Example sentences of "[noun pl] for a [adj] term " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Secretary-General is appointed by the Council by a two-thirds majority of the member states for a five-year term . |
| 2 | The new legislature , the Majlis , consisted of 50 deputies elected by district constituencies for a five-year term . |
| 3 | I know a lot of us have done terms for a long term , but to be together closely and observe each other reacting and doing things it gives a better idea of how people think , being in this together . |
| 4 | Sometimes new uses for a well-established term are so strange and mystifying that they refuse to ‘ take ’ . |
| 5 | Aldermen were indirectly elected by the councillors for a six-year term and comprised one-quarter of the total council membership . |
| 6 | A referendum held in 1980 rejected the restoration of political parties ( proscribed by the King in 1961 ) but decided in favour of retaining the panchayat system with limited reforms , namely ; ( i ) the election to the Rashtriya Panchayat by universal adult franchise of 112 members for a five-year term ( the remaining 28 members being nominated by the King ) ; and ( ii ) the appointment of the Council of Ministers on the recommendation of the Prime Minister ( elected by the Rashtriya Panchayat ) . |
| 7 | Elections were held on June 17 to choose 60 provincially elected members for a four-year term in the 72-member unicameral National Congress . |
| 8 | Their banking function consists largely of accepting ‘ wholesale ’ deposits for a fixed term and lending them in large amounts to firms , also for a fixed term . |
| 9 | Last September he was appointed General Secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches for a five-year term . |
| 10 | Given the vagaries of the market and rapid changes in processes and products stimulated by changing technology the strategy has evolved of taking on many employees for a short term only . |