Example sentences of "in parliament [pers pn] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Inasmuch as any of our wishes can be granted by decisions taken in Parliament they must inevitably have " something to do with party " , since practically all MPs will always belong to parties ; even the rare free vote requires the consent of the party in power . |
| 2 | He was First Commissioner in the Derby Governments of 1852 , 1858–9 and 1866–8 , and in his later years in Parliament he held various other government posts . |
| 3 | In Parliament he had been associated with a party which was out of favour with the King , and as Public Orator he had lauded the policy of peace when Charles , then Prince of Wales , was determined to make war on Spain . |
| 4 | In parliament he was wont to abandon an argument half-completed if he sensed that his point had been made ; the speeches that appear in Hansard were touched up by his staff , and his speeches in the country were given to the press in advance . |
| 5 | So in his first major speech as leader in parliament he wasted little time on the customary compliments and warned the government that he intended to play hard . |
| 6 | In Parliament he seems to have been happiest with the common-law politics of Sir Edward Coke [ q.v. ] , but disapproving of faction . |
| 7 | In Parliament he was a determined opponent of home rule . |
| 8 | In Parliament he represented either Wootton Basset or Malmesbury from 1571 to 1597 , though he never became knight of the shire . |
| 9 | In parliament it was difficult to adjust to the new situation , whereby the party was supposed to abstain from all criticism of the government but had no say in its decisions . |
| 10 | As only the second Asian MP in Parliament it is anyone 's guess how that issue will affect the voting this time in this traditionally ‘ conservative ’ area . |