Example sentences of "[conj] the government [am/are] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the new Clause is accepted , it will be a signal to every fascist and everyone opposed to homosexuality that the Government are on their side . ' |
| 2 | He believes in his heart and conscience , as I do , that the Government are doing this thing without the consent of the country , that in pressing it forward without the approval of the country they are as much a revolutionary committee as President Huerta who governs Mexico . |
| 3 | I understand that the Government are spending somewhat less than £500,000 in that area . |
| 4 | With regard to a single currency and economic and monetary union , my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made it clear that the Government are not prepared to commit Britain now to a single currency . |
| 5 | Will he give the House some positive information about the success of the reforms that the Government are making , which will save the NHS for the year 2000 ? |
| 6 | I can tell him frankly that the Government are not separatist . |
| 7 | Does he accept that the Government are reducing to fewer than 300 ships the number of vessels that now sail under the red ensign and that they have treated with utter contempt the red ensign , which has served this country well in times of peace and war ? |
| 8 | Is not the real reason why the Secretary of State makes those absurd and fictitious claims about the effect of the social charter , which bears no resemblance to the reality of the proposals , that he dare not admit that the Government are opposed , not just in detail but in principle , to the idea of binding employment standards across the Community ? |
| 9 | I warn Ministers that if the machine tool industry goes under , it will act as a deterrent to inward investment because it will show that the Government are not committed to the principle of assistance . |
| 10 | He said that it is not about additionality , but about the way that the Government are targeting the money . |
| 11 | My hon. Friend may like to know that the Government are now studying the Frankovich judgment , which may also have some bearing on speed of implementation in the Community . |
| 12 | Does he understand that our manufacturing regions , such as the north-west , believe that the Government are not interested in the regions or in manufacturing industry ? |
| 13 | That shows that the Government are totally committed to encouraging academia and industry to work together in that excellent and successful programme . |
| 14 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that those figures clearly show the progress that the Government are making ? |
| 15 | Is the not Secretary of State continuously presenting a distorted view when he tries to convince the House that the Government are spending more on the national health service ? |
| 16 | Does my hon. Friend agree that the Government are being amazingly generous with taxpayers ' money from 1993 onwards , when although the minimum 20 per cent . |
| 17 | Is not that why other Governments and employers across Europe understand well today that the Government are reneging on that and wish this country to undercut others by treating workers in the worst way possible ? |
| 18 | They were extremely impressed by what he said and were buoyed up by his message that the Government are determined to ensure that the proposals on reform of the common agricultural policy are strongly resisted because they are not in the interests of Scotland 's farmers . |
| 19 | The right hon. Gentleman may be interested to know that the Government are looking urgently with mortgage lenders at what further measures might be taken to protect those faced with repossession . |
| 20 | When the Secretary of State next meets the chairman of London Transport , will he confess that the Government are in a complete mess ? |
| 21 | Is that because the report does not substantiate the proposals in the Education ( Schools ) Bill , which is nothing more than English ideology that the Government are transmitting to Wales ? |
| 22 | That the Government are now taking action is appreciated . |
| 23 | Is not it crystal clear that the Government are willingly in collusion with those stores that are using salami tactics bit by bit — before Christmas , between Christmas and the new year and after the new year — and which so handsomely contribute to Conservative party funds ? |
| 24 | What I can say to the hon. Gentleman is that the Government are willing to consider any claim where any evidence can be adduced of exposure to radiation . |
| 25 | There is widespread concern and strong opinion throughout the country that the Government are handling this issue most inappropriately . |
| 26 | Or is it possible that the Government are contemplating a repetition of the 1986 strikes on civilian targets in Benghazi and Tripoli ? |
| 27 | Is the Minister aware that the Government are cramming more and more university students into the same buildings as a consequence of the fact that they are trying to have people obtain degrees on the cheap ? |
| 28 | May I welcome the attempts that the Government are making , in conjunction with the Russians and the Confederation of Independent States , to reduce and dismantle the nuclear weapons arsenals ? |
| 29 | I assure the hon. Gentleman that the Government are committed to a policy of informative labelling . |
| 30 | In addition , the hon. Gentleman may be aware that the Government are also spending very nearly £100 million over three years to provide accommodation for people who are homeless in London . |