Example sentences of "elect for a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Field Chair is elected for a two-year period by the staff members of the field committee and is eligible for re-election . |
| 2 | Legislative power is held by a 72-member unicameral National Congress , similarly elected for a four-year term ( with 60 members elected on a provincial basis every two years and 12 members elected for a four-year term on a national basis ) . |
| 3 | Legislative power is vested in the 72-member unicameral National Congress , 12 of whose members are elected for a four-year term on a national basis and the remainder , whose seats are renewable after two years , on a provincial basis . |
| 4 | Under the 1949 Basic Law the Federal Republic is a " democratic and social federal state " whose organs are : ( i ) the Bundestag ( lower house of parliament ) elected for a four-year term in universal , direct , free and secret elections ; ( ii ) the Bundesrat ( upper house ) , now comprising 65 members of the governments of the Republic 's 16 Länder ( states ) ; ( iii ) the Federal President ( Bundespräsident ) elected for a five-year term by the Federal Assembly ( Bundesversammlung ) , comprising the members of the Bundestag and an equal number of delegates nominated by the Länder parliaments ; ( iv ) the Federal Government ( Bundesregierung ) consisting of the Federal Chancellor ( Bundeskanzler — elected by the Bundestag on the proposal of the Federal President ) , together with his or her ministers ; and ( v ) the Federal Constitutional Court ( Bundesverfassungsgericht ) , whose judges are elected by the Bundestag and Bundesrat to serve 12-year non-renewable terms . |
| 5 | Under the provisions of the 1982 Constitution executive power is exercised by a President elected for a four-year term by a simple majority of votes . |
| 6 | Legislative authority is held by the bicameral Congress , comprising a 27-member Senate and a 130-member Chamber of Deputies , both elected for a four-year term by universal adult suffrage . |
| 7 | The unicameral 300-member Chamber of Deputies is elected for a four-year term by universal adult suffrage under a system of reinforced proportional representation . |
| 8 | The Kingdom of Thailand ( formerly Siam ) is a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral parliament consisting of a 261-member Senate appointed by the monarch , currently King Bhumipol Adulyadej , on the recommendation of the Prime Minister , and a 347-member House of Representatives elected for a four-year term by universal adult suffrage . |
| 9 | Under its 1949 Basic Law ( Constitution ) , the Federal Republic of Germany ( West Germany ) is a " democratic and social federal state " whose organs are ( i ) the Federal Diet ( Bundestag ) , the lower house of parliament , comprising 497 members elected for a four-year term by a mixed system of proportional representation and direct voting , and 22 members elected by the West Berlin House of Representatives ; ( ii ) the Federal Council ( Bundesrat ) , the upper house of parliament , comprising 41 members of the governments of the Republic 's 10 Länder ( states ) and four representatives appointed by the West Berlin Senate ; ( iii ) the Federal President ( Bundespräsident — currently Richard von Weizsäcker ) elected for a five-year term by the Federal Assembly ( Bundesversammlung ) comprising the members of the Bundestag and an equal number of delegates nominated by the Länder parliaments ; and ( iv ) the federal government ( Bundesregierung ) consisting of the Federal Chancellor ( Bundeskanzler — currently Helmut Kohl ) elected by the Bundestag on the proposal of the Federal President and his or her ministers . |
| 10 | Executive power in internal affairs is vested in a Council of Ministers , responsible to the 21-seat Staten ( parliament ) , which is elected for a four-year term by universal adult suffrage , most recently in January 1989 , when the People 's Electoral Movement ( Movimento Electoral di Pueblo — MEP ) won 10 seats , and with the support of the Aruban Patriotic party ( Partido Patriótico Arubano — PPA ) and the National Democratic Action ( Acción Democrático Nacional — ADN ) formed a government [ see p. 37075 ] . |
| 11 | Executive power in internal affairs is vested in a Council of Ministers , responsible to the 22-seat Staten ( parliament ) , which is elected for a four-year term by universal adult suffrage , most recently in March 1990 , when Prime Minister Maria Liberia Peters 's National People 's Party ( Partido Nashonal di Pueblo — PNP ) won seven seats and continued to lead a coalition government . |
