Example sentences of "power is [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The practical scope of these powers is discussed in a later section . |
| 2 | The computing power is hidden in a simple , compact box . |
| 3 | It is suggested , however , that to attribute control to a temporary and unstable alliance of members who intervene spasmodically to defend their interests in the face of emergent threats pays insufficient attention to the circumstances in which power is exercised on a continuous basis . |
| 4 | It is in general sufficient that the power is exercised by a junior minister or an official on his behalf . |
| 5 | Under a new Constitution approved by the 96-member National Constituent Assembly on Nov. 19 , 1986 , and signed into effect on Jan. 9 , 1987 [ see p. 35444 ] , legislative power is exercised by a unicameral National Assembly composed of 90 representatives ( each with an alternate representative ) directly elected for a six-year term by a system of proportional representation and , in addition , those unelected presidential and vice-presidential candidates ( as representatives and alternates respectively ) who receive nationally votes at least equivalent to the average of the winning percentages in each regional electoral district . |
| 6 | Executive power is exercised by a Prime Minister ( currently Rabbie Namaliu ) and a National Executive Council ( Cabinet ) who are responsible to Parliament and are appointed to office by the Governor General acting upon its advice . |
| 7 | Executive power is exercised by a Prime Minister ( who is elected by Parliament from amongst its members ) and by a Council of Ministers which consists of MPs appointed by the Prime Minister . |
| 8 | Executive power is exercised by a Prime Minister ( who is elected by MPs from amongst their number ) and a Cabinet appointed by the Governor General upon the advice of the Prime Minister . |
| 9 | Executive power is exercised by a Prime Minister and a National Executive Council ( Cabinet ) , who are responsible to Parliament and are appointed by the Governor-General acting upon its advice . |
| 10 | Executive power is exercised by a Prime Minister elected by MPs from among their number , and a Cabinet appointed by the Governor-General upon the advice of the Prime Minister . |
| 11 | Executive power is exercised by a Prime Minister ( who is elected by Parliament from among its members ) and by a Council of Ministers which consists of MPs appointed by the Prime Minister . |
| 12 | Legislative power is exercised by a bicameral National Congress , the Senate having 49 elected members and as life members the former Presidents of constitutional governments , and the Chamber of Deputies having 196 members . |
| 13 | Executive power is exercised by an elected Governor assisted by an appointed Cabinet . |
| 14 | Socialism in its Eastern European sense has come to be understood as a society whose economy is centrally planned , whose major industrial plant and equipment is state-owned , and where state power is monopolized by a single party . |
| 15 | Power is provided by a 9 volt battery . |
| 16 | Legislative power is vested in a single-chamber National Assembly , elections to which are held every five years ; in the most recent elections in November 1985 the 175 seats were contested by 546 candidates of the ruling and sole legal party , the Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Party ( Parti démocratique de la Côte d'Ivoire — PDCI ) . |
| 17 | Legislative power is vested in a single-chamber National Assembly of 175 members , also elected for a five-year term . |
| 18 | Legislative power is vested in a single-chamber 120-member Knesset , elected for a maximum of four years on the basis of proportional representation , with candidates chosen by party list . |
| 19 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral National Congress consisting of a 400-member Federal Chamber of Deputies elected every three years ( 300 by majority vote in single-member constituencies and the remaining 100 by proportional representation from minority parties ' lists ) and a 64-member Senate ( comprising two senators from each state and two from the Federal District ) elected at the same time as the President . |
| 20 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral National Congress consisting of a Senate of at least 30 members and a Chamber of Deputies of at least 60 members , both directly elected for five-year terms ( subject to dissolution ) at the same time as the President . |
| 21 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral parliament consisting of a 183-member National Council ( Nationalrat , the lower house ) and a 63-member Federal Council ( Bundesrat , the upper house ) , which together form the Federal Assembly ( Bundesversammlung ) . |
| 22 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral Parliament , which consists of a 60-member House of Representatives popularly elected for up to five years , and a 21-member appointed Senate . |
| 23 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral Parliament consisting of a popularly elected House of Assembly and an appointed Senate . |
| 24 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral Parliament , the lower chamber of which is popularly elected for up to five years . |
| 25 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral Parliament composed of a House of Representatives which is popularly elected for five years and a Senate appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister ( currently Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson ) and of the Leader of the Opposition . |
| 26 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral parliament , with a lifetime of up to five years , which consists of an elected House of Representatives and a 13-member appointed Senate . |
| 27 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral Parliament ( consisting of a House of Assembly which is popularly elected every five years , and an appointed Senate ) , to which the Prime Minister and Cabinet are responsible and upon whose advice they are appointed to office by the Governor General . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral Parliament ; the 17-member House of Representatives is popularly elected for up to five years , while the 17 members of the Senate are appointed by the Governor-General . |
| 30 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral parliament consisting of a popularly elected 49-member House of Assembly and an appointed 16-member Senate . |