devolve
Example Sentences
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Scotland, and Northern Ireland, have separate schemes to help make homes more efficient but the plan is issuing more funds to these devolved programmes.
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Although the government consultation on social media concerns the whole of the UK, its guidance for schools on phones only includes England, as education is a devolved policy area.
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In a little over 100 days – three and a half months time – voters in Wales will elect a new devolved government.
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Morgan also called for a new "Constitutional Reform Act" to legally require Westminster to seek approval from Wales' parliament before bringing in laws on devolved matters like health and education.
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It was the first of many pyrrhic outcomes for hijackers, whose goals soon devolved from liberating Palestine to liberating imprisoned authors of previous hijackings.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
