单词 | government |
释义 | government (gʌvəʳnmənt ) Word forms: governments 1. countable noun [with singular or plural verb] B1 The government of a country is the group of people who are responsible for governing it. The Government has insisted that confidence is needed before the economy can improve. ...democratic governments in countries like Britain and the U.S. ...fighting between government forces and left-wing rebels. Synonyms: administration, executive, ministry, regime 2. uncountable noun B2 Government consists of the activities, methods, and principles involved in governing a country or other political unit. The first four years of government were completely disastrous. ...our system of government. Synonyms: rule, state, law, authority Quotations: Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. Men have a right that these wants should be provided for by this wisdomReflections on the Revolution in France As the happiness of the people is the sole end of government, so the consent of the people is the only foundation for it The requisites of government are that there be sufficiency of food, sufficiency of military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their rulerAnalects In the long run every government is the exact symbol of its people, with their wisdom and their unwisdomPast and Present Government is either organized benevolence or organized madnessBuchanan Dying It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides mostA Preface to Politics Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable oneCommon Sense Any system of government will work when everything is going well. It's the system that functions in the pinches that survivesWhy England Slept Nothing appears more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the ease with which the many are governed by the fewFirst Principles of Government The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is governmentProverbs from Plymouth Pulpit I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government rather than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual There is no art which one government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the peopleThe Wealth of Nations Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes themSpeaking My Mind Collocations: government grants There are also government grants for growing trees, maintaining woodland and environmental initiatives. Times, Sunday Times It paid (quite legally) just 2.4 million in corporation tax, less than it received in government grants. Times, Sunday Times With central local government grants squeezed by more than 30 per cent, councils have had to rely on putting up charges to balance the books. Times, Sunday Times They cost thousands of pounds - despite government grants - and take years to generate enough juice to pay for themselves. Times, Sunday Times Neither siege nor plague, neither strikes nor reductions in central government grants allow a city to stop functioning. Times, Sunday Times Teachers are threatening to strike if the next government imposes cuts on school budgets. Times, Sunday Times If the government imposes private sector salary scales based on an abstract notion of what's fair, the consumer no longer exercises sovereignty. Times, Sunday Times Government imposes the requirement to make real choices and one half of that electoral coalition was always bound to break away. Times, Sunday Times Ministers believe that cost will be offset by tax receipts from continued trade, particularly if the government imposes its own 10 per cent tariff on automotive imports. Times, Sunday Times However, as this puts the provider at an advantage over commercial rivals, the government imposes restrictions on the amount it can attract from customers each year. Times, Sunday Times A government institution, usually a central bank, can lend money to financial institutions to influence their interest rates as the main tool of monetary policy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The garden had disappeared as a government institution in about 1807. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the morning, every government institution in the city was looted and destroyed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's about time the intrusive nature that government institutions promote and create towards the people was turned back onto them. Times, Sunday Times There are government institutions: the town hall, school, and post office. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He is pro-government funds, against government interference, favours academies and free schools. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Remote, again, from government interference, they use less peat in the malting and make a cleaner, slightly fruitier drink. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Senior managers had to contend with government interference, staff unwilling to accept changes and unions eager to flex their muscles. Times, Sunday Times (2006) So would a reduction of the dead hand of government interference. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Some sceptics suggest that investors are eager to look tough to head off government intervention over pay. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Without government intervention we wouldn't have fixed the hole in the ozone layer. Times, Sunday Times (2007) This made them strong proponents of individual liberty and strong opponents of government intervention in society, other than to protect the individual and his property rights. Collins Dictionary of Economics (1993) The industry said that it was already reforming itself with simpler tariffs and that government intervention would not lead to cheaper bills. Times, Sunday Times (2012) They have promised to insure people with pre-existing conditions in return for a government mandate forcing healthy, young citizens to carry insurance. Times, Sunday Times There's no government mandate to focus or issue an opinion on individual cases. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Government mandated paid maternity leave won't solve all of our problems, and it may even create some. Christianity Today There was no top-down federal government mandate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Industry executives said that the drop-off in government mandates could trigger layoffs at some firms, as the pickup in demand in the private sector was unlikely to fully compensate. Times, Sunday Times They will go over every jot of evidence 'with a fine-tooth comb', a senior government official said. The Sun (2011) He had been a diplomat and government official in the previous regime. