1.   However, some critics have expressed doubts over whether future governments can be locked into the promises.

2.   Amid huge controversy, the government is locked in delicate negotiations with local authorities about which areas should be surrendered to the flood.

3.   Long-term drains, such as permanent corporate tax cuts, will lock the government into deficit spending until the economy gets roaring again.

4.   Moreover, if those budget forecasts prove optimistic, tax cuts passed this year could lock the government into more deficits down the line.

5.   Now, the Russian and U.S. governments are locked in a battle over the assets.

6.   So the contamination remains, and the government is locked in a contract dispute.

7.   The Yugoslav government is locked in a dispute with the IMF over the terms of rejoining.

8.   The government has been locked in a cycle of uncollected taxes and unpaid wages and pensions.

9.   The government has been locked in a three-year war against Muslim insurgents seeking to install an Islam state.

10.   The Russian government has been locked in a cycle of uncollected revenues and unpaid wages and pensions.