Example sentences of "[prep] the [adj] democrats " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the Liberal Democrats , Lord Bonham Carter agreed that Britain 's response to events must not appear to threaten the security of the Soviet Union or attempt to dissolve the Warsaw Pact . |
| 2 | For the Liberal Democrats , Mr David Steel said : ‘ The feelings of people at what happened last night really vary from unease to repugnance that a British government should stoop to use a device which we have consistently condemned in others — namely the knock on the door in the middle of the night . ’ |
| 3 | For the Liberal Democrats , Mr David Steel said the scheme would fail to provide the assurances that would enable people to stay in Hong Kong and would ‘ involve so many arbitrary choices , where X will be chosen instead of Y ’ which would be ‘ very unacceptable ’ . |
| 4 | His direct ways won enough support among the voters for the Liberal Democrats to enjoy a bigger-than-expected victory in last month 's election for the lower house of parliament . |
| 5 | The south-west London constituency of Richmond and Barnes is one of the top target seats for the Liberal Democrats , where they lie 1,776 votes behind the Conservatives . |
| 6 | They claimed that mid-week polls showing a large Labour lead had shocked some floating voters into the realisation that opting for the Liberal Democrats would let Mr Kinnock in by the back door . |
| 7 | As for the Liberal Democrats , one recalls how not so long ago the Alliance included such instantly recognisable figures as David Owen , David Penhaligon , Cyril Smith and Clement Freud . |
| 8 | When I sternly remind my dear Wife ( a Liberal supporter ) that a vote for the Liberal Democrats is a vote for Adultery , she agrees enthusiastically . |
| 9 | THE CHOICE of the ‘ capital ’ of Cornwall 's one-time china clay industry as the venue for the Liberal Democrats ' penultimate and most glitzy election rally last night was no accident . |
| 10 | Conservative Central Office has been inundated with jittery reports from regional Tory organisers , but is banking on driving home the message to a receptive audience that a vote for the Liberal Democrats would effectively open the door of Downing Street to Mr Kinnock . |
| 11 | Mori for the Times put Labour one point ahead on 39 per cent , with 38 for the Tories and 20 for the Liberal Democrats . |
| 12 | They suggest that warnings by Mr Major that a vote for the Liberal Democrats could let Labour into Downing Street by the ‘ back door ’ may have frightened some waverers back into the Tory fold . |
| 13 | When those surveyed were asked if they would definitely vote , the Conservatives were two points ahead , with 40 per cent compared to 38 for Labour and 19½ for the Liberal Democrats . |
| 14 | 12.01 am , Richmond and Barnes : For the Liberal Democrats the story in Richmond and Barnes has so far been ‘ so near but yet so far ’ . |
| 15 | A swing of only 1.9 per cent is needed to take it but there are few Labour votes left in this affluent suburb for the Liberal Democrats to squeeze . |
| 16 | 1 am , Bath : As in Richmond and Barnes , there are few Labour voters left in Bath for the Liberal Democrats to squeeze and Chris Patten , clinging to a majority of only 1,412 , hopes Labour 's vote will go up at the Liberal Democrats ' expense . |
| 17 | For the Liberal Democrats , Sir David Steel , former leader and party spokesman on foreign affairs , said that , while the mood for change was strong , there was no wish for separatism and no desire to walk away from the Union . |
| 18 | An honest vote for Labour — or an evasive one for the Liberal Democrats , which will also help Mr Kinnock to Downing Street — signals a return to Britain 's long , tragic , doomed pursuit of a soft option . |
| 19 | It was a mixed night for the Liberal Democrats , who also failed to make a significant breakthrough . |
| 20 | He said the Liberal Democrats had experienced a squeeze in the last few days of the campaign as the Tory message that a vote for the Liberal Democrats would open the door to Labour hit home . |
| 21 | He said the Liberal Democrats had experienced a squeeze in the last few days of the campaign as the Tory message that a vote for the Liberal Democrats would open the door to Labour hit home . |
| 22 | Rosie Barnes 's pretty face , not unlike the young Margaret Thatcher , is etched with disappointment and pain as she hears she has failed to keep her seat for the Liberal Democrats in Greenwich . |
| 23 | Overall , the Conservative Party received more than half the broadcasting time on 56% of the occasions when Members appeared in an item , as opposed to 35% for Labour and 12.6% for the Liberal Democrats . |
| 24 | The result was a blow for the Liberal Democrats , who polled nearly 1,000 votes less than in the 1987 election . |
| 25 | Nick Sparrow of ICM believes Labour 's tax plans and the ‘ Trojan horse ’ fear — that a vote for the Liberal Democrats might let in Labour — helped the Tories in the last 24 hours . |
| 26 | The post mortem will be not less perplexing for the Liberal Democrats . |
| 27 | Votes for the Liberal Democrats should not be cast lightly in marginal constituencies . ) |
| 28 | In that mood , there is a neat , easy role for the Liberal Democrats : 40 years of the two old , failed parties , etc , etc . |
| 29 | Less known , but possibly even more beautiful , was North Lancashire , the Ribble Valley where Mike Carr for the Liberal Democrats is making an impressive show of defending the sensational gain that cracked the poll tax . |
| 30 | As we show on page 21 , Labour is now second to the Tories in 186 seats ( compared to 145 for the Liberal Democrats ) . |