Example sentences of "[adv] stand for parliament " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 8 ) Where the prospective parliamentary candidate has been selected and subsequently intimates his or her intention not to stand for parliament in the constituency as the Labour Party candidate at the next election , the procedure set out in section ( 3 ) of this clause shall ( subject to section ( 4 ) of this clause ) be forthwith set in motion again . |
| 2 | ( vi ) Bankrupts — an undischarged bankrupt can not stand for Parliament . |
| 3 | He 's not standing for parliament ! |
| 4 | THE only Football Supporters candidate ever to stand for Parliament has issued his touchline manifesto to the North-East 's election candidates . |
| 5 | Er here erm you can form your own views about whether Mill 's right or wrong , I mean that the situation of a secret ballot was brought in to erm overcome as one where the local industrist industrialist who employed half the member of the town was also standing for parliament . |
| 6 | After Oliver Cromwell became lord protector , Bishop gradually turned over his duties to John Thurloe [ q.v. ] and retired to Bristol , where he unsuccessfully stood for Parliament in 1654 . |
| 7 | He also stood for Parliament , unsuccessfully , in 1794 and 1806 . |
| 8 | Which of the following has NEVER stood for Parliament : Eric Morley , Jonathan King , Pamela Stephenson , Ben Elton ? |
| 9 | Which one of the following never stood for Parliament as a Liberal : Ludovic Kennedy , Robin Day , Richard Dimbleby , John Arlott ? |