1.   The government is urging people to reduce their water consumption.

2.   In response, the government has urged local villages to create more shared farmland.

3.   Reports in early September said that the government had also urged southern tribal leaders to take up arms against Shia dissidents.

4.   That would clearly be completely contrary to the plan led approach which is urged by government in these matters.

5.   Maclean added that the government should urge the European Commission to accommodate more subsidiarity, allowing countries to decide some water standards for themselves.

6.   At the same time, the U.S. government has urged Nicaragua to take steps to increase the value of the bonds and make them a more attractive option.

7.   Because of that, the government urged the high court to send the case back to Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt for further proceedings, reflecting the new government interpretation.

8.   A politician familiar with the discussions said the government would urge parliament to approve the proposals.

9.   But the Canadian government has been urging him to back down and let high-level talks between American and Canadian diplomats work toward a renewed salmon treaty.

10.   But the government urged him not to do so, and he complied with that urging until Tuesday.