Sentence examples for saying subsidies from inspiring English sources

Mr. Obasanjo approved the price rises, saying subsidies were costing $2 billion a year.

The National Senior Citizens Law Center, which represents many Medicare recipients, opposed the House Republican bill, saying subsidies would be "grossly inadequate" for many of the elderly.

This month, the renewable energy firm Ecotricity called for the Government to scrap subsidies for nuclear power and fossil fuels to "create a level playing field after it slashes support for renewable energy", saying subsidies to fossil fuel industries amounted to about £30bn a year, compared with £2.6bn for renewables.

Brown had resisted, saying subsidies didn't deliver enough bang for the buck.

It says subsidies disproportionately benefit the better off.

And technology also means "incentives", that is to say, subsidies.

Some say subsidies are perfectly defensible if the service fulfills a noble civic function.

Officials say subsidies aimed at encouraging pig-rearing should cause the pork shortage to ease by the middle of next year.

In Congress, critics of the farm bill have said subsidies are widening the gap between rich and poor American farmers.

The multi award-winning actor said subsidies should be used to ensure plays are open to as wide an audience as possible.

UNICA says subsidies in America and Europe for farmers and biofuels may be one element of the rising price of food which has caused riots in Haiti and other countries.