Example sentences of "[is] vested in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result of constitutional reforms adopted by referendum in April 1983 , legislative power is vested in a unicameral Legislative Assembly ( which replaced the National Assembly of Community Representatives in 1984 ) consisting of 67 members elected for five-year terms by universal and compulsory adult suffrage . |
| 2 | Legislative power is vested in a unicameral National Legislative Council ( CNL ) , elected for a five-year term ( most recently in September 1987 — see p. 35748 ) by compulsory , direct and universal adult suffrage , all candidates being proposed by the MPR . |
| 3 | Legislative power is vested in a unicameral National Assembly consisting of a Speaker , three senators ( appointed by the Governor General in accordance with the wishes of the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition ) and 11 representatives who are popularly elected . |
| 4 | Legislative authority is vested in a unicameral National Assembly which sits for five years and consists of six appointed Senators and 15 popularly elected representatives . |
| 5 | Legislative power is vested in a unicameral National Parliament , the 109 members of which are elected for up to five years by universal adult suffrage . |
| 6 | Legislative authority is vested in a unicameral National Parliament , the 38 members of which are popularly elected for up to four years . |
| 7 | Legislative authority is vested in a unicameral Parliament , the 46 members of which are elected for four years on the basis of universal adult franchise . |
| 8 | Legislative authority is vested in a unicameral 12-member Parliament which is popularly elected for up to four years . |
| 9 | Legislative power is vested in a unicameral House of Assembly ( Maneaba ) , comprising 39 members popularly elected for up to four years and one appointed representative of the Banaban community . |
| 10 | Legislative power is vested in a unicameral National Assembly consisting of a Speaker , three Senators ( appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition ) and 11 representatives who are popularly elected . |
| 11 | Legislative power is vested in a unicameral National Assembly which sits for a five-year term and consists of six appointed senators and 15 popularly elected representatives . |
| 12 | Legislative authority is vested in a unicameral House of Representatives which consists of 97 members who are popularly elected for up to three years . |
| 13 | Legislative power is vested in a unicameral House of Assembly ( Maneaba ) , comprising 39 members popularly elected for up to four years and one appointed representative of the Banaban community . |
| 14 | Legislative power is vested in a unicameral National Parliament , the 109 members of which are elected for up to five years by universal adult suffrage . |
| 15 | Legislative authority is vested in a unicameral National Parliament , the 38 members of which are popularly elected for up to four years . |
| 16 | Legislative authority is vested in a unicameral 12-member Parliament which is popularly elected for up to four years . |
| 17 | Legislative authority is vested in a unicameral Parliament , the 46 members of which are elected for four years on the basis of universal adult franchise . |
| 18 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral National Congress consisting of a 400-member Federal Chamber of Deputies elected every three years ( 300 by majority vote in single-member constituencies and the remaining 100 by proportional representation from minority parties ' lists ) and a 64-member Senate ( comprising two senators from each state and two from the Federal District ) elected at the same time as the President . |
| 19 | Legislative authority is vested in a bicameral National Congress , comprising the Chamber of Deputies ( consisting of 180 members elected for a five-year term ) and the Senate ( consisting of 60 members elected for a five-year term along with the former Presidents of constitutional governments who have the status of life senators ) . |
| 20 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral National Congress consisting of a Senate of at least 30 members and a Chamber of Deputies of at least 60 members , both directly elected for five-year terms ( subject to dissolution ) at the same time as the President . |
| 21 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral parliament consisting of a 183-member National Council ( Nationalrat , the lower house ) and a 63-member Federal Council ( Bundesrat , the upper house ) , which together form the Federal Assembly ( Bundesversammlung ) . |
| 22 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral Parliament , which consists of a 60-member House of Representatives popularly elected for up to five years , and a 21-member appointed Senate . |
| 23 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral Parliament consisting of a popularly elected House of Assembly and an appointed Senate . |
| 24 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral Parliament , the lower chamber of which is popularly elected for up to five years . |
| 25 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral Parliament composed of a House of Representatives which is popularly elected for five years and a Senate appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister ( currently Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson ) and of the Leader of the Opposition . |
| 26 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral parliament , with a lifetime of up to five years , which consists of an elected House of Representatives and a 13-member appointed Senate . |
| 27 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral Parliament ( consisting of a House of Assembly which is popularly elected every five years , and an appointed Senate ) , to which the Prime Minister and Cabinet are responsible and upon whose advice they are appointed to office by the Governor General . |
| 28 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral Parliament consisting of an appointed Senate and a 17-member House of Assembly which is popularly elected for a five-year term . |
| 29 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral Parliament ; the 17-member House of Representatives is popularly elected for up to five years , while the 17 members of the Senate are appointed by the Governor-General . |
| 30 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral parliament consisting of a popularly elected 49-member House of Assembly and an appointed 16-member Senate . |