Sentence examples for government squeezed from inspiring English sources

"But the federal government squeezed Suffolk County so much".

For its first three years in office, the government squeezed expenditure ferociously.

"The government squeezed people out by cutting off their supply of electricity, gas and water.

Under Margaret Thatcher the British government squeezed the economy with high interest rates until the beast submitted.

Many think the Turkish government, squeezed between proud nationalists at home and outraged Azerbaijanis abroad, is seizing on the Armenian court's word to justify its qualms.

Twenty years ago, Terence Beckett, director-general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), promised a "bare-knuckle fight" when the Thatcher government squeezed industry between high interest rates and a high pound.

As the government squeezes local authorities, social care has been left with a "funding gap" – a gaping wound, shall we say – that is growing by £700m a year.

On Monday the Guardian revealed that the new schools would be 15% smaller than those built under the previous government, squeezing space for corridors, assembly halls and canteens.

Haldane's move the US in the 1980s was prompted by the Thatcher government squeezing funding for curiousity-driven scientific research.

Mario Ramos, 53, a member of Protect Our Neighborhood, agreed, saying the association functions like "a monopoly that's being subsidized by the government," squeezing out local businesses.

State and local governments, squeezed by revenue shortfalls and a reluctance to raise taxes, again laid off workers.