Example sentences of "[verb] the next election " in BNC.

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1 Few of his ministers are saying , even in private , that they expect him to lose the next election .
2 The leadership challenge occurred against a background of economic recession — including rising unemployment and high interest rates — and consistent opinion poll evidence that the ALP was likely to lose the next election .
3 When a Labour-Lib Dem partnership wins the next election , for the sake of the people and the country damn well work together .
4 However , whichever party wins the next election will do well to learn from recent years .
5 The National Health Service was a genuine concern to many people , and for this and similar reasons , he believed , Margaret Thatcher could not possibly have won the next election for the Tories .
6 With current policies the Conservatives will not win the next election ; even with better policies they might not win it .
7 So it has dawned on the financial markets that the enemy might actually win the next election .
8 If Mr Major , having presided over an economic recovery , should also win the next election , the Tories would come within striking distance of Sir Robert Walpole 's record of 21 unbroken years in office , set between 1721 and 1742 .
9 He was scathing about an electoral pact with the Liberal Democrats and said he was convinced that Labour could win the next election .
10 As for whether the Tories will win the next election , he added : ‘ If we get the economy right , John Major will be returned .
11 The other party forms the opposition ; criticises the government ; keeps its ear to the ground of public opinion ; and stands ready to form a government should it win the next election .
12 The Labour party will win the next election .
13 Never forget the Tories are the most ruthless party in the democratic world if the men in grey suits do not think Mr M+ajor can win the next election for them , he 'll be dumped .
14 I my belief is that John Major will win the next election .
15 They had to get rid of a leader before they could bring themselves to admit that the poll tax was a mistake and I ca n't see John Major going before he loses the next election .
16 Chaovalit waited until October before registering his own New Aspirations Party to contest the next election .
17 He told a Labour Co-ordinating Committee rally that it was not enough for Labour to win the next election .
18 Robin Cook , the party 's health spokesman , who retained his executive seat by coming second , said the vote showed the degree to which the party wanted to elect people who devoted their energies to helping Labour to win the next election .
19 But many speakers saw the issue as a damaging diversion from Labour 's efforts to win the next election .
20 The party could not rely on the achievements of the past decade to win the next election .
21 I mentioned some of the problems we were facing and David asked , ‘ Harvey , do your people actually want to win the next election ? ’
22 In particular , will your erstwhile political columnist , R W Johnson , apologise for the appalling piece of sexism that appeared in NSS ( under a previous editor ) on 7 December 1990 , when he suggested that the only way for Labour to win the next election would be for Glenys Kinnock to ‘ have a word ’ with Neil and persuade him to stand down ?
23 Whether we like it or not , and I must admit I do , Britain is back to two-and-a-bit party politics and Labour is now favourite to win the next election .
24 The accountability of the government arises simply from the ministers ' desire to win the next election and , as individuals , to have the minimum of embarrassment and the maximum of political credit .
25 For example , " What do you think about Mr Gorbachev ? " or " Who do you think is going to win the next election ? "
26 Our party is about morolity morality , morality and justice and truth and it 's about representing our class , That 's what we have got to get back to win the next election .
27 Their small majority made them all the more conscious of the problems they needed to surmount to win the next election .
28 On the basis of this argument , however , were Labour to win the next election on the numerical strength of MPs returned from Scotland , he would then have to agree that Labour have no mandate in England !
29 As a Conservative I naturally want the Government to survive and to win the next election , but plainly if the Deputy Prime Minister resigns that is something which gives cause for readjustment and rethinking if the Government is to win the next election .
30 As a Conservative I naturally want the Government to survive and to win the next election , but plainly if the Deputy Prime Minister resigns that is something which gives cause for readjustment and rethinking if the Government is to win the next election .
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