Example sentences of "held [prep] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1968 , President Kaunda addressed the International press Institute 's annual assembly , then being held for the first time in an independent , black-ruled African nation : African countries , he said , had ‘ gone out of their way ’ to encourage the foreign press to report African affairs . |
| 2 | As secretary of that organisation , I have to declare more than a personal interest but the presentation , during the Association 's annual dinner , held for the first time in the Debenture Holders Lounge at The All England Club , was clearly a most popular choice . |
| 3 | The previous November , the government had assented to the idea of an annual White Paper on expenditure and a debate , the paper being published and the debate being held for the first time in the winter of 1969–70 . |
| 4 | TRADE : The gradual improvement in trade has held for the first four months of 1993 according to the Builders Merchants Federation . |
| 5 | In October , the Council hosted METROPIA XVI , a Euro-wide event for senior school pupils held for the first time in the UK |
| 6 | A general election under proportional representation was held for the first time on Feb. 15 , 1989 , the UNP winning a comfortable 25-seat majority [ see pp. 36467-68 ] . |
| 7 | Popular elections for the executive President , who serves for a maximum of two consecutive five-year terms , were held for the first time in December 1990 . |
| 8 | Following political reforms in May 1990 which abolished the leading role of the MPRP , multiparty elections were held for the first time in July 1990 , to the Little and Great Hurals , and to local Hurals in the 18 provinces and three municipalities [ see pp. 37609-10 ; p. 37656 ] . |
| 9 | Continuing a process of democratization which began with the election of all 950 members for the Tirupati plenum by the party 's rank and file , elections were held for the first time in more than 20 years for party posts including the 10 elective posts in the party 's most senior decision-making body , the Congress working committee ( CWC ) . |
| 10 | The event was held for the first time at the new Purdysburn Hospital Equestrian Centre outside Belfast . |
| 11 | 1839 Henley Regatta was held for the first time . |
| 12 | Festival organisers also hope for high standard of competition in a new music competition to be held for the first time this year . |
| 13 | Festival organisers also hope for high standard of music in a competition to be held for the first time . |
| 14 | THE Grampian Piers Race , for dinghies , multi-hulls , windsurfers and water-skiers , will be held for the first time on Saturday , 7 August . |
| 15 | Just a few of the many comments received from those who attended the very successful Easter Course , held for the first tile at Norwich City College . |
| 16 | Fresh Art , the only fair to show the work of British graduates and post-graduates , will be held for the second time at the Business Design Centre , Upper Street , Islington , London N1 from 17 July to 1 August . |
| 17 | The 58th British Services International Alpine Ski Championships were held for the second year running in Megève . |
| 18 | There is no record of where the papingo was placed for the contests held during the first century of the Kilwinning Society of Archers . |
| 19 | Meetings were also held during the first half of 1989 between senior PLO officials and officials from France , Spain and the United Kingdom , culminating in Arafat 's talks with President Mitterrand of France in May 1989 , after which the PLO leader said that the PLO 's National Charter was " obsolete " and " null and void " [ see p. 36669 ] . |
| 20 | In England and Wales the relationship has held throughout the 20th century , and has been particularly strong in the last twenty years … . |
| 21 | A building society savings account may be held with a second competitor and an insurance policy with a third . |
| 22 | As far as registered conveyancing is concerned , there seems no reason why the transfer should not be prepared and executed in triplicate ( or an original with examined copies ) , the original transfer being lodged at HM Land Registry , the duplicate being held with the second charge certificate and the third being retained by the husband as evidence of his release from the first mortgage and of the indemnity in respect of the second mortgage . |
| 23 | Run-off elections were held in a second round of voting on Feb. 16 and 23 where no candidate had obtained a simple majority in the first round . |
| 24 | On the IBM 370 range the increment value is held in a third accumulator specified by the instruction . |
| 25 | The second course ( to be held in the second term ) will require students to present for discussion and peer criticism the theoretical , methodological and empirical bases which they intend to use in their chosen field of enquiry . |
| 26 | THE WOMEN 'S Tour de France , traditionally held in July at the same time as the men 's race , will be held in the first two weeks of September from next year . |
| 27 | Brewster is merely an old word for ‘ brewer ’ — which is why licensing sessions , held in the first 14 days of February , have that name . |
| 28 | An open meeting of students and staff is held in the first two terms of each year ( usually in week 7 ) , principally for students to express views and opinions to the Dean and staff . |
| 29 | According to a timetable finalized the following month , the constitution would be amended by April 1991 and multiparty elections would be held in the first quarter of 1992 . |
| 30 | In response the government , eager to distance itself from the ruling FLN , which was itself in disarray [ see pp. 37628 ; 37795-96 ] , and secure its own survival , promised that free and open parliamentary elections would be held in the first half of 1991 . |