Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [vb pp] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Under the 1987 Constitution an executive President is directly elected for a six-year term . |
| 32 | Known as Ceylon until 1972 , and an independent state within the Commonwealth since 1948 , under the 1978 Constitution the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has a presidential form of government ; the President is directly elected for a six-year term , appoints the Prime Minister and cabinet , and is also empowered to dissolve the 168-member parliament which is elected by proportional representation . |
| 33 | Under its 1958 Constitution ( revised in 1960 , 1962 , 1963 , 1974 and 1976 ) executive power in the Fifth French Republic is vested in a President , who is directly elected for a seven-year term by universal suffrage and by an absolute majority of votes cast . |
| 34 | Under its 1958 Constitution ( revised in 1960 , 1962 , 1963 , 1974 and 1976 ) executive power in the Fifth French Republic is vested in a President , who is directly elected for a seven-year term by an absolute majority of votes cast . |
| 35 | At first it will be surrounded and sniffed and if it appears friendly then a good licking follows and if this is accepted by the stranger then it 's usually used for a good old scratch . |
| 36 | A replacement is still needed for the transfer-listed David Norris and for Shane Parker , who will be out of action until June with a foot injury . |
| 37 | In a sense it has become a victim of its own success , for the company is still criticised for the derelict land that remains . |
| 38 | The easiest way to find the wide range of cover you need at a competitive price is with a policy which packages together a number of covers and is specially designed for a certain group such as self-employed tradesmen . |
| 39 | Welcome back : A new report says help is urgently needed for the forgotten victims of alcohol … the CHILDREN of drinkers . |
| 40 | I do n't like the title , it 's probably done for the right reasons but … well … |
| 41 | For instance , corporate crime is clearly committed for the corporate and not against it . |
| 42 | The unicameral legislature , the National Assembly , is also elected for a five-year term by universal adult suffrage . |
| 43 | A new version of FuzzyTECH is also promised for the 8 to 16-bit ST9 microcontroller by the end of the year , and support for the 16-bit ST10 is already offered by Inform . |
| 44 | Former This Week reporter Julian Manyon is also tipped for a high-profile role . |
| 45 | Any tail string which uses the divergent node number is also removed for the same reason . |
| 46 | The hospital , moreover , is perfectly located for a swift getaway , just yards from the Brussels ring road and the motorway to Paris . |
| 47 | Its casual pose is inevitably challenged for the amateur camera appears only at special occasions , those considered essential milestones in domestic history — special events and activities , holidays , outings , christmas and birthdays . |
| 48 | Another phrase that 's often used for the same thing is your statutory rights . |
| 49 | The sharp tongue is now reserved for the consciousness-raising rap session she gives at American universities , where students are allowed to ask whatever they like about her life , her sexuality , her views of the world , provided they can cope with the answers . |
| 50 | The Prix Galien , which was a national prize in France , is now awarded for a new medicine marketed in several European countries . |
| 51 | It is now divided for an old people 's residential home and private residence , yet much the same in appearance as the original . |
| 52 | Training is now provided for the BVetMed degree , entitling graduates to be registered as members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons , which confers on them the title of veterinary surgeon and the sole right to practise as such . |
| 53 | Normally , each hair follicle goes through a resting phase ( telogen ) every few years : hair stops growing , falls out and is n't replaced for a few months . |
| 54 | This is n't intended for the profound jottings which occur in the back of the van after a gig ( to be auctioned at Sotherby 's when you are dead ! ) . |
| 55 | Yet the skill it has shown in the last three weeks suggests it is well equipped for the tricky tasks ahead . |
| 56 | In Northern Ireland , Lough Foyle in Derry is well known for the thousands of wintering wildfowl it attracts . |
| 57 | One of the city workers , who is undoubtedly destined for a successful career as a politician or an actor , had a gift for getting straight to he point : ‘ What 's the good of getting paid if you 've had your fingers chopped off ? ’ |
| 58 | Executive power is held by a President , who is popularly elected for a five-year term , and who governs with the assistance of an appointed State Council led by a Prime Minister . |
| 59 | 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 . |
| 60 | 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 . |