Example sentences of "hold [prep] least [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Britain elections to the House of Commons , from which the government is formed , must be held at least every five years ( until Parliament says otherwise ) but may be held at any time during the five years , for example there were only eight months between elections in 1974 and the average length of a parliament is around four years . |
| 2 | For example , a general election for the House of Commons must be held at least every 5 years but only certain people have access to the vote and not all votes for different parties are of equal power in the absence of proportional representation making for a close correspondence between votes cast and seats won ; the House of Lords ( once a very powerful state institution ) can now only delay bills passed by the House of Commons ; the Prime Minister " must " come from the Commons ; and it is " expected " that a government will resign and call a general election if it is defeated in a vote of confidence on the floor of the House of Commons . |
| 3 | All adults enjoy the right to vote in free general elections that must be held at least every 5 years . |
| 4 | There would be limits on political campaigning and ballots would be held at least every three years on membership of the National Union of Students . |
| 5 | Meetings are held at least every three weeks and sometimes more frequently . |
| 6 | Every week somebody from Wales or London flew over to discuss aspects of design or production schedules with her as well as the regular , more formal selection meetings , held at least every two months . |