Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] for a [adj] term " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under the 1980 Constitution as amended in November 1987 the executive President , who holds office for a six-year term and is eligible for re-election , is both head of state and head of government . |
| 2 | A company often thinks that it can let space for a short term — say two or three years — and then move back in once the business climate has improved . |
| 3 | Mr. Leonard Coote , the out-going Vice-President was elected President for a two-year term in succession to Mr. Andy Heffernan who had completed a two-year term . |
| 4 | In late 1987 he was elected President for a seven-year term . |
| 5 | Chamorro , who was due to take office for a six-year term on April 25 together with her Vice-President , Virgilio Godoy , asserted that there were " no victors and no vanquished " and that the elections showed the desire of Nicaraguans to live in democracy , peace and liberty . |