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It left space at the bottom for the signatures of parents and representatives of the school and a government official. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It was his fifth book on government reform. Times, Sunday Times Charming, dapper (he avoided crossing his legs in case it creased his suit) and urbane, he supported government reform and championed civil rights. Times, Sunday Times They have since joined a broader coalition of protesters who are calling for government reform. Times, Sunday Times In government reform efforts we have seen around the world, pressure without support simply leads to demoralisation, while support without pressure leads to complacency. Times, Sunday Times Parliaments developed the principle of granting taxation in return for government reform. Times, Sunday Times The new coalition will also push for more government regulation. Christianity Today Global knowledge companies are likely to trade in sensitive areas such as pharmaceuticals, defence and finance, thus attracting government regulation. Times, Sunday Times Obstacles are more likely to be human than technical: for example, government regulation and motorists' enthusiasm for the feeling of control that driving gives them. Times, Sunday Times But the peer-to-peer companies are moaning about government regulation. Times, Sunday Times Many experts familiar with the car industry's colourful record of contempt for government regulation responded with hollow laughter. Times, Sunday Times Their rivals look to them for guidance when an industry comes under fire from a government regulator or, for example, environmental campaigners. Times, Sunday Times The social media giants are required to remove any content deemed offensive by a government regulator within 24 hours. Times,Sunday Times In 1979, there was one government regulator for every 11,000 people employed in finance. Times, Sunday Times We see this with some of the telecoms [firms] - their main customer ends up being the government regulator, not their real customers, people who are using these systems. Times, Sunday Times They are represented at nearly every major banking institution, government regulator, consulting firm and financial services institution around the world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The really meaty increases in government revenue come from income tax, up from 158bn last year to 214bn in 2019-20. Times, Sunday Times The prince said that the reforms would help to wean the country off oil, which generates 90 per cent of government revenue. Times, Sunday Times We then discussed the recession, the diminishing government revenue stream, the cuts and the arguments for and against raising tuition fees. Times, Sunday Times Inheritance tax provides less than 1 per cent of total government revenue. Times, Sunday Times Initially government revenue would be small. Times, Sunday Times No, not the government shutdown and debt ceiling fuss. Times, Sunday Times The trade war and the partial government shutdown are not a happy backdrop for the new year. Times, Sunday Times Upbeat company earnings reports were offset by concerns about a slowdown in growth, trade tensions and the longest government shutdown in history. Times, Sunday Times There are ten days before a deadline to avert another government shutdown. Times, Sunday Times Republicans want any increase to be accompanied by spending cuts and some are prepared to risk a rare government shutdown to get their way. Times, Sunday Times Investment was limited and, being too easily confused with current expenditure, was always vulnerable to cuts in government spending, whether for economic or political reasons. Times, Sunday Times (2012) We carried out our own zero-based reviews, scrutinising every line of government spending. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Does not the aftermath of the crisis, and the damage to the financial system, mean government spending should be maintained for longer? Times, Sunday Times (2010) The construction sector is facing another painful year as government spending cuts bite. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Women are bearing the brunt of the cutbacks in government spending. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Privatised in 2006, the university continues to receive a government subsidy as the island-state places an emphasis on maintaining the highest standards in education. Times, Sunday Times Her contribution was to recognise that trying to prop up failing industries with government subsidy and protection was never going to succeed. Times, Sunday Times Open access companies put together route proposals at their own expense, to be run without government subsidy. Times, Sunday Times Ah, you say, but without government subsidy wasn't it only the rich who could afford to visit the theatres, concert halls or galleries? Times, Sunday Times The key to their popularity was government subsidy and regulation that obliged motorists and oil companies to use biofuels. Times, Sunday Times There could be further unrest if the incoming government fails to deliver on its promises. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Education strikes will be one of the first challenges to face the incoming government. Times, Sunday Times (2010) An incoming government will have to tackle it with a combination of expenditure cuts and tax rises. Times, Sunday Times (2009) A disruption to the energy system is the last thing a shaky interim government needs. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He wanted a rerun of the polls in three months, managed by an interim government. Times, Sunday Times (2008) An interim government was named last week. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The hope had been that political reconciliation could take place in the form of democratic elections and a legitimate government. Times, Sunday Times We have a legitimate government, we have got piracy down in the region. Times, Sunday Times Legitimate government must behave nobly on the field of battle in spite of guerrilla tactics. Christianity Today The next election, he said, 'must produce a legitimate government so that we don't have the losers trying to negotiate their way back to power'. Times, Sunday Times There exists a legitimate government here, albeit a struggling one. Times, Sunday Times For democracy to work there must be other parties well enough financed to oppose the government effectively and offer an alternative at the polls. Times, Sunday Times The upper house at its best in the last century was a debating and reforming chamber: scrutinising and improving legislation rather than trying to oppose the government over every issue. Times, Sunday Times He took the opportunity of the debate over the electoral laws to oppose the government. