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

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1 While Ramsey was a canon the chapter appointed a new vicar ; and while Ramsey 's predecessor was bishop , a minority of the parishioners started to protest against the vicar 's innovations and were in a strong position because the vicar introduced certain ornaments without the necessary faculty to do so .
2 Mahathir appointed a new Cabinet in late October 1990 following the general election [ see p. 37861 ] .
3 His harsh rule led to rebellion in the settlement and the King and Queen appointed a new governor .
4 At that time , there was no sight of the other half of the picture , and until Orkney Islands Council appointed a temporary Press Officer , no regular statements were made .
5 At a case status hearing on 17 August , the court appointed a public defender to represent him and then adjourned the proceedings until a further status hearing on 3 January 1991 , at which time a trial date would be set .
6 Despite a Senate vote on Dec. 2 formally to indict him , Collor had refused to resign and had persistently tried to delay impeachment proceedings , most recently by dismissing his two defence lawyers on Dec. 21 ( the day before the trial was due to begin ) to gain a week 's grace while the Supreme Court appointed a public defender .
7 On the request of Defence Minister Patricio Rojas Saavedra , the Supreme Court appointed a special judge to investigate the case .
8 Nevertheless , most local authorities appointed a chief executive officer , a management team of principal chief officers , and some form of policy and resources committee .
9 Another significant report appeared in 1961 , when the British government appointed a working party to determine the basic requirements for an efficient public library service , with particular reference to authorities of under 40,000 population .
10 The Heath Government appointed a Select Committee on the Corporation Tax and the subsequent Labour Government appointed one on a wealth tax , but both refused a permanent subcommittee on taxation so that there is still no mechanism by which the House of Commons can know about or participate in investigations of taxation problems or possible developments in policy .
11 Lacalle appointed a new coalition Cabinet on taking office on March 1 , 1990 [ see p. 37313 ] .
12 Fujimori appointed a new Cabinet on his inauguration on July 28 , 1990 [ see p. 37608 ] ; the Minister of Agriculture , Carlos Amat y Léon , resigned in October and was replaced by Enrique Ross Link [ see p. 37773 ] .
13 Usually the committee of the Salon appointed a hanging committee which was automatically and unanimously approved by the general assembly at its annual meeting held a few weeks before the opening of the exhibition .
14 The ruling military junta appointed a 270-member Senate on March 22 .
15 Chatichai appointed a new Cabinet on Dec. 14 .
16 Chuan appointed a new Cabinet on Sept. 29 to replace the interim Cabinet of Anand Panyarachun .
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