Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [noun] [prep] state " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another non-elected member of the Cabinet , Carl Clarke , was hitherto Minister of State for Finance and Foreign Affairs . |
| 2 | Despite this level of support , and a direct request from James Baker when he was still secretary of state , Mr Karimov has refused to register Birlik as a political party . |
| 3 | A 15-member Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation ( RCC ) , whose chairman was both head of state and Prime Minister , held power after a June 1989 military coup [ see p. 36728 ; 36805-06 ] , after which the Constitution was suspended and the National Assembly and all political institutions were dissolved . |
| 4 | Under the current system the President was both head of state and head of government . |
| 5 | Prior to this , the post-independence period was dominated by the ( Marxist-Leninist ) Front for the Liberation of Mozambique ( Frelimo ) whose president was also head of state . |
| 6 | In 1715 , for example , when the collectorship of Stirlingshire was being made an issue by interests unfriendly to the Administration , the friends of the Duke of Montrose , who was then Secretary of State , arranged for John Stirling , a brother of the Laird of Herbertshire , to become collector jointly with the previous holder of the office , Gabriel Napier of Craigannet . |
| 7 | Despite this obstacle , Sturt was determined to press ahead with the expedition , and on 19 May he appealed to Gould to exert any pressure he could on Lord Derby to encourage his son , Lord Stanley — who was then Secretary of State for the Colonies — to back the proposal . |
| 8 | Which prime minister was previously secretary of state for administrative affairs ? |