Example sentences of "for a third term " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1987 , the SDLP was making no secret of its desire to see Thatcher re-elected for a third term . |
| 2 | In 1940 Roosevelt broke with tradition and stood for a third term of office . |
| 3 | At the time of writing , after the Conservatives under Mrs Thatcher have returned to power for a third term , further legislation is being considered which could completely dismantle the system of local authority owned public housing . |
| 4 | In 1987 the Conservative Party was returned for a third term . |
| 5 | The Congress ( I ) Chief Minister , Pratap Singh Rane , who had been acting in a caretaker capacity after the legislative elections , was sworn in for a third term as Chief Minister . |
| 6 | Another leading Democrat widely perceived as a contender for the party 's next presidential nomination , Governor Mario Cuomo of New York , had announced his intention on June 4 to run for a third term and was automatically nominated as his party 's choice . |
| 7 | The Dominica Freedom Party ( DFP ) , which came to power in 1980 , was narrowly returned for a third term in May 1990 , winning 11 seats . |
| 8 | The US charges had been laid as he sought re-election as governor for a third term ; he was narrowly defeated in the election by Joseph K. Ada ( Republican ) on Nov. 4 , 1986 . |
| 9 | The Secretary-General , Chedli Klibi [ for whose re-appointment in March 1989 for a third term see p. 36537 ] , resigned in September after Saudi criticism of his handling of League reaction to the invasion ; Assad al Assad was named as Acting Secretary-General [ see p. 37726 ] . |
| 10 | The DFP was narrowly returned for a third term in May 1990 , winning 11 of the elective seats [ see pp. 37448 ; 37527 ] . |
| 11 | Gayoom was re-elected President for a third term in 1988 [ see p. 36350 ] . |
| 12 | Geaga stood unsuccessfully on June 8 against the incumbent leader of the Phalangist Party ( also called the Ktaeb ) , George Saadeh , who was returned for a third term as party president . |
| 13 | President Paul Biya took office on Nov. 3 for a third term , following a disputed victory in the Oct. 11 presidential elections [ see p. 39130 ] , declaring in his inauguration address to the National Assembly that he intended to undertake a major revision of the Constitution . |