Sentence examples for servants against from inspiring English sources
He said he hoped that would turn the civil servants against the security leaders.
The children are haunted by the spirits of two dead servants against whose malignancy she must battle.
The government plans to repeal a decree barring the extradition of army officers in human-rights cases.See article: Past crimesIn Brazil, an indefinite strike by civil servants against a bill to reform pensions gained modest support.
At the time he asked for assurances that the Act would confirm that "protection for civil servants against ministerial political interference in recruitment, dismissal or promotion lies with the Civil Service Commission".
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Gordon Brown, Mr Blair's political partner as chancellor of the exchequer and then his successor in Number 10, is no champion of Whitehall either.Others say the problem is the growing centralisation of power, pursued by Margaret Thatcher (in office when the BBC's popular "Yes Minister" comedy series first pitted wily civil servants against floundering politicians) and accelerated under Labour.
The bitter contest to replace retiring Senator Christopher Dodd pits the charm-free, experienced public servant against the splashy business executive.
He adds that his own Whitehall civil servants warned against action.
But Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union, which represents civil servants, warned against complacency, and Baroness Campbell, the disabled crossbench peer, said the findings were "very worrying".
Senior civil servants lobbied against appointing Scholey, believing he would be too abrasive as chairman at a time when huge cuts were needed in preparation for privatisation.
He's just got that kind of family — prone to falling in love with the servants, scheming against one another, messing with the wrong fundamentalist and leaving sensitive home videos lying about.
