Sentence examples for servants to answer from inspiring English sources

Instead, what it often means is higher cost for councils as they attempt to negotiate the hugely complex dependencies created by Whitehall with fewer civil servants to answer questions, and even fewer with the requisite knowledge.

Peskov's statement is a common way for Russian civil servants to answer questions they do not want to be asked.

Civil servants attempting to answer parliamentary questions about the Tories' free schools programme had their requests blocked by a key adviser to education secretary Michael Gove, leaked emails reveal.

And if former Senator Bill Bradley loses his primary battle with Vice President Al Gore, New Jersey has another humble servant willing to answer the call.

(The answer is that you get your servants to do the work, organising a feast for them as the floodwaters rise).

Even well-off families rarely have servants to do chores.

When the Baalists had failed, Elijah rebuilt an old altar of Yahweh, poured water on the wood three times (perhaps a remnant of an ancient rainmaking ceremony?), and prayed to Yahweh to answer his servant; "the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt offering, and the wood, and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench".

In the story, Samuel was told to answer "Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth".

Fuller said the media tended to focus on Rudd and Garrett but there were many public servants at a state and federal level who needed to answer questions.

My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God.... Do not hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress--make haste to answer me.

Everybody keeps the front door locked, and I make it a point to answer the bell myself, not permitting children or servants to open it.