Example sentences of "was [verb] for a [adj] term " in BNC.

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1 The Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Esmat Abdel Meguid , 68 , was appointed for a five-year term as Secretary-General of the Arab League on May 14 .
2 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) Assembly , comprising legislators from 16 member countries , elected Loïc Bouvard of France as president on Nov. 19 ; Bouvard , 63 , the first Frenchman to hold the post in 33 years , was elected for a two-year term to succeed Charles Rose , a member of the US Congress .
3 The People 's Assembly , the unicameral legislative body , was elected for a five-year term by direct popular vote .
4 The President was elected for a five-year term , limited to two consecutive terms .
5 Ruslan Khasbulatov , Chairman of the Russian Supreme Soviet , was elected for a one-year term as Chairman of the Assembly , whose seat would be St Petersburg ( Russia ) .
6 The ruling Democratic Liberal Party ( DLP ) held a national inauguration convention on May 9 , when President Roh Tae Woo was chosen for a two-year term as party president .
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