Example sentences of "government [vb past] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a defeat in the House of Lords the government agreed that transfer to HATs would be preceded by a ballot among the tenants concerned . |
| 2 | The government argued that reducing distortions in the labour market by cutting income tax would lead to efficiency gains that would far outweigh the valuation that society should put on a more equal income distribution . |
| 3 | On June 26 the government announced that import barriers would be removed by July 1 , that tariffs would be reduced from 105 per cent to an average of 20 per cent and that subsidies to inefficient industries would be cut . |
| 4 | On July 23 , following Baker 's departure , the Israeli government announced that contracts already signed for 6,681 homes would be cancelled , as they concerned " political " rather than " security " settlements . |
| 5 | Although retaining its majority shareholding in development banks offering specialized loans , the government claimed that proceeds from the sale of its majority shareholding in others would be used to reduce the fiscal deficit and the burden of internal debt while consolidating the recovery of the economy . |
| 6 | THE Government gambled and won a test of strength in the Commons over Maastricht last night . |
| 7 | ‘ It also means dishonouring all four civil service pay agreements which the Government renegotiated and signed only this year . ’ |
| 8 | The government thought and acted for him , and if its action was suspended , social life would stop short . |
| 9 | And , finally , it seems likely that the government accepted that mixed schools for adolescents created opportunities for improper romantic and sexual activity . |