Sentence examples for a bloated state from inspiring English sources

A bloated state saps public finances.

When a bloated state recognizes that it must shrink, people's lives change.

That suited traditional politicians, who continued to exploit a bloated state for their own purposes.

Nonetheless he admits he cannot tackle big problems, like a bloated state payroll and woeful schools.

And the way to get it was to stop a bloated state "crowding out" businesses.

In particular Iberia, a bloated state carrier which suffered years of losses, has been turned around following some ruthless restructuring, including around 4,500 job cuts.

Once a bloated state-owned enterprise, Tsingtao has transformed itself into a confident competitor.

Elf in play In our last issue we chronicled Philippe Jaffr's transformation of French oil giant Elf Aquitaine from a bloated state-owned dinosaur into a world-class player("A bureaucrat with a head for oil," July 5).

It's about politics: liberal organizers have depended for years on the largess of an insolvent and bloated state bureaucracy.

To many in Mexico, what became known as the "millionaire's app" was just the latest in an old story of bloated state spending; but Soto and his colleagues saw a chance to push a new approach instead.

The spillover of a national recession and bloated state budget deficit in 2009 means the program must contend with thinner local safety nets, said Mr. Carr, who directs Gang Reduction and Youth Development for Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa.