Example sentences of "[adj] chairman of [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr David Howell , Tory chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee , said the scheme must ‘ anchor ’ people in the colony because any loss of confidence could lead to an immigration flood exceeding ‘ the worst fears ’ of many of his backbench colleagues . |
| 2 | But David Howell , Tory chairman of the Foreign Affairs select committee , said there was a risk Britain could become ‘ dragged into a major war and military commitment ’ . |
| 3 | Sir Marcus Fox , the powerful chairman of the Tory backbenchers , suggested that the Premier was in need of a break and his Government in need of a tougher approach . |
| 4 | Nigel Martin , the LibDem , lectures in maths ; Martin Woodroofe , Tory , is a former chairman of the Young Conservatives . |
| 5 | US Senate armed services committee chairman Sam Nunn asked the Defence Department to conduct a further investigation , citing the statement in the ABC broadcast by Adml. ( retd ) William Crowe , former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , that the Vincennes had been in Iranian waters when it fired the missile , not in international waters as previously claimed . |
| 6 | The former chairman of the Antique Dealers ' Association , Mac is witty about the ways of his trade , but serious about antiques . |
| 7 | The former chairman of the Independent Appeals Tribunal said to me recently ‘ I wonder why it is that no benefit starts from the premises ‘ What can we do to help ? ’ but always seems to be ‘ How can we stop the bastards getting away with it ? ' ’ — coarse , but true ! |
| 8 | The phenomenon is vividly described by a former chairman of the British Prices and Incomes Board : |
| 9 | The position is neatly summarized by a former chairman of the British Railways Board , Lord Beeching : |
| 10 | He is a former chairman of the Nationalised Industries Chairmen 's Group . |
| 11 | ( And Baden-Powell had been asked to become the first chairman of the Juvenile Organizations Committee , established by the Home Secretary , Herbert Samuel in 1916 . ) |