finance ministry

collocation in English

meaningsoffinanceandministry

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finance
noun
uk
/ˈfaɪ.næns/us
/ˈfaɪ.næns/
(the management of) a supply ...
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ministry
noun
uk
/ˈmɪn.ɪ.stri/us
/ˈmɪn.ə.stri/
in Britain and some other countries, a department of the government led by ...
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(Definition offinanceandministryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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When partisan control of thefinanceministryis regressed alone on 'assets sold' results do not vary as a result of using partisanship.
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Does ministerial autonomy imply that the party holding thefinanceministryhas absolute control over all spending decisions and, if so, why would other parties put up with it?
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In the 1960s, he was a secretary in thefinanceministry.
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Nearby buildings, including afinanceministrybuilding, were set on fire.
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The list also contains the names of officials in thefinanceministry.
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The monetary base and monetary policy are typically controlled by the same national institution, usually either thefinanceministryor the central bank.
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He left thefinanceministryin 1981 and rejoined the government later.
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He began his career infinanceministryin 1940 and then joined the foreign ministry in 1942.
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At its peak it had 9,000 employees, more than the empiresfinanceministry.
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It may be related to criminal cases against a third party, notfinanceministryofficials, the ministry said in a statement.
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Reports on national radio said that afinanceministrybuilding, a town hall, and other government structures were aflame.
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His father was a senior civil servant at thefinanceministry.
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He then moved to thefinanceministry, where he oversaw the finances of all nineteen provincial governments.
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In most nations, monetary policy is controlled by either a central bank or afinanceministry.
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In 1846 alone, the presidency changed hands four times, the war ministry six times, and thefinanceministrysixteen times.
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The common aim of the national finance ministries is to simplify the service both for their customers (citizens/businesses) and for their administrative staff.
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Ijuin reported that the best way to create an influential information bureau was to coordinate all information sources, including army, navy andfinanceministry.
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After pressure from thefinanceministry, the government compensated for these cuts by announcing an increase in the consumption tax from 3% to 7% effective from 1997.
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Thus, finance ministries will allocate the funds as they see fit according to the interests of their countries, within the wide sphere of infrastructures.
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The policy that is pursued by central banks and finance ministries is based on the idea that bubbles must not be burst.
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