Example sentences of "[noun sg] draw up [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Any attempt to draw up a wider programme would have to rely overwhelmingly on the only information available to the Opposition — the autumn statement in its present form .
2 Britain 's first attempt to draw up a national balance sheet was in England in 1362 , under Edward III .
3 A joint congressional committee drew up a common version of the two bills which was duly approved by the two chambers , and was signed into law on Sept. 22 by President Fidel Ramos .
4 MPs spent two hours discussing the make-up of a committee to draw up a new system of presidential power and cabinet veto , and it was significant that the 12 names mentioned for the committee included several Christian deputies , but only one Maronite .
5 A relocation team representing all parts of the business and every production shift drew up a military-style plan to carry out the operation .
6 Some major parties quickly rejected the whole idea of the planned conference , regarding it as undemocratic , and called for a genuine national conference to draw up a new constitution .
7 I have asked Lord Ferrers to work on this with the Chief Police Officers , Sir George Young at the Department of Environment and Nick Scott at the Department of Social Security to draw up a strong package of measures which can improve our ability to protect the rural public against these parasites .
8 On April 30 Lekhanya announced proposals to set up a national constituent assembly to draw up a new constitution .
9 A conference on Aug. 16-19 attended by representatives of 14 political parties as well as church , trade union , student and business leaders , called for the establishment of an all-party transitional government which would conduct elections for a constituent assembly to draw up a new constitution .
10 Opposition parties repeated their call for the election of a national constituent assembly to draw up a new constitution .
11 In March King Bhumibol approved an interim Constitution which provided for the appointment of a 292-member National Legislative Assembly to draw up a permanent constitution and prepare for a general election .
12 He was then granted full power for six months as well as authority to draw up a new constitution , which would be put to a popular referendum for ratification .
13 In its report , The Fight Against Fraud ( HL Paper 44 , HMSO , £6.60 ) , the Committee calls on the Commission to draw up a specific action programme for the Council of Ministers to consider , setting out the times by which each element is to be completed and requiring that progress reports , accompanied by a report from the Court of Auditors , should be submitted to the European and national Parliaments .
14 The Czechoslovak CSTK news agency described this decision as unexpected , reporting that the resolution provided for the creation of a commission to draw up a constitutional law , " in an effort to accelerate the integration of the Czech and Slovak republics into the European Union provided for by the Treaty of Maastricht of February 1992 " .
15 King Hussein issued a decree on April 9 appointing a 60-member royal commission to draw up a national charter to regulate political life in Jordan .
16 Undeterred , supporters of civil rights legislation drew up a similar bill for consideration in 1991 .
17 Fourth , it stipulated that once Saddam Hussein had been overthrown " direct and free " elections would be held to a constituent council , which would in turn draw up a new constitution .
18 As a result of the rigidity of the museum 's directors , Magritte 's widow drew up a second will , and the new provisions were recognised as valid .
19 In order to draw up a balanced invitation list , prospective contributors are asked to state , in less than 100 words , their perspective on the topic and return it to the Initiative 's Secretariat by the 30th April 1991 .
20 On balance , it is probably helpful to think firstly in terms of the three broad categories , so as to separate the main production options available , and secondly in terms of the more detailed breakdown in order to draw up a truer picture of what may be possible in practice .
21 Indeed , I can say I am in agreement with those who say that the ability to draw up a good staff plan is the cornerstone of any decent butler 's skills .
22 The Commission had in fact drawn up a short list of six associations , from which the government was expected to select two groups .
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