Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] the second round " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new date for the first round had been announced on Feb. 4 , when new provisional dates were also given for the second round ( March 8 ) and the two rounds of the presidential elections ( March 22 and April 5 ) . |
| 2 | Consequently the vast majority of contests were not decided until the second round on March 18 . |
| 3 | The FN candidate led in the first round of voting , but was defeated in the second round by 50.6 per cent to 49.4 per cent by a centre-right candidate supported by all the mainstream parties . |
| 4 | Foreign observers declared the elections fair , but irregularities ( such as lack of voter privacy , and the presence of uniformed officers and local mayors canvassing outside polling stations ) were reported to be more pronounced in the second round . |
| 5 | However , Najibullah , a member of the PDPA Parcham ( " Banner " ) faction , was apparently forced to release many of those apprehended in the second round of arrests after Lt.-Gen. |
| 6 | The Socialists have long had an electoral pact with the Communists ( which is still in force ) to withdraw whichever of their candidates is the least well placed in the second round . |
| 7 | Aylesbury 's footballers have progressed to the second round of the FA Cup — and an away tie at Northampton Town — without a flutter of recognition from the whiter-than-white duck which provides their nickname . |
| 8 | Aylesbury 's footballers have progressed to the second round of the FA Cup — and an away tie at Northampton Town — without a flutter of recognition from the whiter-than-white duck which provides their nickname . |
| 9 | Meanwhile , Dundela and Donegal Celtic were paired in the second round of the Steel and Sons Cup when the draw was made on Monday evening . |
| 10 | Walesa 's favourite for the post , former Gdansk Solidarity underground leader Bogdan Borusewicz , was eliminated on the second round , and in the final round Krzaklewski defeated Lech Kaczynski , who had been secretary-general and de facto second-in-command under Walesa and temporary co-chairman since Walesa 's resignation ( which followed his election as President of Poland in December ) . |
| 11 | As the candidate of New Democracy ( ND ) , he was elected on the second round of voting with 153 votes ( two more than the required absolute majority of the 300 seats in parliament ) . |
| 12 | BOWLS : Scotland 's Hugh Duff , the 1988 world indoor singles champion making a second title bid , cruised into the second round of the Midland Bank 's £135,000 tournament at the Guild Hall , Preston , yesterday , defeating Northern Ireland teenager Ian McClure 3–1 . |
| 13 | But things changed in the second round after coach Billy Armstrong told Exley to use his hook . |