Sentence examples for sought budget from inspiring English sources

He said that Mr. Jefferson never introduced legislation or sought budget earmarks for any of the projects.

AS THE United States Congress frantically sought budget cuts that would secure passage of an increase in the debt ceiling last week, Republican lawmakers set their sights on the government's spending on Latin America.

So we will wait to see on that score, but I would be surprised if anyone sought budget reductions from the NHS in the immediate future, given the nature of the ongoing squeeze.

Carney says Obama is seeking budget compromise:  I think the conversations... have reinforced... that [Obama] is serious about finding compromise when it comes to our budget challenges.

It costs the Treasury £2bn a year and the MPs said it should "not be off limits" when the government seeks budget savings.

Peter Gorman, the president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, agreed that response times were not a valid way to make such decisions, and said the department should seek budget cuts elsewhere.

The European Commission, which enforces the rules, said it expected the Dutch government to "continue to seek budget solutions that are important for the financial stability of the country and the welfare of Dutch citizens".

The European Commission, the E.U. executive arm, said it expected the Dutch government to "continue to seek budget solutions that are important for the financial stability of the country and the welfare of Dutch citizens".

Concessions to British voters on immigration would inspire the southern countries to demand fiscal and banking reforms, eastern countries would seek budget changes, and non-euro countries would demand an end to their second-class status.

Yesterday -- Veterans Day -- those officials and several veterans' groups accused President Bush of seeking budget savings at the expense of war veterans at a time when American soldiers are being wounded and killed every day in Iraq.

At the same time, Mr. Olmert's government raised the ire of Palestinian representatives from the West Bank, with whom Israel is embarking on negotiations for a permanent peace, by seeking budget approval to build more housing for Jewish residents in areas that the Palestinians claim for their future state.