Sentence examples for ministers past from inspiring English sources

LONDON — The judicial inquiry investigating the ethics and behavior of the British press following the phone hacking scandal unveiled an A-list of politicians on Friday — including prime ministers past and present — to testify over four days next week about their ties with the media, particularly the Murdoch empire.

This newspaper spoke to dozens of ministers, past and present, from all parties and former and serving senior civil servants.

But now a scandal has erupted that threatens certain government ministers, past and present, and many others.The previous president's solution was to cut back government by privatisation.

Perhaps (from his own service) the tributes of ministers past and MPs present to a press-gallery pen that ripped jagged holes in their pomp.

When ministers past and present claim credit for creating thousands of jobs and look to the 2 million to be created within the next five years, they refer largely to this part-time and casualised workforce.

"There's no dressing these results up – there has been a big drop in results and standards have fallen due to the chaos and confusion in assessment created by Tory ministers past and present".

Its existence was disclosed by ministers this week.

Mr. Sharon told his ministers today not to make inflammatory statements.

There is a huge difference between six five-minute speeches from ministers in 1970 and 15 from ministers today.

The appointment follows a report handed over to ministers last month.

There will be no shouting from ministers today".