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- noun Plural form of
government .
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Examples
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That these governments set as rulers or governors in this church, are set there not by man, but by God himself; _God hath set in the Church -- governments_.
The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London
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That Paul speaks of governments that the church had not, because in the enumeration, ver. 29, 30, he omits none but _helps_ and _governments_.
The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) George Gillespie 1630
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If that happens, I fear we're in for a decade of bouncing between one term governments until someone comes along with enough vision and force of personality to do what's really needed.
John Rentoul today puts Trevor Kavanagh and myself in the... 2009
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In fact, what, what we call our governments are vampire states.
George Ayittey on Cheetahs vs. Hippos George Ayittey 2007
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In fact, what, what we call our governments are vampire states.
George Ayittey on Cheetahs vs. Hippos George Ayittey 2007
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In fact, what, what we call our governments are vampire states.
George Ayittey on Cheetahs vs. Hippos George Ayittey 2007
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Those are pretty good numbers, but they are not good enough and, looking ahead, one of the challenges, the greatest challenge facing Canadians and their governments is the changing nature of work.
The Federal Budget 1996
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The effort puts Britain at the core of the debate over how fast, and how deep, to cut the crushing levels of public debt racked up by governments from the United States to Europe and now viewed by leading economists as one of the greatest threats to the global economy.
Britain plans $131 billion in spending cuts by 2015 Anthony Faiola 2010
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But the ostrich policy that was so far adopted by successive Canadian governments is no longer feasible.
Maher Arar: Omar Khadr: America's Injustice, Canada's Shame Maher Arar 2010
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But the ostrich policy that was so far adopted by successive Canadian governments is no longer feasible.
Maher Arar: Omar Khadr: America's Injustice, Canada's Shame Maher Arar 2010
gangerh commented on the word governments
Answer: 1. Then 27 governments do what they're told. (450 million EU consumers, incandescent with rage, are now banned from buying 100w incandescent light bulbs ).
September 5, 2009
bilby commented on the word governments
Why do they need the bulbs if they're already incandescent?
September 5, 2009
gangerh commented on the word governments
Why do we need governments when we've enough low energy in light bulbs?
September 7, 2009