Example sentences of "[adv] elected for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Under the 1987 Constitution an executive President is directly elected for a six-year term . |
| 32 | Known as Ceylon until 1972 , and an independent state within the Commonwealth since 1948 , under the 1978 Constitution the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has a presidential form of government ; the President is directly elected for a six-year term , appoints the Prime Minister and cabinet , and is also empowered to dissolve the 168-member parliament which is elected by proportional representation . |
| 33 | Under the Federal Constitution which came into force in 1901 , legislative authority within the Commonwealth of Australia is vested in a bicameral Federal Parliament consisting of the Senate whose 76 members ( 12 from each of the country 's constituent states and two each for the Northern Territory and the Capital Territory of Canberra ) are directly elected for a six-year term and retire by rotation , one-half from each state on June 30 of each third year ; and the 148-member House of Representatives elected for three years ; each state has its own legislature , government and constitution . |
| 34 | Executive power is in the hands of a President ( directly elected for a single six-year term ) and an appointed Cabinet . |
| 35 | Under its 1958 Constitution ( revised in 1960 , 1962 , 1963 , 1974 and 1976 ) executive power in the Fifth French Republic is vested in a President , who is directly elected for a seven-year term by universal suffrage and by an absolute majority of votes cast . |
| 36 | Under its 1958 Constitution ( revised in 1960 , 1962 , 1963 , 1974 and 1976 ) executive power in the Fifth French Republic is vested in a President , who is directly elected for a seven-year term by an absolute majority of votes cast . |
| 37 | Sessions of the Supreme Soviet and of its standing commissions were dominated by these important figures , a domination reinforced by the fact that the more humble deputies were not usually elected for a second term . |
| 38 | The unicameral legislature , the National Assembly , is also elected for a five-year term by universal adult suffrage . |
| 39 | The organisers wisely elected for a slower , but much drier , exit ! |
| 40 | Legislative authority is held by the bicameral Congress , comprising a 27-member Senate and a 130-member Chamber of Deputies , both elected for a four-year term by universal adult suffrage . |
| 41 | Legislative power is held by a unicameral Legislative Assembly similarly elected for a four-year term . |
| 42 | Legislative power is held by a 72-member unicameral National Congress , similarly elected for a four-year term ( with 60 members elected on a provincial basis every two years and 12 members elected for a four-year term on a national basis ) . |
| 43 | Under the Constitution of December 1983 executive power is held by the President , who is directly elected for a five-year term , while legislative power is vested in the unicameral Legislative Assembly ( which replaced the National Constituent Assembly in March 1985 ) with 60 members similarly elected for a three-year term . |
| 44 | 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 PrÃncipe ( MLSTP ) was the sole legal political party . |
| 45 | Executive power is held by a President , who is popularly elected for a five-year term , and who governs with the assistance of an appointed State Council led by a Prime Minister . |
| 46 | 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 . |
| 47 | 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 . |
| 48 | Executive power is held by the President who is popularly elected for a five-year term and who governs with the assistance of an appointed State Council led by a Prime Minister . |
| 49 | Executive authority is vested in a Governor , who is popularly elected for a four-year term . |
| 50 | Executive authority is vested in a Governor , popularly elected for a four-year term . |
| 51 | Legislative power is vested in the unicameral 36-seat House of Representatives , most recently elected for a five-year term in March 1987 [ not May 1987 as stated on p. 37061 ] , in which Jawara 's Progressive People 's Party ( PPP ) has 31 seats and the National Convention Party ( NCP ) five [ see pp. 35109-10 ] . |