11.   Why does government give attention to the views of the associations that represent the various groups of local authorities?

12.   The government has given qualified support to the idea.

13.   After months of indecision, the government gave the plan the go-ahead on Monday.

14.   The government did not give them money, forcing them to scrounge for food.

15.   The government has given millions of dollars in economic aid to these nations.

16.   The government has given provisional approval for the use of the new drug.

17.   The government gave amnesty to all political prisoners.

18.   But when he was in his teens,the government gave him the chance to attend the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania.

19.   The Iranian government gave assurances that the aircraft would be held in Iran until the cessation of hostilities.

20.   The new coalition government gave the Prime Minister an increased majority in parliament, but observers commented that this might not translate into electoral support.