Example sentences of "held under [art] [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 Under the reform , elections would be held under a system of proportional representation , with officials re-electable for four-year periods but unable to occupy several positions at the various levels of local and regional government at the same time .
2 The talks would be held under the auspices of the UN International Commission for Support and Verification ( CIAV ) , perhaps in the context of an international conference attended by the secretary-generals of the UN and the Organisation of American States .
3 The talks would be held under the auspices of the UN International Commission for Support and Verification ( CIAV ) , perhaps in the context of an international conference attended by the secretary-generals of the UN and the Organisation of American States .
4 But the real decisions will come in June , at one of a series of meetings held under the auspices of the World Administrative Radio Conference .
5 The first meeting of the committee received a resolution from a conference held under the auspices of the society and the Canning Town branch of the guild which rejoiced in the wider powers given under the act , and urged the council to ‘ take steps to exercise any , or all of the powers given , and especially that steps be taken as soon as possible to establish a creche or day nursery in the southern part of the borough ’ ( Maternity and Child Welfare Committee Minutes 20 November 18 ) .
6 The occasion for this article was an inaugural meeting in June 1927 of the International Council of English , held under the auspices of the Royal Society of Literature , and involving both American and British scholars .
7 A Conference on Security and Co-operation in the Mediterranean ( CSCM ) was proposed by Italy and Spain on Sept. 24 , during a meeting in Palma , Majorca , held under the auspices of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE ) to discuss environmental issues .
8 The administration strongly opposed the bill , arguing that it would violate existing textile agreements with 38 countries , would undermine two multinational agreements , and would severely damage the current " Uruguay Round " of trade talks being held under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) .
9 The negotiations , held under the auspices of the Solomon Islands ' government and the local Christian Association , followed an agreement by the PNG government to ease its blockade of the island and a commitment by the BRA to use the forum to discuss a ceasefire rather than its demand for independence for Bougainville .
10 The gathering was held under the auspices of the Saudi government , and was also understood to have had the backing of Iran , which had conducted separate talks with opposition leaders .
11 The Bahr Dar meeting was held under the auspices of the standing committee on the Horn of Africa , established in April [ see p. 38855 ] .
12 The talks were held under the auspices of the National Unification Commission , a body which had been established by presidential proclamation in early August in order to promote the new government 's policy of encouraging all insurgents to renounce armed struggle in return for an amnesty .
13 The talks were held under the auspices of the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation ( FAO ) , which says that most of the well-known marine fish stocks are being exploited at or far beyond the limits of sustainability , largely because of the development of deep-sea fleets working far from home .
14 But nevertheless it 's been done and the debate can be held under the auspices of the District Plan .
15 In 799 the Franks took the Balearic Islands , which faced repeated attacks from Saracen fleets , but were held under the government of the Counts of Genoa and Tuscany .
16 Some of those arrested were released last night , but most were believed to be still in custody at RUC interrogation centres in Belfast and Armagh , held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act , the Official Secrets Act and common law .
17 The couple , arrested after a lengthy intelligence operation , are being held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act .
18 The couple , who were arrested on Monday night in a raid on a bungalow in west London and held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act , will both appear before magistrates at Arbour Square today .
19 The pair claimed their human rights were breached when they were arrested and held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act .
20 The two General or World Anti-Slavery Conventions of 1840 and 1843 , held under the aegis of the BFASS in London , tried to influence the British government on some questions of policy .
21 Thus for practical reasons it has sometimes been found expedient for projects initiated by Unidroit to reach fruition at a Diplomatic Conference held under the aegis of UNCITRAL .
22 The summit was held under the aegis of the Organization of African Unity , of which Babangida was current chair .
23 Held under the aegis of the UN , the Organization of African Unity ( OAU ) , the Arab League and the Islamic Conference Organization ( ICO ) , the negotiations followed the unanimous adoption by the UN Security Council in January of Resolution 733 urging an immediate ceasefire [ see p. 38710 ] .
24 Praetextatus of Rouen was tried at Paris in 577 , and Gregory himself at a gathering of bishops at the royal palace of Berny-Rivière in 580 : both these last trials were held under the aegis of Chilperic I. A year later the flight of Mummolus was discussed at Lyons .
25 Information disclosed on discovery in legal proceedings is clearly held under an obligation of confidence and may be used only for the purpose of those proceedings .
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