Sentence examples for The secondment from inspiring English sources

The secondment – the gifting – of Catherine Cambridge's body to the public sphere is revolting and comprehensive; first her sister Pippa's buttocks, roped in for a global obsession of the most moronic kind; then her own breasts; now the womb.

The secondment allowed British military personnel to assist with the drone program, but under the aegis of intelligence operations managed by the FCO.

The secondment provides an opportunity for the staff member to undertake project activities without being distracted from their existing workload.

The secondment of GHI staff into public sector facilities may help alleviate immediate staff shortages, but this practice risks undermining sustainability of programmes.

The secondment was arranged at the request of the OECD, and I was officially under contract and employed by them from October 2002 through October 2003.

Among the possible suggestions for embedding intelligence personnel was the secondment of operatives into universities.

While costs must be covered by opposition parties, the secondments can run for the entire parliament.

Paul Flynn, Labour MP for Newport West, said the secondments suggested the prince was a "constitutional crisis in waiting".

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) failed to list the secondments received back to that date.

"Companies such as the big six energy firms do not lend their staff to government for nothing – they expect a certain degree of influence, insider knowledge and preferential treatment in return," said Caroline Lucas, the Green party MP, when the secondments were revealed.

Tom Burke, a former head of Friends of the Earth who worked as special adviser to several Conservative ministers, said: "The secondments are pernicious, but the real power is how they shape the discourse through the media – that is where their many lobbyists do their real work.