Example sentences of "[det] secretary of [noun] for the " in BNC.
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1 | The election of the Conservative government in 1979 resulted in the appointment of another Secretary of State for the Environment , who had altogether more radical ideas for inner-city intervention . |
2 | Nicholas Ridley , former Secretary of State for the Environment . |
3 | Does the Minister recall the vandalism of the former Secretary of State for the Environment , his right hon. Friend the Member for Cirencester and Tewkesbury ( Mr. Ridley ) , who , at the very time that the White Paper was issued , turned down the inspectors ' recommendation for a tunnel under Oxleas wood ? |
4 | He severely criticised his right hon. Friend the former Secretary of State for the Environment , the right hon. Member for Cirencester and Tewkesbury ( Mr. Ridley ) , for the manner in which he had introduced the poll tax . |
5 | Also sentenced to 20 years and fined $4,700,000 on the same charge was a former Secretary of State for the Armed Forces , Lt. Gen. Manuel Antonio Cuervo Gómez . |