Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] for a [adj] term " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Of the Assembly 's members 500 are from the legislative House of Representatives ( Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat , to which 400 were elected for a five-year term by direct universal adult suffrage in April 1987 [ see p. 35326 ] ; the remaining 100 were appointed by the President . |
| 2 | The Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Esmat Abdel Meguid , 68 , was appointed for a five-year term as Secretary-General of the Arab League on May 14 . |
| 3 | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) Assembly , comprising legislators from 16 member countries , elected Loïc Bouvard of France as president on Nov. 19 ; Bouvard , 63 , the first Frenchman to hold the post in 33 years , was elected for a two-year term to succeed Charles Rose , a member of the US Congress . |
| 4 | The People 's Assembly , the unicameral legislative body , was elected for a five-year term by direct popular vote . |
| 5 | The President was elected for a five-year term , limited to two consecutive terms . |
| 6 | Ruslan Khasbulatov , Chairman of the Russian Supreme Soviet , was elected for a one-year term as Chairman of the Assembly , whose seat would be St Petersburg ( Russia ) . |
| 7 | The ruling Democratic Liberal Party ( DLP ) held a national inauguration convention on May 9 , when President Roh Tae Woo was chosen for a two-year term as party president . |