Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] for [adj] affairs " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had previously been a minister without portfolio responsible for regional affairs . |
| 2 | The European Communities ( EC ) Commissioner responsible for external affairs , Frans Andriessen , responding immediately , stated on Feb. 1 that the initiatives would allow the EC to ease further the sanctions which its members adopted in 1986 [ see p. 37910 ] . |
| 3 | It was also announced on the same day that the Greek government was to replace Vasso Papandreou as the Commissioner responsible for social affairs and employment , education and training , and human resources by Greek Finance Minister Ioannis Paleokrassas . |
| 4 | If agreement could not be reached with a reporter on disputed material , it would be sent to a joint information bureau in Dhahran , and , if still unresolved , to the US Assistant Secretary of Defence responsible for public affairs . |
| 5 | The Deputy Foreign Minister responsible for Euro-American affairs , Mahmud Va'ezi , offered on Aug. 22 , 1989 , to restore relations if the UK government convinced Iran that its intentions were " genuine " and that it would " respect Islamic principles and values " . |
| 6 | The most significant move in his cabinet reshuffle on April 21st was to shift Joe Clark from external affairs , where he had been nimble and sensible , to be the minister responsible for constitutional affairs — that is , in charge of saving Canadian unity . |
| 7 | Although the self-imposed deadline for the talks had passed at the end of May without agreement , the federal Minister Responsible for Constitutional Affairs , Joe Clark , expressed optimism that an agreement would soon be forthcoming . |
| 8 | The Minister Responsible for Constitutional Affairs , Joe Clark , described the new compromise — popularly dubbed the Pearson accord after the building in Ottawa where it was negotiated — as the most historic agreement since Canada became a confederation in 1867 . |
| 9 | The Minister Responsible for Constitutional Affairs , Joe Clark , described the new compromise — popularly dubbed the Pearson accord after the building in Ottawa where it was negotiated — as the most historic agreement since Canada became a confederation in 1867 . |
| 10 | The Deputy Prime Minister responsible for legislative affairs , Pavel Rychetsky , maintained that the proposals were justified by the need to protect democracy . |
| 11 | A striking example is the Resolution of the Council and of the ministers responsible for cultural affairs meeting within the Council on 27 May 1988 on the future organization of their work . |
| 12 | Last October , the European ministers responsible for cultural affairs resolved to adopt a programme of development for ‘ reading , translation and the book trade ’ , covering translation schemes , libraries , publishing and book distribution , as well as the more obvious encouragement of reading and literacy . |