Sentence examples for functional governments from inspiring English sources

A new debate over the costs and benefits of deploying the military reflects the length of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, the difficulty of building functional governments and the financial burden at home in a time of extreme fiscal pressure.

It's not a functional government, it's not a government that is transparent and that governs well and governs in the interests of its people".

The south has no functional government.

But his huge country is without a functional government and basic services.

Somalis were ecstatic at the prospect of having a functional government again.

"I was envious that they had a functional government, and we always thought that we needed a team therapist.

Collecting taxes is arguably the most important step towards creating a functional government, since Kiev has stopped paying social benefits.

Political tensions aside, rebel leaders face the task of trying to create a functional government and economy.

Whether the overdue arrival of an ostensibly functional government has any effect on the violence spilling across the border remains to be seen.

If Lebanon's President, Michel Suleiman, accepts Mikati's resignation, as he seems likely to do, the country could be entering a protracted political crisis, without a functional government.

If it is unavoidable, it must be done constitutionally, and it must produce a functional government that is committed to a responsible agenda.