Sentence examples for ministers to float from inspiring English sources
The re-election last year of its chief proponent, London's mayor, Ken Livingstone, encouraged ministers to float the idea of a national road-pricing scheme.Cheered by that popularity, Mr Livingstone is increasing both the charge's price and scope.
On the other hand, said a Moscow-based broker, "Putin has used ministers before to float ideas and then to gauge ideas and go from there".
The company, which ministers hope to float on the London Stock Exchange within a year, said its pre-tax profits in the year to the end of March increased to £324m from £201m a year earlier.
The Home Office has said it has no intention of licensing shops that sell so-called "legal highs" after a minister appeared to float the idea.
"Prime ministers are entitled to float any idea they like but we have to be clear it is not a Liberal Democrat policy, it is not a coalition policy, it is not in the election manifesto of either party, it was not in the coalition agreement.
As a matter of ideological inclination, ministers allowed the charity to float freely with calamitous consequences.
Ministers are also willing to float a three-year deal to make the headline offer more palatable to the FBU.
Ministers may use speeches to float ideas that are at an early stage of development: I certainly did (Andrews, 2014, p 44). (So, incidentally, did Michael Gove: see Nelson, 2012).
Given his and Grylls' compatibility, might I be the first to float the idea of the Prime Minister taking part in a future episode.
