Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] elect [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The DP secured 62 per cent of the vote , winning an overall majority with 92 of the 140 seats in the new People 's Assembly ( including 90 of the 100 seats directly elected by individual constituencies — see February 1992 electoral law p. 38775 ) . |
| 2 | The organisers wisely elected for a slower , but much drier , exit ! |
| 3 | Under the Constitution of December 1983 executive power is held by the President , who is directly elected for a five-year term , while legislative power is vested in the unicameral Legislative Assembly ( which replaced the National Constituent Assembly in March 1985 ) with 60 members similarly elected for a three-year term . |
| 4 | Consisting mainly of councillors indirectly elected by district councils in the locality such bodies are now responsible in these areas for fire , waste disposal services , and many other functions . |
| 5 | Half of them are directly elected in 248 territorial constituencies , and the other half are additional members indirectly elected by means of party-list votes . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | He is one of the greatest plumbers ever elected to the House . |
| 9 | 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 . |