Sentence examples for passing minister from inspiring English sources
Yet a passing minister suggested that the Speaker, John Bercow a former Tory who is (a) a stickler for the precedence of Parliament and (b) not fond of the government would exact revenge, by obliging Mr Osborne to stay on his feet answering questions from every MP with the stamina to put one.
In a speech made when the law was passed, Minister of Health Dr Jonathan Coleman said it should be applied proportionate to the risk each person poses to the public, "so that you do not have a situation where a sledgehammer is being used to deal with an acorn".
She added: "Once these plans have passed, ministers will find irresistible the prospect of using a secret court to avoid embarrassing disclosures over negligence or wrongdoing.
Once the laws are passed the Minister have a good deal of latitude in interpreting them administratively.
On Thursday, after the council's resolution passed, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said: "This is a hypocritical council with an automatic majority against Israel.
We passed a minister standing next to a wooden coffin he had dragged onto the sidewalk, yelling that we were all going to hell.
When the law was passed, Prime Minister Obuchi and other officials stated that there was no intention to regulate the use of the flag and the anthem in everyday life.
In mid-2012, years before the law had even passed, the Minister for Ethics and Integrity, Simon Lokodo, made a public announcement that he wanted to close down the Refugee Law Project and the Civil Society Coalition for their pro-gay advocacy.
It alleged that the operation was sanctioned at a senior level in the government of then prime minister Gordon Brown and the intelligence obtained was passed to ministers.
One might have noticed a news story this week about a 1980s Prime Minister passing away.
Small, neat and highly intelligent (he has taken two degrees since becoming prime minister, passing one with top marks), he might be taken for an academic.
