council
Example Sentences
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A city council spokesperson said: "As part of our statutory responsibility to keep public spaces safe and well-maintained, we are continuing to remove unauthorised flags from lamp-posts."
From BBC
Even before the new council was formed, a September poll found that two-thirds of Oregonians believe their economy is “pretty seriously off on the wrong track.”
Hundreds of children in care in England are being placed at risk in unregistered homes for months at a time by councils, MPs have warned.
From BBC
Treasury Department’s new sanctions list was Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s national security council and a close counterpart to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
It is understood the council did not believe Osborne was acting as a councillor when he sent the message, or that the remark was serious enough to warrant action.
From BBC
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