civil service

Example Sentences

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Thomas-Symonds has recently acquired extra responsibilities at the Cabinet Office including civil service reform while his fellow minister Darren Jones spends more time trying to help the prime minister drive his agenda.

From BBC

"Be it in the army, civil protection, civil service or voluntary firefighters, the idea is for every young person to contribute to the collective wellbeing," she said.

From Barron's

The Office of Personnel Management began sending emails to the entire civil service asking what it is they actually do.

From The Wall Street Journal

Protests began later that year with a demand to abolish quotas in civil service jobs.

From BBC

Ambassadors are managed by the Foreign Office and the civil service, and bosses of both were answering questions from MPs on the Foreign Affairs Committee.

From BBC