Sentence examples for ministry talks from inspiring English sources

The finance ministry talks of zero growth for 2009, but that is "optimistic", says Guillermo Ortiz, the Bank of Mexico's governor.

Since the late 90s, a new wave of South Korean culture, called hallyu, has transformed the country's standing in Asia to such an extent that the foreign ministry talks of "hallyu diplomacy".

He also promised cost-cutting measures and poured scorn on Internet-only rivals.See article: Barclays' new bossBelgium's finance ministry held talks with top financiers and businessmen over a "crisis" at the Brussels bourse, whose index has fallen by 15% this year.

But European officials have long accused the continent's energy ministries of talking the talk on efficiency, while in practice seeing energy waste action as a "luxury", safe in the knowledge that documents submitted to Brussels would rarely be read.

This year the budget allows for a 15% increase, which puts the finance ministry's talk of prudence in perspective.

In the past Arnaud Montebourg, whom he appointed as minister for productive recovery within the finance ministry, has talked of banning what he calls "stockmarket-driven" redundancies, and even of expropriating companies that close factories.Yet Peugeot has now confirmed that big losses and continuing overcapacity in the car industry are forcing it to close Aulnay-sous-Bois after all.

On Saturday, the ministry distributed talking points to foreign journalists that laid out a case for the sit-ins to be considered dangerous, saying that "well-documented evidence" show that the larger of the two demonstrations "is not a peaceful protest".

Officials in the maritime ministry now talk of managing the islands, rather than leasing them, although in practical terms there may be little difference.Management contracts will be largely handled by regional governments, their powers enhanced earlier this year through regional-autonomy legislation.

Unfortunately, the email continued, the law doesn't permit the ministry to talk publicly about sanctions.

"In early 2010 you could be skeptical but I think in the meantime the politicians, the ministries, have talked to the financial markets," Mr. Matthes said.

"What brought you out to Death Valley of all places?" "What's a girl like you doing in a place like this?" "Are you lost?" I avoided the truth- that I was assigned to Death Valley through a Christian ministry- and talked instead about my interest in the National Parks and how I'd wanted to be closer to friends in LA.