Example sentences of "[conj] member [prep] [art] house " in BNC.
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1 | The Founding Fathers declared that an ‘ enumeration ’ should take place every ten years so that members of the House of Representatives can be fairly apportioned among the states . |
2 | This stems from the fact that members of the House of Lords make up the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council . |
3 | This includes : making written submissions to public bodies ; lobbying MPs and Members of the House of Lords when legislation on anything connected with music , like copyright , is being enacted ; representing musicians ' interests in national and international forums on issues such as the collection and payment of royalties on behalf of performers and composers . |
4 | In 1963 the Peerage Bill became law and members of the House of Lords could now renounce their titles and preserve their political careers in the Commons . |
5 | However , Poor Law Boards were often controlled by the local squire , and members of the House of Lords and their families played important political and financial roles throughout the whole century . |
6 | Under the established system for electing members to the House of Commons , each elector has only one vote in a general election ; each constituency returns only one Member of Parliament ; and Members of the House of Commons are elected on a first-past-the-post ( winner takes all ) system whereby the candidate with the most votes wins the seat whether or not he or she has an overall majority of all the votes cast in the constituency . |
7 | My Lords and Members of the House of Commons I look forward to visiting Australia in February , the European Parliament and the Council of Europe in Strasbourg and Malta next May , France in June and Germany in October . |
8 | My Lords and Members of the House of Commons My Government will pursue , within the framework of the Exchange Rate Mechanism , firm financial policies designed to reduce inflation further and maintain the conditions necessary for sustained growth . |
9 | My Lords and Members of the House of Commons I pray that the blessing of Almighty God may rest upon your counsels . |
10 | Democrats in both houses of Congress responded to Barr 's decision by increasing their criticism of the Bush administration 's alleged obstruction of all efforts to investigate the Iraqgate allegations , and members of the House banking committee did not rule out the possibility that they would make a more specific request to Barr for the appointment of a special prosecutor . |
11 | The President is elected for four years , but members of the House of Representatives have to face election every two years , while a senator is elected for six years . |