Example sentences of "chairman of the [adj] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Benno Baksteen , chairman of the Dutch pilots ' association , said : ‘ A sudden loss of wind can cause the aircraft to lose wind speed suddenly and to such an extent that it can no longer fly and falls . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I ca n't think of anything more callous , ’ said Jim McDonald , chairman of the Loyalist Prisoners ' Welfare Association . |
| 3 | Teesdale district councillor Newton Wood , who is chairman of the local Citizens ' Advice Bureau management committee , has criticised fellow councillors for shaving £5,000 off £15,000 extra earmarked for the group by the finance committee . |
| 4 | He was chairman of the National Farmers ' Union branch , 1987–89 , chairman of the NFU county cereals and livestock committee 1986–88 and a representative in London and Brussels . |
| 5 | The Chairman of the National Docks ' Authority opened the batting by reviewing plans to meet the ever-growing volume of docks ' traffic , particularly the substantial growth in roll-on , roll-off between Britain and the continent . |
| 6 | ‘ I am not scared of walking down Bondgate with my checked trousers and apron on , ’ says the owner of the Smythe confectionery chain , now part-way through a two-year stint as chairman of the British Confectioners ' Association . |
| 7 | Mr Cash is a leading Euro-sceptic , who was elected chairman of the Tory backbenchers ' European committee in a surprise coup last December . |
| 8 | Don Caskie , chairman of the Independent Schools ' Bursars ' Association , said : ‘ Parents have taken a terrible hammering . |
| 9 | The former chairman of the Antique Dealers ' Association , Mac is witty about the ways of his trade , but serious about antiques . |