Sentence examples for government drift from inspiring English sources

Years of government drift have meant a loss of momentum on reform, from building infrastructure to controlling graft.

Through the 1950s and '60s, however, unions and government drifted into opposition.

Although the prime minister's backers did their best to beat down young Miliband after he penned a much-discussed opinion piece in the Guardian several weeks ago, he is still seen as a viable challenger while Mr Brown's government drifts.As a result, questions remain over who is truly in charge of Britain's foreign policy and what, exactly, that policy entails.

This insensitive attitude clearly reflects the government's drift toward authoritarianism.

Asmal was noted for his robust criticism of the ANC government's drift away from the protection of human rights.

He argued that the government was "drifting, growing almost monthly weaker and more diffuse".

The crisis must not tempt European governments to drift even further away from cosmopolitan internationalism.

Indeed, if his government has drifted toward a Soviet model, that may also reflect the people's will.

Some believe that as the government shutdown drifted from the news and Obamacare's rollout troubles replaced it, Cuccinelli was able to narrow the gap.

As the government has drifted under Mr. Wahid's erratic leadership, political turmoil, separatist insurgencies and outbreaks of violence have grown.

Mr Yanukovych's repressive, corrupt government is drifting ever closer to Mr Putin's, which it increasingly resembles (see article); but many Ukrainians do not want to go any farther down that road.