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When they congregate and oppose the government, they are rebels; when they disperse and depart, they are civilians once more. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other candidates are likely to emerge closer to the elections because of the obvious risks associated with opposing the government. Times, Sunday Times Yesterday 16 people were acquitted of attempting to overthrow the government. Times,Sunday Times She was sentenced to five years' imprisonment for plotting to overthrow the government. Times,Sunday Times He faces immediate opposition from protesters who have occupied the grounds of the prime minister's offices in an attempt to overthrow the government. Times, Sunday Times Everybody, he says, was engaged in a cultural war in which the hope was that the underclass would overthrow the government. Times, Sunday Times On the contrary, the words in their ordinary meaning were apt to include conduct on behalf of a de facto authority that sought to overthrow the government of the state. Times,Sunday Times There were also large budget transfers from federal to provincial government. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The provincial government said 20 teams of police marksmen and vets had been scouring the capital for the strays. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Over recent months, it has gained the backing of powerful tribes as well as unveiling its own army and a regional government. Times, Sunday Times (2013) A spokesman for the regional government of Andalusia said that he had no information on the incident. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The regional government also chipped in. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Town halls must have the consent of the regional government to tackle the problem. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Local government could begin once again to become representative government. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They are not acts of representative government. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It can call into question the claims of representative government as such. The Times Literary Supplement (2013) Such an interruption in the process of responsible government might not matter in some circumstances. Times,Sunday Times Responsible government means defining those values and demonstrating the will to realise them. Times, Sunday Times At the heart of our democracy stand two great constitutional principles: representative and responsible government. Times, Sunday Times No responsible government can avoid or postpone the task of cutting the deficit. Times, Sunday Times Here the other twin principle - responsible government - comes into play and requires an equally big concession from the government side. Times, Sunday Times The most distinctive feature of her domestic policies was the abandonment of the consensus that the proper role of government was demand management. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The limited role of government is to defend religious liberty and the freedom of worship and association. Times, Sunday Times (2014) What is the role of government in developing this second generation? Times, Sunday Times (2011) In succession, therefore, each state government withdrew its funding, throwing the universities to the marketplace. Times, Sunday Times The state government requested funds for emergency measures but did not close access to the route. Times, Sunday Times The project team recently applied to the state government for permission to double the area covered by their trial to around 1,200sq miles. The Sun The state government initially claimed that the camp had been 'successful'. Times, Sunday Times Yesterday they were waiting from a reply to the proposal from the state government. Times, Sunday Times He said that he would sue the government for constructive dismissal. Times,Sunday Times He also told the makers of fizzy drinks to 'bring it on' after threats to sue the government over its forthcoming sugar tax. Times, Sunday Times Should she sue the government hers would be the third such case. Times,Sunday Times Freight operators are threatening to sue the government over a package they say will be used to prop up ferry giants illegally. Times,Sunday Times One of the world's biggest tobacco companies has threatened to sue the government for billions of pounds over its plan to ban branding on cigarette packs. Times, Sunday Times The pair will talk about a possible transitional government. Times, Sunday Times (2013) That could take the form of a transitional government. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The agreed framework for the negotiations was that all sides would work together to form a transitional government. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He added that the message he gave the dictator was that it was time to go and pressed for a transitional government. Times, Sunday Times (2011) They said that they would not join a transitional government before he left office; a key part of the handover plan. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It is also urging the government to reconsider whether assistant deputy ministers outside of bilingual regions need to meet the same rigorous language standards. canada.com (2004) The environmental audit committee called the delays unacceptable and urged the government to be more ambitious and invest more resources in monitoring existing sites. Times, Sunday Times (2017) The main parents' federation urged the government to focus on understaffing. Times, Sunday Times (2018) We have called for urgent humanitarian access to besieged areas and have urged the government to establish a no-fly zone. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They also urge the government to set out how it will ensure that only patients who want to go home leave hospital between 11pm and 6am. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Translations: Chinese: 政府 Japanese: 政府 |
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