Example sentences of "the [noun sg] of representatives [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bodies were exhumed on the orders of a judge , who had disregarded the opposition of representatives of known right-wing paramilitary groups while hearing an appeal by human rights groups . |
| 2 | The proposals were reported to have been agreed upon by the Ethiopian People 's Revolutionary Democratic Front ( EPRDF ) and the Oromo Liberation Front ( OLF ) on Oct. 19 and were presented to the Council of Representatives on Nov. 18 . |
| 3 | Three decrees to establish ( i ) a system of local administration ; ( ii ) defence and police forces ; and ( iii ) conditions favourable for local elections ( principally dealing with disarming of groups and individuals ) were approved in draft form by the Council of Representatives on Dec. 6 and published on Dec. 7 , 10 and 11 . |
| 4 | A lengthy statement by the Council of Representatives on Dec. 13 explained how the flexibility allowed by the new system of local government might accommodate the complexity of relationships between ethnic and linguistic groups . |
| 5 | The Council of Representatives on Sept. 7 adopted a draft proclamation on the respective authority and responsibilities of central and regional governments . |
| 6 | Copies of the transitional government 's broad economic programme , which had been under discussion by the Council of Representatives in October and November , became freely available to the public in early December . |
| 7 | The resolution was the act of representatives of countries which hereto have countenanced the language of signs . |
| 8 | After an earlier round of talks in Islamabad in July [ see pp. 38338-39 ] , it was reported that some mujaheddin groups had refused to accept the inclusion of representatives of the Najibullah regime in a transitional government [ see also p. 38194 ] . |
| 9 | The inclusion of representatives from local groups of disabled people in the debates at Ashdown is not likely to provide simple solutions to the dilemmas faced by professionals and parents , but it would provide a different perspective which could help ensure that the interests of the students as young disabled people were pursued . |
| 10 | However , the Soviet Union did not demand the expulsion of representatives of Lithuania , Latvia and Estonia , who attended public sessions as guests of the German government [ for their expulsion from the Paris CSCE summit see p. 37838 ] . |
| 11 | It preferred to insist that industrial democracy should be imposed by a means that had to be in principle unsustainable : that is , by the appointment of representatives of trade unions to the boards of directors of industrial enterprises . |
| 12 | The Finance Minister , Mohamed Berrada , presented the 1989 budget to the Chamber of Representatives on Nov. 5 , 1988 . |
| 13 | Earlier , as the Chamber of Representatives on Oct. 17 held its first session for the parliamentary year 1991-92 , it was announced that a new opposition grouping , the National Movement ( MN ) , had been formed under the leadership of the veteran Berber politician Mahjoubi Aherdane , who in 1957 had founded his Popular Movement party ( MP ) . |
| 14 | He did not envisage the participation of representatives of the Afghan government in such a conference , which he emphasised would be devoted not to the status of Afghanistan but to ‘ terminating interference in Afghanistan ’ as a condition for restoring its character as a non-aligned state . |
| 15 | Those who succeed are much more in the image of representatives at the party conference than members of the old ‘ Establishment ’ . |
| 16 | The report recommends that the number of representatives of public interest groups sitting on the new committee be reduced in favour of more process engineers from industry and union representatives , so the goodwill and trust of the public could also be jeopardised . |
| 17 | On March 12 it was announced that legislative elections postponed in December would be held on May 24 ; it was later announced that the number of representatives in the National Assembly would be increased from 77 to 107 . |
| 18 | Almost thirty years later , in January 1254 , when Henry III tried to tax the clergy through the prelates at a parliament or great council , he was reminded that the assent of representatives of all the clergy was necessary . |
| 19 | There was also the party of representatives from the Indonesian President Suharto in Java . |
| 20 | cf. American Notes , 17 : ‘ hear the public opinion of the free South , as expressed by its own members in the House of Representatives at Washington … |
| 21 | They were talking about the House of Representatives at Weimar — ‘ That troublesome place ’ , as the T'ang continually called it — and about ways of shoring up the tenuous peace that now existed between it and the Seven . |
| 22 | Robert Garcia , a Democratic member of the House of Representatives for New York , resigned his seat on Jan. 7 shortly before being sentenced for his role in the Wedtech corruption case . |
| 23 | Prior to her appointment Martin had represented Illinois in the House of Representatives for 10 years . |
| 24 | Edward R. Madigan , a member of the House of Representatives for 18 years , was nominated to replace Yeutter as Agriculture Secretary . |
| 25 | A seat in the House of Representatives for Massachusetts , held for 32 years by the late Silvio O. Conte ( Republican ) , was won by the Democrats at a special election on June 4 ; John Olver , a liberal Democrat and strong supporter of abortion rights , narrowly defeated conservative Republican Steven Pierce , an opponent of abortion . |
| 26 | Barr stated , however , that the July 9 request by the judiciary committee of the House of Representatives for an independent prosecutor to examine the Iraqgate affair [ see p. 38998 ] contained " vague and general allegations " which did not meet these conditions . |
| 27 | But it was clear the statement was written yesterday because it hailed a vote by the House of Representatives on Tuesday night to make the extradition of drug traffickers a topic for a referendum . |
| 28 | After some of the most tense days in the capital in recent years , a vote on Bill Clinton 's economic plan was scheduled to take place in the House of Representatives on May 27th . |
| 29 | Despite Dole 's change of stance , the House of Representatives on April 24 overwhelmingly approved a non-binding resolution which mirrored the earlier Senate resolution . |
| 30 | Bush objected fiercely to a decision by the House of Representatives on Aug. 2 , 1989 , to halve the funding available for mobilizing the missiles on the rail network . |