Sentence examples for consequential government from inspiring English sources

"This country couldn't run without caipirinhas," commented a consequential government figure in Brasília, the capital, who would surely prefer not to be quoted by name.

Decius contrasts the Trumpist belief in a "common citizenship," entrusted with sovereignty, with the bipartisan tendency to leave consequential government decisions in the hands of agencies staffed by technocrats.

October's congressional dysfunction and consequential government shutdown sparked international ridicule of the U.S., contributing to negative perceptions.

He called for a smaller, less consequential federal government.

Few sensible people would conclude that this unsurprising behavior of his hindered in any consequential way the government's investigation into illegal drug distribution by the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative.

The current cases before the Supreme Court are more consequential because they concern government policy and, more often, government money.

In Texas, he has made government very consequential — for his political career.

Insisting that a changed world has not diminished his appeal, Mr. Edwards said sound judgment and an ability to speak up for ordinary people were more consequential than years in government.

The building was listed as Grade II in 1969 Following the relaxation of the rules in the UK on university status under the Major government and consequential stirrings towards full independence of the larger London University colleges, the future of the Senate House library has from time to time been called into question.

Several other landmarks in our history -- the Emancipation Proclamation, the Voting Rights Act, or the Constitution itself -- are certainly more consequential steps toward self-government than the inchoate Act.

If bloggers refer to the existence of Jewish neocons, their close ties to the Israeli government, and the consequential roles they played in causing the Iraq war, it's preposterous to accuse them of retailing a modern version of old blood libels.