Preposition: of

• decision-making: Abstract In 1989 the New Zealand Government began a comprehensive program of education reform based on devolution of decision-making to local communities.

• power: Real investment attached to devolution of powers for rail.

• responsibility: IMPLICATIONS: Devolution of responsibility for the fire service in Wales will impact on all areas listed below.

• budget: This total includes the studentships allocated by CMG following devolution of the central university budget for studentships.

Converse of object

• restore: However, no new talks to try to restore devolution are planned ahead of the next general election.

• oppose: I cannot understand those unionist parties who are opposing the devolution of policing powers.

• believe: We believe that devolution can offer the same benefits to the English regions.

• want: I want devolution to work, to deliver for the people of Scotland.

Adjective modifier

• asymmetrical: The second issue is whether asymmetrical devolution, devolution for just some parts of the United Kingdom and not others is viable.

• Welsh: Since 1997 there has been a dramatic shift in public opinion in favor of Welsh devolution.

• Scottish: A strong Scottish parliament Scottish devolution was slightly different from the rest, however.

• legislative: For some time the relative merits or otherwise of administrative or legislative devolution have been debated.

• double: There has been good debate about the concept of ' double devolution ' that I set out in my NCVO speech on Tuesday.

• regional: Regional Devolution in Europe: Lesson for the UK?

Modifies a noun

• referendum: He played a leading role in the campaign to secure a ' Yes ' vote in the 1997 devolution referendum in Wales.

• settlement: The current devolution settlement is not set in concrete.

• campaigner: Also out was the lifelong devolution campaigner, and potentially very able AM, Gareth Hughes.

• issue: The devolution issue may, however, be raised for the first time on appeal.

• agenda: I think it flows from the devolution agenda of the NHS Plan.

• debate: Northern Ireland did not count unless, that is, one recognized its domino effect during the devolution debate of the 1970s.