Sentence examples for making states from inspiring English sources

Mr. Miller has criticized Alaska politicians and others for making states too dependent on federal money.

One is making states demonstrate commitment to long-term spending restraint in exchange for assistance with Medicaid expenses.

It has also put local government finances into surplus, making states where gambling remains illegal less inclined to legalize it.

They want to upend that scheme by making states and districts pledge to take actions the administration considers reform, before they get the money".

In the "soft" version, domestic factors — like ideological zeal or internal power struggles — distort incentives, making states behave in ways that are counterproductive but at least predictable.

Suggestions range from making states with excessive deficits and debt pay insurance contributions to a European fund, to the possible loss of fiscal sovereignty, E.U. voting rights and ultimately expulsion from the euro zone for repeat offenders.

New lines should focus on giving voters more choices and on making state elections more competitive.

Mr. McGreevey said he tried to find savings by making state government more efficient.

Russia's government has talked about making state firms pay higher dividends, in part to force greater discipline upon them.

Sadly Greece, like many other governments, has a poor record of making state-owned enterprises profitable, despite years of ownership.

Until now, there has been a paucity of independent data, making state-to-state comparisons nearly impossible.