Sentence examples for govern not to from inspiring English sources

The business of governments has always been to govern, not to act morally.

That's why we elect people: to govern, not to just survive in office".

But he was elected to govern, not to play for time.

Mr Rajoy's comments were backed up today by the Spanish Interior Minister, Jorge Fernandez Diaz, who said that Mr Mas "should be there to govern, not to call elections".

We were elected to govern, not to be held hostage to the whims of one lone Tasmanian senator.

The Alaska senator seemed unfazed by the attack, telling the press she was in Washington to govern, not to constantly campaign for re-election.

However, the top speed is electronically governed not to exceed 131 miles per hour.

ISIS seeks to create a state, to occupy and control areas, to govern, not just to dream of or speak of but to create and impose their version of a transnational caliphate, with its harsh version of law and order.

"You have to campaign to govern, not just to win," Mr. Daniels told Matthew Tully of The Indianapolis Star.

Some of his comments, though, have stung his backers, as when he told a television station, "If I win the election, I will be the president, I will govern, not Pachakutik," referring to the Indian political movement.

Without comprehensive policies to govern not just natural areas but also the people who live there and market forces that seek to exploit them, Pena Nieto's COP13 declaration could turn out to be little more than a political gesture.