Example sentences of "that of the [noun] of state " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is clear however , is that when hearing appeals from the Secretary of State as to whether there has been a material change of use , the courts have consistently held that the question is one of fact and have declined to substitute any decision of their own for that of the Secretary of State . |
| 2 | The ultimate decision on the period a life sentence prisoner should serve for the purposes of retribution and deterrence is that of the Secretary of State . |
| 3 | I suspect that the confidentiality is largely that of the Secretary of State , and am confident that in acceptance of our decision he will not seek to maintain a claim to such confidentiality . |
| 4 | ‘ There can be no question ’ , he said , ‘ of my substituting my view of the facts for that of the Secretary of State . ’ |
| 5 | My hon. Friend should be aware how much we welcome his statement and that of the Secretary of State , which concentrate on how children are taught in schools rather than on the number of teachers employed . |
| 6 | I was particularly encouraged by his response to the idea of an ombudsman — it was in sharp contrast to that of the Secretary of State . |
| 7 | The detail of my speech made it far more informative than that of the Secretary of State . |
| 8 | The rules relating to succession to the Crown thus provide for the identification not merely of a part of Parliament but for that of the head of state in all respects . |
| 9 | Leys refers to them both , but only applies one to the Kenyan situation , that of the creation of state posts to absorb the unemployed surplus population formed by changing relations of production . |