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					Originally Posted by  Chris
					 
				 
				Learn to use grammar correctly.  The Government is a singular, not a plural.  It is an it, not a they;  also, you are expected, not be expected.  Unless you're a pirate, in which case you be correct after all. Arr. 
			
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 Really? I've always used it as a plural. It's a collection of people and departments. I thought it was like a team where we traditionally refer to them as a plural (Arsenal are) whereas it's more American to refer to them as a singular (Arsenal is).