Example sentences of "[adv] for a [adj] term " in BNC.
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| 1 | The United Kingdom was an original party to the Convention but did not accept the compulsory jurisdiction of the Commission and Court until 1965 and then only for a three-year term which , however , has so far been regularly renewed although not without some hesitancy prompted by the embarrassment and ignominy of being condemned by the Court on a number of occasions . |
| 2 | But it is an agreement which is " restrictive of trade " in this sense , that it requires a man to give his services and wares to one person only for a long term of years to the exclusion of all others . |
| 3 | Djohar , 72 , who was sworn in for a six-year term on March 20 , was a former President of the Supreme Court and had served as interim President since the assassination of President Ahmed Abdallah Abderrahman in November 1989 [ see p. 37033 ] . |
| 4 | Changing machines means a new contract , so the company are locked in for a fresh term , again of up to nine years . |
| 5 | Interest is paid gross to all customers investing £50,000 or more for a fixed term of at least seven days . |
| 6 | A new Constitution was approved by referendum in December 1979 , providing for an executive president elected by universal adult suffrage for a seven-year term , and a National Assembly , which in practice has limited powers , elected directly for a five-year term . |
| 7 | An executive President would be head of state ; holders of this office would in future be elected directly for a maximum term of five years and limited to a maximum of two such terms . |
| 8 | The head of state is the executive President , elected directly for a maximum term of five years and limited to a maximum of two such terms . |
| 9 | Their banking function consists largely of accepting ‘ wholesale ’ deposits for a fixed term and lending them in large amounts to firms , also for a fixed term . |
| 10 | The Assembly of the Republic ( the legislature ) , formerly the People 's Assembly , was to be elected similarly for a five-year term , and consists of a minimum of 200 and a maximum of 250 deputies . |
| 11 | Elections to the National People 's Assembly , postponed since 1983 , took place in late 1986 [ see p. 35175 ] , the Assembly being composed of 289 full and 29 alternate members elected indirectly for a five-year term . |
| 12 | Under the 1975 Constitution , legislative power was vested in the 40-member National Assembly indirectly elected for a five-year term , executive power was vested in a President elected indirectly for a five-year term , and the Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tomé and Príncipe ( MLSTP ) was the sole legal political party . |
| 13 | The legislative body is the National People 's Assembly composed of 289 full and 29 alternate members elected indirectly for a five-year term . |