Sentences with phrase «government was serious»

Even the social media account of one of the biggest crypto exchanges in the world, OKEX, has been shut down — proof of how the government was serious in removing any traces of Blockchain influence in the country.

If the SA government was serious about maximising SA's sustainable power it could spend taxpayer's money much more productively than on tiny «showcase» projects, for example by upgrading power transmission lines.

If a future government was serious about making it work, there would be a lot of trial and error along the way.

Shadow Childrens and Education Secretary Ed Balls said, if the government was serious about academies serving children from poorer backgrounds, it would have continued with Labour's previous policy.

It took another authorization and a clear signal from the Bush administration that the federal government was serious about accountability in order for the states to come up with plans to hold their own schools and districts accountable.

The President, Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, Malachy Ugwummadu, also told our correspondent that if the Federal Government was serious about engaging in total anti-corruption war, it should look within and name ex-PDP chieftains who were now in the APC.

He stressed that it was the duty of legislators to make laws, adding that if Edo Government was serious in tackling the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers, it would have forwarded a bill to the legislature.

Francis Maude, the Cabinet Minister, will say tomorrow that the progress towards the «ambition» of 25pc of spending to SMEs by 2015 was a sign that the Government was serious.

The coalition government was right to announce cuts in public spending in 2010 to show the financial markets and the public that the government was serious about cutting the deficit.

Addressing delegates in Bournemouth, Mr Benn insisted the government was serious about climate change.

Speaking in the Commons this afternoon (where the number of Tory MPs appeared to significantly exceed the number of Labour MPs), the Conservative leader David Cameron said that the issue at stake in discussion of the Constitution / EU draft Treaty was whether this Government was serious about listening to people or not.

«If the government was serious about tackling tax avoidance, they'd rethink their plan to cut a further 10,000 HMRC staff, which risk being a false economy,» shadow Treasury minister Catherine McKinnell said.

If the Government was serious about separating church and state they would adopt and endorse another motto!

«If the Turnbull government was serious about saving the Reef they would be willing to take on the industry responsible for the damage,» said Bill McKibben, the American founder of anti-climate-change group 350.org.

In the aftermath of the referendum, Tsipras decided to present the head of his finance minister as a symbol that the Greek government was serious about negotiating in good faith.

As its generous incentive for EVs suggests, the Chinese government is serious about combating air pollution, especially in highly populated metro areas.

Canadians are giving up hope that the Harper government is serious about doing anything to stop climate change.

If the NDP government is serious in their promise to meet the target, they will have to rely on more expensive regulatory policies to make up for the less stringent than recommended carbon tax.

If the Government is serious in its effort to rebalance the economy away from single sectors to a broader base we can not afford to reduce our engineering capability so swiftly.

Dr Simon Harrison from the IET said: «If the Government is serious about this it must ensure a systematic approach, backed up by unwavering determination.

Si vis pacem para bellum (i.e. if you want peace, prepare for war), at least an additional 200,000 policemen, 50,000 soldiers and 15,000 men of the secret police must be recruited in the next few months if the Federal Government is serious about overcoming the present security challenges.

Batting 2 out of 3 in baseball is terrific, but in responsible government it is a serious foul ball.

While ratios have dominated the reform, if the government is serious about developing evidence - led policy to boost childcare quality and support the sector's development, there's further to go.

But looking at this year budget, I doubt that this present government is serious with the idea of diversification with regard to solid minerals development.

Ninety - two percent of voters said in a Siena poll that corruption in state government is a serious problem (51 percent say very serious; 41 percent say somewhat serious) in the wake of the arrest and indictment of Silver.

A recent poll showed 89 percent of New Yorkers think corruption in state government is a serious problem.

The Labour MP continued: «If the government is serious about educational innovation it must provide bold leadership to the whole sector.

If the government were serious about getting disabled people into work, and not just off IB, the WCA would accurately assesses the barriers each individual faces in accessing suitable work.

However Mr Zylva added: «If the government is serious about being the «greenest ever», it must introduce policies right across Whitehall that help to protect nature home and abroad - such as supporting planet - friendly farming.»

«What is more important to us is that this government is serious about diversifying the economy.

Ninety - two percent of voters said corruption in state government is a serious problem (51 percent say very serious; 41 percent say somewhat serious) in the wake of the arrest and indictment of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

«It is imperative that they should be prosecuted for their offending acts in order to pass a message to the society that the government is serious about the enforcement of the aforesaid law,» the petition, a copy of which was obtained by our correspondent, read in part.

If Government is serious about redressing inequalities, creating attractive job opportunities for the young and investing in training and education is one way do this.»

«The volume of criticism deployed by successive governments is a serious deterrent to recruitment and retention, and the jump in the number of those reporting teachers leaving the profession is a concern.

If the government is serious about engaging children at a younger age — which language professionals fully endorse - it is essential that there is an obvious pathway for progression.

And, if the government is serious about meeting its renewable energy target, not to mention inspiring the next generation to look after the planet, then making it easy for schools to go solar seems like a perfect way forward.

campaign over school funding shortages say that if the government is serious about promoting social mobility in education, then it needs to look at how low funding seems to mirror low mobility.

If the government is serious about tackling terrorism, politicisation and increased surveillance in private schools and universities will not be enough.

«If the Government is serious about having an industrial strategy it needs people with the skills to get involved and drive this, but today there has been no commitment to funding the Skills Plan announced in July.

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It is quiet doubtful that how much Harper government is serious about Amazon's promoting Canadian culture thorough its Canadian presence, quoted Tory McNally, owner of McNally Robinson Bookstore.

If the government is serious about providing relief to the middle class, stimulating the economy and honoring the contributions of service professionals, it is imperative that this policy change.

But he urged ministers to make a clear commitment to the scheme to show the government is serious about creating a thriving and internationally competitive Northern Powerhouse.

«If other G20 governments are serious about standing up to Trump's climate denial and meeting their commitments under the Paris Agreement, they need to stop propping up the outdated fossil fuel industry with public money.»

«If the Liberian government is serious about turning the page on the past and using natural resources to improve the lives of its citizens rather than enrich the corrupt, enforcing laws and prosecuting government officials and companies who violate them should be its number one priority; this could make or break the country's future.»

If the government is serious about cutting energy prices then it needs to address the bigger picture of energy usage through regulation, and upgrade UK energy policy and infrastructure to deliver a new model for energy pricing that addresses inefficiency and ways to save energy.»

If anything, it provides an important incentive to work to enhance the Paris pledges further, at the first opportunity, if governments are serious about the 1.5 C ambition.

Both of these commitments reaffirm that local and regional governments are serious about driving action forward.

If the government is serious about constitutional reform - whether with respect to the judiciary or the senate then it can work with the provinces to amend the constitution.

LAG would suggest that, if the government is serious about access to justice it needs to put back capacity into the system so that these people can get early advice on their legal problems.