov. 6 . |
| 4 | Iulian Vlad , 59 , the head of the now disbanded Securitate secret police and Secretary of State at the Ministry of the Interior under the regime of President Ceausescu until Dec. 22 , 1989 , on charges of taking the dissident Dumitru Mazilu into custody illegally on Dec. 21 , 1989 . |
| 5 | Six junior appointments to the Cabinet announced on Oct. 25 [ see p. 39029 for formation on July 19 ] included three women ; Meriem Mihoub Zerdani , Saida Benhabyles and Malika Allab , respectively Minister Counsellor for Legal and Administrative Affairs , Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of National Solidarity , and Secretary of State at the Ministry of Education . |
| 6 | Ion Aurel Stoica , leader of the government 's negotiating team and Minister of State for the Quality of Life and Social Security , offered his resignation on the same day but it was rejected by Roman . |
| 7 | We have had commitments from Home Secretaries and Ministers of State at the Dispatch Box , in Committee and in the Select Committee on Home Affairs , when they have promised to do various things , but they still have not done them . |
| 8 | Of the 20 Cabinet ministers and ministers of state in the outgoing government to stand for election only four were returned . |
| 9 | Mr Nicholas Ridley , who , as secretary of state for the environment , masterminded the privatisation , likes to think of himself as a scourge of high-minded meddlers and an advocate of consumer choice . |
| 10 | Michael Heseltine , as Secretary of State for the Environment , had taken a strong line on Barlaston , using his powers to carry out emergency repairs for the first time . |
| 11 | Essentially a management tool , MINIS was strongly associated with Michael Heseltine who , as Secretary of State for the Environment , introduced MINIS into the DOE and subsequently , as Defence Secretary , into the Ministry of Defence ( MOD ) . |
| 12 | I hasten to add that when I was responsible , as Secretary of State for the Environment , for such developments in England , I found that , with certain conditions one could improve the environment over a period of years . |
| 13 | Islam relinquished his responsibilities as Secretary of State for the Interior , Immigration and Administrative Reform to Ali Mohammed Bacar . |
| 14 | As Secretary of State for the Environment he has decided the three towered 19-storey building nicknamed the toast-rack which his department works out of should be demolished . |
| 15 | The appointment of John Moore in 1987 as Secretary of State at the DHSS was seen by some as a signal that the welfare programme would receive a dose of Thatcherism . |
| 16 | Michael Heseltine , when Secretary of State for the Environment , introduced a simple test , which is now permanently enshrined in the Planning circulars : permission will not normally be granted for the demolition of a listed building unless it has been offered for sale on the open market , preferably freehold . |
| 17 | It was a ‘ secret garden ’ at least to David Eccles who when Secretary of State for the second time , in 1962 , was determined ( against the better judgement of many of its guardians ) to strip it of its secrecy . |
| 18 | Sir Keith Joseph , when Secretary of State for the Social Services , revived the controversy in 1972 by attributing the persistence of some social problems to the high fertility of least educated girls . |
| 19 | Mr Heseltine , when Secretary of State for the Environment , constantly argued for extra resources which were withheld by Mrs Thatcher and the Treasury , and succeeding ministers have been no more successful . |
| 20 | When Winston Churchill visited East Africa in 1906 as Under-Secretary of State for the colonies , his private coach was frequently detached at station sidings along the line so that the distinguished Nimrod could go hunting near by . |