Example sentences of "a [adj] member ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But secularizing moves by the English liberals — over the Education Bills of 1902 , 1906 , and a private member 's Bill of 1911 — led the Irish hierarchy to question some of the political intentions of the Irish politicians , who it was feared might sell out the church 's interest in schools . |
| 2 | That means it will be the first time abortion has been debated as part of government legislation , rather than on the basis of a private member 's Bill . |
| 3 | One of the topics being raised at the coming General Synod in a Private Member 's motion is the whole question of our treatment of animals , and I include an article about this . |
| 4 | A PRIVATE member 's bill to introduce payments for Crown servants who were exposed to radiation during nuclear weapons tests and have since contracted leukaemia and other cancers , and to the dependants of those who have died , was presented to the Commons by Mr Bob Clay ( Lab . |
| 5 | The result gives us a breathing space , but there is still the risk of a private member 's Bill . ’ |
| 6 | The Labour MP John Stonehouse had a private member 's bill on the subject about to begin its passage through the Commons . |
| 7 | So Lord Campbell of Alloway is trying to go it alone with a private member 's bill in the House of Lords . |
| 8 | But the Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority has introduced a private member 's bill asking for a ten-year extension of its powers to reclaim Seal Sands . |
| 9 | Last year , Sir Richard Body brought in a private member 's bill to introduce within five years a ban on the use of sow stalls and tethers — devices that make it easier and cheaper to manage the animals during their four months of pregnancy . |
| 10 | A proposal for a Private Member 's Bill may emanate from the Member himself , or may have been urged upon him by another Member or Members , or by an outside pressure or interest group . |
| 11 | Even if the government backs legislation ( and even more so when it does not and the Houses find themselves confronted by a Private Member 's Bill ) no Bill will ever be passed which offends against the deeply held beliefs of Members , unless amended to accommodate them . |
| 12 | A playing field on the north side of the village caters for the social and recreational needs of the community , and houses a sports pavilion , a private member 's club , football , cricket and bowling green facilities , and a children 's play area . |
| 13 | In 1989 a Private Member 's Bill attempted to bring television under the Obscene Publications Act , while widening the legal definition of obscenity . |
| 14 | Baroness Lockwood has introduced a Private Member 's Bill , The Civil Rights ( Disabled Persons ) Bill 1992 , to the House of Lords . |
| 15 | I took on additional work in the Council , bullying them to set up a committee to draft out statutory requirements for caravan sites — which later became the basis for a Private Member 's Bill — and still had time to dig the vegetable garden and walk miles with the children , just for the pleasure of it . |
| 16 | A private member 's Bill which would reform the law on Sunday trading is currently being promoted in the Commons by Labour back-bencher Ray Powell . |
| 17 | He got his chance when Manchester MP Alf Morris won the ballot to introduce a private member 's Bill in Parliament . |
| 18 | For example , in early 1983 MP Jack Ashley was attempting to secure the passage of a Private Member 's Bill through parliament which would require pharmaceutical companies to establish a ‘ no blame compensation fund ’ . |
| 19 | Furthermore , the 1986 Disabled Persons Act , arising from a private member 's Bill and now on the statute book , seeks to carry forward for adults some of the more positive features of the 1981 Education Act — for example , it provides for the rights of all people with disabilities to take part or be represented in discussion and decision-making concerning services provided for them . |
| 20 | The new legislation , to be introduced to Parliament by Lord Perth as a private member 's bill , will address three areas that have concerned archaeologists . |
| 21 | In January 214 ( 31% ) of them voted for a private member 's bill based on it ( which has little chance of becoming law ) . |
| 22 | However , there were attempts at a private member 's bill : the Rape ( Anonymity of Victims ) Bill was introduced by Mr F.P. Crowder , and there was another in 1975 by Jack Ashley , stemming from concern that raped women were not reporting the crime because of fear of press publicity . |
| 23 | Later this month a private member 's bill that would require the government to disclose information on the safety and efficacy of drugs to the public should receive its second reading . |
| 24 | After the recent failure of a private member 's bill to introduce a national lottery ( see The Art Newspaper , No. 16 , March 1992 , p.1 ) the government has decided to introduce the measure itself . |
| 25 | PaT 's campaign for more vigorous enforcement of this law has led to the introduction of a Private Member 's Bill into the House of Commons which is now in the final stages of its passage through Parliament and will become law later in 1991 . |
| 26 | The concession served to fend off a ban that might have been imposed under a private member 's Bill . |
| 27 | A private member 's bill to effect this change was brought forward in late February , 1925 . |
| 28 | It was the normal time for a private member 's bill , but it was certainly not the normal time for a major Prime Ministerial oration . |
| 29 | In 1983 Austin Mitchell introduced a Private Member 's Bill proposing the establishment of licensed conveyancers able to undertake residential conveyancing in competition with solicitors . |
| 30 | There the debate rested until Norman St John Stevas MP brought a private member 's bill to the House of Commons . |