Example sentences of "winning [num] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Teesside 's fortunes turned when Vince Guest claimed the scalp of former Walker cup player Ces Bloice two and one with the NYSD team winning eight of the remaining 11 games . |
| 2 | Chamlong Srimaung 's Palang Dharma performed extremely well in Bangkok , winning 32 of the capital 's 35 seats and in the process effectively destroying the pro-military Prachakorn Thai 's electoral base . |
| 3 | However , he first gained recognition behind the wheel of a car in his native country in 1976 , when he swept the board in the Formula Renault Championship , winning 12 of the 13 rounds . |
| 4 | Opponents of Sir Robert Rex , the Premier since 1974 , made substantial gains in the April 1990 general election , with the NPAP and its sympathizers winning 12 of the 20 seats in the legislature . |
| 5 | STEFFI GRAF shook off a sluggish start against Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere by winning 12 of the last 13 games to roar into the U.S. Open final at Flushing Meadow . |
| 6 | A general election held on May 25 resulted in the New Front for Democracy and Development , a coalition of the Indian , Javanese and mixed-race ethnic groups along with the Labour Party , winning 30 of the 51 seats in the National Assembly . |
| 7 | In the second stage of gubernatorial , congressional and local elections held on Sept. 8 , the ruling Justicialist Party ( PJ — the Peronists ) built on their success in the first stage in August [ see p. 38388 ] by winning 10 of the 13 governorships being contested and gaining seven seats in the Chamber of Deputies , although this was still insufficient to give the PJ an outright majority . |
| 8 | He only just qualified by winning 15-12 in the final game against a West German , Hansi Wiens , and will need to produce something extra today against the most improved Pakistani of the lot , Mir Zaman Gul . |
| 9 | Crucially though — in the title year we then hit very good form , winning 7 of the next 8 matches . |
| 10 | A total of seven political parties contested the general election of October 1989 , but only two obtained representation in the Assembly , the Botswana Democratic Party winning 31 of the directly elected seats and the Botswana National Front three . |
| 11 | The Progressive Liberal Party , led by Sir Lyndon Pindling , was returned to government for a fifth successive term by the general election of June 1987 , winning 31 of the 49 seats in the House of Assembly . |
| 12 | The PLP was returned to government for a fifth successive term at the general election of June 1987 , winning 31 of the 49 seats in the House of Assembly , while the FNM won 16 seats [ see p. 35372-73 ] . |
| 13 | The results confirmed that the opposition National League for Democracy ( NLD ) had won a massive victory , winning 392 of the 485 People 's Assembly seats contested . |
| 14 | Seventeen year old Ian Vickers again impressed all , winning three of the four super division events . |
| 15 | Waringstown have swept through their games , winning three by the maximum points margin , and giving Instonians an early indication that there is a gap to bridge between sections one and two . |
| 16 | The significance of this was not great in terms of parliamentary seats , with the PAP winning 77 of the total of 81 , compared with 80 in 1988 . |
| 17 | Despite such predictions the DLP was re-elected on Jan. 22 , 1991 , securing half of the vote and winning 18 of the 28 seats in the enlarged House of Assembly , the other 10 seats going to the BLP with 43 per cent of the votes . |
| 18 | The DFP was narrowly returned for a third term in May 1990 , winning 11 of the elective seats [ see pp. 37448 ; 37527 ] . |
| 19 | Walesa was re-elected on April 22 as chairman of Solidarity , winning 362 of the of the 467 votes cast ( 77.5 per cent , compared with only 55 per cent in the 1981 elections ) . |
| 20 | Reagan stormed through the Republican primaries in 1980 winning 29 of the 34 held , aided by an experienced professional staff fully aware of the significance of television and of the need to shape a campaign around the exigencies of those responsible for television news . |
| 21 | In elections to the Legislative Assembly held at the same time , the PUSC won an absolute majority , winning 29 of the 57 seats against 25 for the PLN and three for smaller parties ( one left-wing , two regional ) . |
| 22 | According to the official results of a general election held on Dec. 9 , 1985 [ see p. 34162 ] , the ruling People 's National Congress ( PNC ) was returned to power winning 42 of the 53 seats in the National Assembly ; the principal opposition party , the People 's Progressive Party ( PPP ) , withdrew from the election on polling day alleging widespread ballot-rigging by the government , but was subsequently declared to have won eight seats . |
| 23 | Not surprisingly , West Indies dominated these , winning seventeen of the first twenty-two played up to the end of 1985–6 . |
| 24 | The left-wing Colina opposition , dominated by the PRD and previously discredited for its past support of Noriega , gained ground , winning five of the nine vacant seats in the National Assembly [ see p. 37957 ] . |
| 25 | Stoutt 's VIP won a third ( but not consecutive ) term in a general election held in September 1986 , winning five of the nine elected seats [ see p. 34856 ] . |
| 26 | There is truly not a single county which can safely be eliminated from a chance of winning one of the main trophies , although Gloucestershire , cruelly deprived of the English half of their anticipated new-ball pair , David Lawrence and Courtney Walsh , and Leicestershire , would need the biggest swings of the lot to upset the opinion polls . |
| 27 | Failure to do so could cost you the chance of winning one of the best prizes RUNNING Magazine has ever offered . |
| 28 | FAVOURITE Jimmy White , snooker 's perennial bridesmaid , once again stands on the threshold of winning one of the game 's major prizes . |
| 29 | Only 26 players will qualify for the World Championship , either by winning one of the Majors or one of the official events on the European , Japanese , Australian/New Zealand or Asian Tours . |
| 30 | The general election of May 1982 was won by the United Workers ' Party ( UWP ) which was returned in the general elections of April 6 and April 30 , 1987 , after winning nine of the 17 parliamentary seats in both . |