Example sentences of "[subord] secretary of [noun] for the " in BNC.

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1 Mr Nicholas Ridley , who , as secretary of state for the environment , masterminded the privatisation , likes to think of himself as a scourge of high-minded meddlers and an advocate of consumer choice .
2 Michael Heseltine , as Secretary of State for the Environment , had taken a strong line on Barlaston , using his powers to carry out emergency repairs for the first time .
3 Essentially a management tool , MINIS was strongly associated with Michael Heseltine who , as Secretary of State for the Environment , introduced MINIS into the DOE and subsequently , as Defence Secretary , into the Ministry of Defence ( MOD ) .
4 I hasten to add that when I was responsible , as Secretary of State for the Environment , for such developments in England , I found that , with certain conditions one could improve the environment over a period of years .
5 Islam relinquished his responsibilities as Secretary of State for the Interior , Immigration and Administrative Reform to Ali Mohammed Bacar .
6 As Secretary of State for the Environment he has decided the three towered 19-storey building nicknamed the toast-rack which his department works out of should be demolished .
7 Michael Heseltine , when Secretary of State for the Environment , introduced a simple test , which is now permanently enshrined in the Planning circulars : permission will not normally be granted for the demolition of a listed building unless it has been offered for sale on the open market , preferably freehold .
8 It was a ‘ secret garden ’ at least to David Eccles who when Secretary of State for the second time , in 1962 , was determined ( against the better judgement of many of its guardians ) to strip it of its secrecy .
9 Sir Keith Joseph , when Secretary of State for the Social Services , revived the controversy in 1972 by attributing the persistence of some social problems to the high fertility of least educated girls .
10 Mr Heseltine , when Secretary of State for the Environment , constantly argued for extra resources which were withheld by Mrs Thatcher and the Treasury , and succeeding ministers have been no more successful .
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