Eventually the minister of agriculture complained to the president.

In another case, a well-known African-American minister complained after being falsely accused of stealing at a store.

"If you want to learn to goose-step, go to Britain," the German foreign minister once complained.

Macdonald is a very vain man", the prime minister complained in his diary, "and has an exceptional opinion of himself.

According to the leaked cable, Cuban ministers complain that Jamaican coast guards "stand idly by".

Stalin's minister of culture once complained to him about Soviet writers: some had taken to drink, some had let fame go to their heads.

Every minister of war in the period complains of the incessant desertions among the common soldiers.

In Africa, several foreign ministers complained about the briefness of his visit: two working days in three countries.

Reuters reported in 1998 that his ministers complained of being summoned to sudden meetings with midnight phone calls.

The minister, Yevgeny Saburov, complained about continuing bouts of political infighting.