1.   PUSH for the government to push through such an ambitious programme of reform.

2.   The government pushed through schemes to rejuvenate the inner cities.

3.   Among other things, the government is pushing banks to offer home mortgages, a novel concept here.

4.   Although the government pushed through an increase for selected blends of gas in August, the IMF wants far bigger hikes this time around.

5.   And the government is pushing hard to increase public financing for church schools.

6.   At the same secretly convened, predawn National Assembly session, the government also pushed through a controversial new labor law that has set off nationwide protest strikes.

7.   After the collapse of the Hanbo and Sammi groups, the government pushed banks to help viable companies with cash-flow problems to stem more failures.

8.   After months of political struggle, the Kohl government has pushed a series of laws through the Parliament that are intended to make the economy more flexible.

9.   Brown disagreed, saying that the government pushed for Exxon during the years that it took to negotiate the complex contract.

10.   But even as the government pushes its own Internet ventures, it is trying to stamp out others that it sees as a potential political threat.