Example sentences of "[vb mod] a party " in BNC.

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1 Should a party polling the majority of votes fail to gain a majority of seats in the House , extra seats are allocated until a majority of one seat is achieved .
2 Should a party polling a majority of votes fail to gain a majority of seats in the House , extra seats are allocated until a majority of one seat is achieved .
3 He can impose his choice because the president is elected not by the voters but by the National Assembly , where the Motherland party still has an ample majority : it holds 290 seats out of 450 Should a party which , judging by the latest test at the polls , is supported by only one voter in five choose the head of state ?
4 When I eventually crossed the wall correctly , my second could not retrieve the runner ; neither could a party which came up behind him .
5 Can a party of government be a pseudo-religious miracle-worker , getting the lame to walk and the blind to receive their sight ?
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