Sentence examples for government pick from inspiring English sources

The participating companies and the Norwegian government pick up the remaining cost.

So part of this is simplifying the code, making it more transparent, not having the government pick winners and losers.

They say they oppose having the government "pick winners," yet they demand special treatment for this industry precisely because they claim it will be a winner.

Not only does the federal government pick up the cost of the lease and the gas, but also general maintenance, insurance, registration fees and excess mileage charges.

At a fund-raiser in the San Francisco area Wednesday night, Mr. Romney again talked about Solyndra, portraying the president as a failed venture capitalist who unsuccessfully tried to have government pick winners and losers.

Will the government pick fights with its neighbours (especially Slovakia) over minority rights, or tighten the screws on the opposition, for example by putting former prime ministers on trial for misrule?

The government picks up the rest.

The government picked a good day for Royal Mail's selloff.

The government picks up the bill for the poor and elderly.

Above that, the government picks up nine-tenths of the costs, to a limit of $100 billion.

"When the government picks winners and losers, that's not good for us," he said.