Sentence examples for cosy welfare from inspiring English sources

The average German's head says that change must come, yet his heart is still not fully convinced; he sees his cosy welfare state and the stability and lack of visible poverty it has brought as an achievement not to be lightly discarded.

These corporations, hellbent on driving down costs to enhance shareholder value, spell the end for Europe's cosy welfare states and their ability to shield fledgling or, in the case of steel and coal, declining industries from the harsh realities of open competition.

It is hard to say how much his handsome victory was due to his own accomplishments and how much to voters' desire to produce a result most likely to lead to the unseating of Mr Kohl.Mr Schröder, who sits on the supervisory board of Volkswagen and likes Cuban cigars, is cosy with businessmen and makes the right noises about reforming welfare and taxes.

How cosy.

Too cosy?

Sounds cosy.

The unit feels cosy.

"It's not cosy.

Cosy but lethal.

Welfare reform?

Welfare benefits?