They simply wanted to make sure the government would respond in a moment of crisis.

But the federal government responded as if there was one.

The government and the drug companies, to date, have not responded.

The government cannot respond to a threat it does not see.

How should the government respond to these long-term changes in the American economy?

They still believed their government would listen to them and respond.

Government will respond to the recommendations in the coming months.

Especially if government was directly responding to the citizens and taking action.

By August 2006, the government still had not responded to the open letter.

At any time over the past decade, the Chinese government would have responded to such a situation in exactly the same way.