Example sentences of "[noun pl] at the [adj] general " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the early 1950s , the Essex Federation had become one of the strongest in the District , in terms of the enthusiasm and sense of purpose of its Executive Committee , composed of members elected from constituent branches at the annual general meetings . |
| 2 | Thus in 1969 the Lords rejected a bill that sought to free the Home Secretary from a legal obligation to present to Parliament the report of a commission that had reviewed parliamentary constituencies : the more equitable redistribution of seats it proposed was likely to cost the Labour Government up to twenty seats at the forthcoming general election . |
| 3 | Senior Conservative MPs have already protested about the move and called on the Government to foot the £650m bill or risk losing key marginal seats at the next general election . |
| 4 | Norman Cruickshank , Cleghorn , Lanark , chairman of the society , told members and guests at the annual general meeting in Carlisle last week that that demonstrated the continuing confidence of members in the long-term future of the breed — and the success of the carcase breed in meeting the demand from butchers for quality carcases and the demand from consumers for lean , tender and succulent beef . |
| 5 | He succeeds Alberta 's Barry Giffen who stepped down after four years at the annual general meeting held in Victoria on the weekend of the national championships in early November . |
| 6 | ALTON Townswomen 's Guild handed over charity cheques at the annual general meeting . |
| 7 | The owners also get various benefits such as copies of the annual report and accounts , the right to attend , speak and propose motions at the annual general meeting , shareholder discounts on the firm 's product , and so on . |
| 8 | Both Anwar and Abdullah had been re-elected as UMNO vice-presidents at the 1990 general assembly [ see p. 37919 ] . |
| 9 | In other words the candidates most likely to be nominated if they so wish will be those who were nominated and became TDs at the previous general election . |
| 10 | A resolution to reappoint Ernst & Young as auditors will be put to the members at the Annual General Meeting . |
| 11 | The President asserted that the referendum would fulfil his pledge made to whites at the 1989 general election to seek their approval for major constitutional change . |
| 12 | In 1878 The Islay Association printed a report of the proceedings at the Annual General Meeting in Glasgow , which was a special tribute to J. F. Campbell who was then Chairman , and which contains addresses by him , the Reverend Robert Blair , John Ramsay and Professor Blackie , and this is well worth reading . |
| 13 | In 1878 The Islay Association printed a report of the proceedings at the Annual General Meeting in Glasgow , which was a special tribute to J. F. Campbell who was then Chairman , and which contains addresses by him , the Reverend Robert Blair , John Ramsay and Professor Blackie , and this is well worth reading . |
| 14 | When ( Labour ) tries to define a programme capable of rallying the masses at the next general election , it falls back , not on a specifically socialist programme , but on the old programme that half a century ago had been that of bourgeois liberalism in England . |
| 15 | At a minimum , Solidarity is expected to present more than one list to the voters at the next general election — if it has not already formally split by then . |
| 16 | For now they sit like shareholders at the annual general meeting of a company whose profits have fallen on last year 's . |
| 17 | I look forward to meeting shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 25 May . |
| 18 | The Directors have decided to recommend to the ordinary shareholders at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 28th April 1993 , a final dividend of 17.05p per share ( 1991 equivalent 17.05p ) , payable on or after 1st July 1993 , to shareholders on the Register of Members at close of business on 7th May 1993 . |
| 19 | A fierce reaction followed , which resulted in the downfall of the Whig ministry , and a massive victory for the Tories at the subsequent general election . |
| 20 | It polled comfortably more than 50% in a number of areas where it will be looking for parliamentary gains at the next general election . |
| 21 | Well I think that message is getting across to the P L P and we 've seen more women coming into the House of Commons , sitting on the Labour benches at the last general election , but there also is a sense that the progress , although it 's being made , needs to be speeded up , because when you have profound social changes outside the House of Commons , with a change in women 's role in society , a change in women 's role in the Labour force , and a change in women 's role in the family as well , you ca n't allow your parliament to lag behind . |
| 22 | THE GOVERNMENT 'S plans for the NHS could cost the Tories 1.5 million votes at the next general election , Robin Cook , Labour 's health spokesman , claimed yesterday . |