Example sentences of "elect a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The rump of hereditary and life peers may , in a transitional stage , elect a small number from among themselves — perhaps 50 — who could speak in the chamber and serve on committees , but not vote .
2 He was replaced on an interim basis by his deputy , Faruq Dahruj , and the LCP central committee called for an extraordinary conference to discuss the party 's political plan and organizational structure , change the party 's name and elect a new leadership .
3 From the National Palace , General Garcia , flanked by senior officers and political leaders , told the country that Congress would first purge itself of corrupt members and then elect a new president .
4 He gained public sympathy after the third Marquess of Salisbury , the prime minister , doubted that ‘ a British constituency would elect a black man ’ .
5 Voters will elect a new government on November 26 — the same day they decide if the country 's ban on abortion should be changed .
6 The Irish will elect a new government on November 25 the same day they decide in three referenda whether to reform their constitution 's ban on abortion .
7 It is expected that the congress , organised by the party 's interim leadership after the politburo and central committee resigned last Sunday , will immediately elect a new leader and central committee .
8 President Joaquín Balaguer Ricardo , 84 , declared on Feb. 27 that the Social Christian Reformist Party ( PRSC ) , which he had formed in 1964 , should elect a new leader to allow him time for other commitments .
9 Should the president be unable to carry out his duties , the State Council would elect a temporary president from among its members .
10 The extension provided Rabbani with more time to form a consultative assembly , the Council of Resolution and Settlement ( Hal wa Aqd Shura ) , which would elect a permanent president and prepare for a general election .
11 Both of these , both of these , the environmentally sensitive road system and the adequately funded public transport system will be introduced as soon as this country elects a Liberal Democrat Government .
12 The National Assembly elects a 31-member Council of State to represent it between its twice-yearly ordinary sessions ; the President of the Council of State is the head of state .
13 The PNC elects a Central Council and an Executive Committee to administer the day-to-day running of the organization .
14 The PCC 's highest authority is the party congress , which elects a central committee ( 225 members in 1986 ) to supervise the party 's work .
15 The Assembly elects a 15-member Council of State , to which its powers are delegated between sessions of the Assembly .
16 The Assembly elects a 15-member Council of State , to which its powers are delegated between sessions .
17 It elects a 15-member presidium , which in turn elects a Chairman who serves as State President for a five-year term .
18 It votes on policies for the ensuing year and elects a National Executive , which is also a board of directors , for CAMRA is a company limited by guarantee .
19 From within its own members the Assembly elects a Territorial President who appoints a Council of Ministers .
20 The SDPR , with some 1,200 delegates present , elected its leadership on Jan. 29 , and on Jan. 30 ended its congress after electing a supreme council .
21 One engineer says that , when electing a new director last year , he and his colleagues were blinded by Mr Korovin 's relative youth and German training .
22 The Parliamentary Party was not in fact electing a prime minister ; it was electing a new party leader .
23 After all , the Conservative Party has had provision for electing a new Leader while in office since 1975 and it has not been used in that circumstance .
24 The Parliamentary Party was not in fact electing a prime minister ; it was electing a new party leader .
25 Britain must now throw this opportunity away by electing a Labour government .
26 An executive statement promised a full review of party structures and a strong role for the Scottish party in policy-making , with the question of electing a Scottish leader shelved until the establishment of a Scottish parliament .
27 However , while the process of electing a national president went smoothly , state party elections revealed high levels of factionalism within the BJP and led to the intervention of the central leadership in attempts to restore a greater semblance of unity to the party .
28 It therefore elected a Supreme Soviet consisting of two smaller chambers from among its members ( the Soviet of the Union and the Soviet of the Nationalities ) .
29 The party elected a new leadership in June 1990 at its official selection conference , with veteran SDP activist Andras Revesz confirmed as life chairman .
30 At its sixth congress in April 1990 , the SNM elected a new leadership : Abdel-Rahman Ahmed Ali " Taur " as chairman and Hassan Issa Jama as vice-chairman .
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