Example sentences of "[vb pp] for a six-year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Legislative authority is vested in a Chamber of Representatives elected for a six-year term and comprising 306 members , of whom 206 are directly elected by universal adult suffrage , and the remainder by an electoral college composed of local councillors and representatives of professional bodies . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Both the President and the Vice-President are directly elected for a six-year term . |
| 4 | Executive power is held by a President who is elected for a six-year term and who appoints a Cabinet including the Governor of the Federal District . |
| 5 | Each state has its own constitution and is administered by a governor who , with the exception of the Governor of the Federal District , is elected for a six-year term , and a Chamber of Deputies elected for a three-year term . |
| 6 | Executive powers are vested in the President who is directly elected for a six-year term . |
| 7 | The Comoros are ruled by a President elected for a six-year term . |
| 8 | Executive power is vested in the President who , with the Vice-President , is elected for a six-year term by an electoral college of 600 directly-elected members . |
| 9 | Elected for a six-year term by universal suffrage ( or by a 301-member electoral college in case no candidate obtains an absolute majority ) , the President appoints a Cabinet under a Prime Minister , which must enjoy the confidence of the 200-member parliament ( Eduskunta ) , elected for a four-year term . |
| 10 | Executive power is in the hands of a President who is elected for a six-year term by the National Assembly . |
| 11 | The Federal President ( Bundespräsident , currently Kurt Waldheim ) is elected for a six-year term by universal suffrage and can not serve more than two terms of office . |
| 12 | The Council was generally elected for a six-year term , but the 1990 elections were called after those of 1986 were annulled on a technicality . |
| 13 | Executive power was vested in the President , directly elected for a six-year term . |
| 14 | The President , who is directly elected for a six-year term , is also secretary-general of the sole legal political party , the Mali People 's Democratic Union ( UDPM ) . |
| 15 | The Comoros are ruled by a President elected for a six-year term . |
| 16 | Legislative authority is vested in a Chamber of Representatives elected for a six-year term and comprising 306 members , of whom 206 are directly elected by universal adult suffrage and the remainder by an electoral college composed of local councillors and representatives of professional bodies . |
| 17 | Each state has its own constitution , is administered by a governor , who is elected for a six-year term , and has a Chamber of Deputies elected for a three-year term . |
| 18 | Under the 1987 Constitution an executive President is directly elected for a six-year term . |
| 19 | The unicameral National Assembly , each of whose 90 directly elected members has an alternate representative , is elected for a six-year term by a system of proportional representation ; it also contains those unelected candidates who have received nationally in the presidential and vice-presidential elections votes equivalent at least to the average of the winning percentages in the National Assembly elections in each regional electoral district , currently bringing the total number of representatives to 92 . |
| 20 | Elected for a six-year term by universal suffrage ( or by a 301-member electoral college if no candidate obtains an absolute majority ) , the President appoints under a Prime Minister a Council of State whose members must enjoy the confidence of the 200-member parliament ( Eduskunta ) , elected for a four-year term . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Executive power is in the hands of a President who is elected for a six-year term by the National Assembly ( Kuo-Min Ta-Hui ) . |
| 23 | 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 . |