We're going to lose the war, unless the government can pull something out of the hat pretty soon.
The deadline slipped by, and the government pulled the settlement off the table.
In 25 years time, the government will probably pull the same stunt.
"The government might pull all of its militia back into the city," Lon said.
In the end, the government pulled the proposal back.
The government could pull in two opposite directions without fully realizing that it was doing so.
Gordon Brown reassured union leaders today that the government would not "pull the plug" on support for the economy and jobs.
Account books are a metaphor for the economic strings that government pulled and which served as government's motivation in many ways.
We gathered a great deal of information before the government pulled the plug.
At a time when government is pulling in its safety net for the poor, urgent social needs are everywhere.