Example sentences of "elections [was/were] held [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Direct elections were held for the presidency , the vice-presidency and the National Assembly in October 1985 [ see pp. 34146-48 ] . |
2 | Elections were held to the state parliaments in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony on May 13 , involving 19,000,000 voters or two-fifths of the West German electorate . |
3 | The elections were held against the background of the serious and savage autumn harvest uprisings in October 1946 and were characterised by various grave deficiencies : some electors were not notified of the election , votes were cast by others in the names of genuine electors . |
4 | The elections were held in the context of continuing controversy over the recent introduction of the community charge ( " poll tax " ) system of local government finance [ see page 37329 ] . |
5 | Against a background of continuing civil war between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ) in the northern and eastern provinces , local elections were held throughout the rest of the island on May 11 , resulting in a sweeping victory for the ruling United National Party ( UNP ) . |