| 12 | The unicameral 300-member parliament ( Vouli ) is elected for a four-year term by universal suffrage under a system of proportional representation . |
| 13 | Under its 1921 Constitution it has a government appointed by the Prince on the proposal of the 25-seat Landtag ( parliament ) , which is elected for a four-year term by universal adult sufferage . |
| 14 | Belau has a President , elected for a four-year term by popular vote , who appoints a Cabinet . |
| 15 | Under the FSM 's electoral system the 14-member Congress was composed of 10 senators , each elected for a two-year term , and four at-large senators — one each elected for a four-year term from the four states , Chuuk ( formerly known as Truk ) , Kosrae , Pohnpei and Yap . |
| 16 | The 151-member Tsogdu includes 106 directly elected representatives , each elected for a three-year term by individual constituencies at various dates depending on the expiry of their term . |
| 17 | Under a new Constitution approved by the 96-member National Constituent Assembly on Nov. 19 , 1986 , and signed into effect on Jan. 9 , 1987 [ see p. 35444 ] , legislative power is exercised by a unicameral National Assembly composed of 90 representatives ( each with an alternate representative ) directly elected for a six-year term by a system of proportional representation and , in addition , those unelected presidential and vice-presidential candidates ( as representatives and alternates respectively ) who receive nationally votes at least equivalent to the average of the winning percentages in each regional electoral district . |
| 18 | Executive power is vested in the President who , with the Vice-President , is elected for a six-year term by an electoral college of 600 directly-elected members . |
| 19 | Elected for a six-year term by universal suffrage ( or by a 301-member electoral college in case no candidate obtains an absolute majority ) , the President appoints a Cabinet under a Prime Minister , which must enjoy the confidence of the 200-member parliament ( Eduskunta ) , elected for a four-year term . |
| 20 | Executive power is in the hands of a President who is elected for a six-year term by the National Assembly . |
| 21 | The Federal President ( Bundespräsident , currently Kurt Waldheim ) is elected for a six-year term by universal suffrage and can not serve more than two terms of office . |
| 22 | The unicameral National Assembly , each of whose 90 directly elected members has an alternate representative , is elected for a six-year term by a system of proportional representation ; it also contains those unelected candidates who have received nationally in the presidential and vice-presidential elections votes equivalent at least to the average of the winning percentages in the National Assembly elections in each regional electoral district , currently bringing the total number of representatives to 92 . |
| 23 | Elected for a six-year term by universal suffrage ( or by a 301-member electoral college if no candidate obtains an absolute majority ) , the President appoints under a Prime Minister a Council of State whose members must enjoy the confidence of the 200-member parliament ( Eduskunta ) , elected for a four-year term . |
| 24 | Executive power is in the hands of a President who is elected for a six-year term by the National Assembly ( Kuo-Min Ta-Hui ) . |
| 25 | This was expected to provide for a President and National Assembly , to be elected for a five-year term under a multiparty system , with the President eligible for re-election once only . |
| 26 | Legislative power is vested in the unicameral 36-seat House of Representatives , most recently elected for a five-year term in March 1987 [ not May 1987 as stated on p. 37061 ] , in which Jawara 's Progressive People 's Party ( PPP ) has 31 seats and the National Convention Party ( NCP ) five [ see pp. 35109-10 ] . |
| 27 | The unicameral legislature , the National Assembly , is also elected for a five-year term by universal adult suffrage . |
| 28 | The draft proposed that the chief executive ( a position comparable with that of the current Governor ) be elected for a five-year term by an 800-member " broadly represented " election committee . |
| 29 | Executive power is vested in the President , elected for a five-year term by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of the upper and lower Houses of Parliament ( the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha respectively ) and of the Legislative Assemblies of the States . |
| 30 | Most of the 244 members of the Rajya Sabha are indirectly elected by the state assemblies ( one-third being replaced every two years ) while all but two of the 544-members of the Lok Sabha are directly elected for a five-year term by universal adult suffrage . |