Example sentences of "[noun pl] were reserve for " in BNC.
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1 | Mr Major 's strongest words were reserved for what he believes is the threat to the constitution of the United Kingdom — which he described as the ‘ sleeping issue ’ of the election . |
2 | While the Commissioners were not drawn exclusively from within the Prison Service , by convention three key posts were reserved for people who had been promoted from prison governor grades . |
3 | Bumface 's sternest tones were reserved for Charles . |
4 | Two-thirds of the Congress seats were filled by direct popular vote from 750 single-member constituencies organized to include roughly equal numbers of voters and another 750 constituencies designed to give representation to the majority of the Soviet Union 's recognized ethnic groups ; the remaining 750 seats were reserved for members of approved social organizations ( in future elections there will be no reserved seats ) . |
5 | In the Chamber of the People 101 seats were reserved for the Czech Republic and 49 for the Slovak Republic ; in the Chamber of Nations each republic had 75 seats . |
6 | In the non-elected upper house of 34 members , 24 seats were reserved for Melanesians , nine for Indians and other races , and one for the inhabitants of Rotuma . |
7 | Free and direct multiparty elections for 386 seats in a new Országgyülés were held in two rounds on March 25 and April 8 , 1990 ( a further eight seats were reserved for members of ethnic minority communities ) . |
8 | A further 30 seats were reserved for women , to be filled by indirect election by the Jatiya Sangsad . |
9 | ADEMA captured 76 of the 116 seats voted for by the internal electorate ; 13 seats were reserved for Malians abroad . |
10 | **An additional 13 Chamber seats were reserved for ethnic minorities , making an overall total of 341 seats . |
11 | Our stronger feelings were reserved for the unscrupulous organisers of this sordid trade in human cargoes who were profiting from the Asians ' misery . |
12 | These qualities were reserved for a small minority of disinterested intellectuals whose insights into the great tradition of literature were said to develop in them a maturity of vision . |
13 | But the fireworks were reserved for the last six holes , each of which he birdied . |
14 | The opening piece , Respighi 's symphonic poem Fountains of Rome , was subtly characterised and sensuously played , but the real fireworks were reserved for the second half of the concert . |
15 | His routines were organized so as to facilitate this intellectual process : weekends were reserved for Colombey , where he could take long walks and mull over problems ; workday schedules at the Elysée were strictly adhered to ; he insisted on absolute punctuality and an atmosphere of unruffled calm . |
16 | Occasionally entire houses were made of mudbrick , but usually the ground floors were stone and the mudbricks were reserved for upper floors and partition walls ( Plate 8 ) . |
17 | I had n't known before that there was an underground car park to the building , but as the building was shared , only about eight spaces were reserved for Prior , Keen , Baldwin bigwigs . |
18 | About 50 parking spaces were reserved for the disabled in Abbot 's Yard car park , Houndgate , Horsemarket and Raby Terrace , said Coun. Robinson . |
19 | But Mr Desmond Fennell , QC , chairman of the Bar , claimed there was a danger that many people needing legal help would have access only to a ‘ more expensive Jack of all trades , ’ while specialist skills were reserved for the privileged few . |
20 | I should say also that I take some comfort from noticing that the judgments were reserved for five months . |
21 | Scoldings were reserved for more serious offences . |
22 | Some of his harshest condemnations were reserved for those who tried to evade the plain commands of God ( set out in the Old Testament law ) by means of merely human traditions , however venerable . |
23 | More lingering looks were reserved for Anne Hopper . |
24 | The public , however , had only a total of fifteen days to view the exhibition , between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. , as Thursdays and Fridays were reserved for the judges . |
25 | In ‘ Partnership ’ , again local authority-owned land was made available for private development , but the new dwellings were reserved for 12 weeks at a stipulated price for purchasers falling into a restricted set of categories of which the most important were first-time buyers on the housing waiting list and households from slum-cleared areas . |
26 | Then he noticed an open gate and beyond it a side door which he approached ; here he was told that his tickets were only good for the front door while the side doors were reserved for members . |