Example sentences of "remain in [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will my hon. Friend assure the House that they will remain in service for many years to come , unlike the scenario if the Liberal Democrats were ever to implement their 50 per cent . |
| 2 | The South Korean news agency Yonhap on Oct. 19 reported Kim as saying during the visit that he would remain in power for four to five more years . |
| 3 | The power-sharing agreement calls for the establishment of a national unity after the election of a Constituent Assembly which would remain in power for five or six years . |
| 4 | The solution lies within the Tory Party , which will remain in power for another four years and so has a duty to revive and spur the nation towards the next millenium . |
| 5 | MORE than 14,000 shoppers have backed a campaign to support Sunday trading but the issue will remain in deadlock for another three weeks , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 6 | On Aug. 27 the USA had announced that 1,500 US troops would remain in Kuwait for another few months . |
| 7 | More shops will be encouraged in the next BT share sale and it is hoped they will remain in business for future dealing . |
| 8 | Some displays may remain in place for lengthy periods . |
| 9 | The measures would remain in place for 12 months , unless rescinded at an earlier date . |
| 10 | Decrees to prevent the release of prisoners issued under the six-day state of emergency would remain in effect for 90 days . |
| 11 | An ESO will remain in force for one year , but at any time within three months before its expiry date an application for its extension may be made to the court . |
| 12 | Quite apart from this , the legislation required that the gathering of evidence by other means would be unlikely to succeed , or would be considerably more difficult ; a warrant would apply to only one suspect , so that there were no general warrants ; the warrants would remain in force for three months and thereafter had to be renewed ; and the person concerned generally had to be notified as soon as possible after the surveillance ended that he or she had been the target of such surveillance . |
| 13 | Recognition , which once granted will remain in force for three years , will automatically cease upon liquidation or the making of an administration order under the Insolvency Act 1986 and may be withdrawn by the Council in the event that it is subsequently discovered that it was obtained as a result of any error or fraud . |
| 14 | The mining ban would remain in force for 50 years unless reversed by a consensus among the 26 voting members of the Treaty . |
| 15 | The ban will remain in force for 50 years unless reversed by a consensus among the Treaty 's voting members . |
| 16 | As well as establishing reduced overall catch quotas for 1991 ( 93,570 tonnes for cod , 40,500 for haddock ) , they agreed that fishing boats over 100 tonnes in the North Sea and also along the west coast of Scotland , more than 40 per cent of whose catch consisted of cod and haddock , should be obliged to remain in port for eight consecutive days each month from Feb. 1 to Dec. 31 , 1991 . |
| 17 | At a meeting of EC fisheries ministers on Dec. 17-18 to decide on fishing quotas for 1992 , it was agreed to continue the fisheries protection including the measures introduced in 1991 [ see p. 37925 ] under which North Sea fishing boats over 100 tonnes , more than 40 per cent of whose catch consisted of cod and haddock , to remain in port for eight consecutive days each month between Feb. 1 and Dec. 31 , 1992 . |
| 18 | Assuming that a common position could be reached between the US , France , Britain , India and the Philippines , either one of the last two countries would convene a conference ; France would be induced to grant Vietnam full independence ; and an international commission would be established that was to remain in place for several years . |
| 19 | The expulsion , due to remain in force for six years , followed weeks of bitter political in-fighting during which Singh and his supporters were accused of having made unauthorized contacts with sections of Congress ( I ) . |
| 20 | SALT I , the most important of these , placed limits on the further construction of intercontinental nuclear weapon systems by both sides ; it was intended to remain in force for five years or until superseded by a more comprehensive agreement , and it was the first real fruit of negotiations that had been proceeding since the late 1960s . |
| 21 | The ban on commercial whaling is to remain in force for another year , as a result of decisions taken at the 44th annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission ( IWC ) held in Glasgow , Scotland , on June 29-July 3 . |
| 22 | In 1960 the pattern which had emerged seemed likely to remain in force for some time to come , with the EEC countries preferring a maximum of integration and the remainder opting for a minimal level of intergovernmental association . |
| 23 | Personally I am not alarmed and , unless they are upset by their own extremists , it would not surprise me were they to remain in office for some time , during which they may do considerable good . |
| 24 | De Klerk did not specify the length of the executive council 's term in office , but he had previously indicated his desire for the interim leadership body to remain in power for several years [ see p. 38798 ] . |
| 25 | ( They were to remain in use for that purpose until the reception of casuals was finally discontinued on November 7th 1949 , when their presence was represented as a deterrent to the recruitment of nurses and a hindrance to the upgrading of what had become the North Wing of Bedford General Hospital . |
| 26 | Thus in a few years a mere convenience for keyboard players had developed into a widely adopted performing practice which revolutionized musical textures and was to remain in use for two centuries . |
| 27 | • 47% preferred to remain in hospital for 3 days after with only 8% feeling a 6 hour stay was sufficient . |
| 28 | ‘ If we remain in unity for three months then we will win the battle , ’ said Mr Bisztyga at a briefing before yesterday 's Central Committee plenum . |
| 29 | Compared to states or executives , governments tend to be of short duration — state institutions often remain in existence for long periods and officials in the executive may have lifelong careers , while governments come and go ( although some of their personnel may hold office in more than one government ) . |
| 30 | And you will also receive a special Convalescence payment of up to £800 if you remain in hospital for 10 or more days after an accident . |