Example sentences of "[verb] his government ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After reaffirming his government 's commitment to democracy on Jan. 17 , Prime Minister Jean Aligue Bawoyeu announced the pardoning of political prisoners on Jan. 24 . |
| 2 | On the domestic front , de Gaulle 's major priority in the months after liberation was to secure his government 's authority inside France , as against elements within the Resistance ( communist or otherwise ) who wanted to combine liberation with social revolution . |
| 3 | The Chinese Foreign Minister , Qian Qichen , described his government 's decision as a " major step in a process towards the complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons " . |
| 4 | In both cities he underlined his government 's commitment to early Czechoslovak membership of the European Communities ( EC ) . |
| 5 | The need for complementary judicial and legal procedures to be used against drug traffickers was also recognized ; the question of their extradition from one country to stand trial in another was not resolved , although Colombia 's President Virgilio Barco reiterated his government 's resolve to continue extraditing suspected drug traffickers to the USA . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , Yon reiterated his government 's oft-stated demand for negotiations with the USA alone in order to replace the current armistice agreement , in force since the ending of hostilities in 1953 , with a full peace treaty to end the Korean war . |
| 7 | On April 5 Bush reiterated his government 's policy of non-intervention and added that " it was not an objective of the coalition or the US to overthrow Saddam Hussein " . |
| 8 | Although its Foreign Affairs Minister , Anatoly Zlenko , reiterated his government 's commitment to the Ukraine eventually becoming a nuclear-free state , he said that all four nuclear republics " should have the option of participating in the ratification and implementation of the treaty " . |
| 9 | Acknowledging that Soviet leaders in the past had failed to tell the truth on the issue , Yeltsin pledged his government 's commitment to finding any US citizens detained in his country . |
| 10 | During a visit by Abel Matutes Juan , the Commissioner of the European Communities ( EC ) whose responsibilities included Mediterranean Policy , Fenech Adami on March 30 , 1990 , declared his government 's intention to apply for EC membership before the end of 1990 . |
| 11 | Byelorussian Premier Vyacheslav Kebich addressed the crowd and declared his government 's willingness to negotiate , but his words were drowned out by jeers and whistling . |
| 12 | Landsbergis on March 27 denounced the military actions against the deserters and the Communist Party headquarters as " barbaric " and a " gross violation of Lithuanian sovereignty " , and he renewed his government 's appeal for Western recognition and support [ see p. 37300 ] . |
| 13 | Describing his government 's policy on March 8 as the " only possible programme " , Olszewski sought to broaden the base of his coalition , sworn in in December 1991 [ see pp. 38685-86 ] . |
| 14 | President Guillermo Endara Gallimany suffered a humiliating defeat in a referendum on Nov. 15 which had been intended to strengthen his government 's credibility . |
| 15 | A rally of 20,000 NSF supporters gathered on Nov. 20 to hear Roman defend his government 's record , but the NSF postponed its national conference from December to mid-January amid reports of a growing split . |
| 16 | Gladstone confirmed his government 's determination after 1868 not " to assume alone an advanced , and therefore an isolated position , in regard to European controversies " . |
| 17 | At last night 's meeting , the Taoiseach confirmed his Government 's continuing commitment to the Anglo-Irish Agreement , article 1 of which contains a clear statement of Northern Ireland 's constitutional status . |
| 18 | However , Gerry Collins , the Irish minister for foreign affairs , later made it clear that progress had been made and he reaffirmed his Government 's commitment to the Anglo-Irish agreement . |
| 19 | Babangida reaffirmed his government 's commitment to civilian rule and denied that the creation of the new states would prolong the life of the military regime ; speaking on Sept. 3 he said that he did not believe in the perpetuity of military rule . |
| 20 | Kohl was keen to assert his government 's commitment to further European integration and to the successful conclusion of the EC 's intergovernmental conferences on economic and monetary union and on political union which opened in December 1990 [ see p. 37905-06 ] . |
| 21 | On the following day in his speech to the Security Council , Botha vigorously defended his government 's record since the release of Mandela in February 1990 and rejected the ANC 's accusations . |
| 22 | In December 1989 the then Foreign Minister , Oskar Fischer , expressed his government 's desire to establish relations at a meeting with the chair of the Berlin Jewish community . |
| 23 | On July 17 President Saddam Hussein denounced the UN as " an advertising agency " of the USA and indicated his government 's determination to obstruct further weapons inspections . |
| 24 | Regarding relations with the Allies he hoped to extend his government 's rights to full sovereignty , but by a policy of friendship and reconciliation rather than through the demanding style favoured by Schumacher . |
| 25 | However , Bossano continued to refuse to give his government 's assent to a December 1987 Anglo-Spanish agreement providing for Spanish airlines to use Gibraltar 's airport [ see p. 35794 ] . |
| 26 | Mr Ladislav Adamec went because he was handed a list of non-Communist names to fill his government 's portfolios . |
| 27 | Shaikh Saad submitted his government 's resignation on March 20 , officially in order to allow the Amir to take whatever action he deemed appropriate in preparation for Kuwait 's reconstruction . |
| 28 | In the National Assembly itself on May 6 Suchinda delivered his government 's policy statement , which was noisily condemned by opposition members . |
| 29 | Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai delivered his government 's policy statement to parliament on Oct. 21 [ see pp. 39093 for formation of Chuan government in September ] . |
| 30 | Rafiq al-Hariri , the new Lebanese Prime Minister [ see pp. 39165-66 for Hariri 's appointment in October ] , delivered his government 's policy statement to the National Assembly on Nov. 9 . |