Example sentences of "[art] [adj] democrats ' [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1987 only half of the Progressive Democrats ' 14 TDs were elected on quotas made up of first-preference votes given to them or to party running-mates from whom they were transferred . |
| 2 | In 1989 only two of the Progressive Democrats ' six TDs were elected by votes given exclusively to their party . |
| 3 | The Liberal Democrats ' four seats were reduced to two . |
| 4 | Despite having 48 North West seats , compared with the Conservatives ’ 29 and the Liberal Democrats ' two , Labour was bitterly disappointed by its performance . |
| 5 | At the other extreme , the NOP poll for the Independent on Sunday — giving Labour a three-point lead and putting the Liberal Democrats on only 17 per cent — would likewise result in a hung parliament , but this time one in which Labour would be the largest party with 317 seats , compared with the Tories ' 296 and the Liberal Democrats ' 14 . |
| 6 | Labour is outstripped by the Tories ' 61 women councillors out of 257 ( 24 per cent ) and the Liberal Democrats ' 39 out of 137 ( 28 per cent ) . |
| 7 | At one extreme the Gallup poll for yesterday 's Sunday Telegraph — showing the two main parties level-pegging , with the Liberal Democrats on 22 per cent — would result in a hung parliament , but with the Conservatives as the largest single party with 305 seats , compared with Labour 's 298 and the Liberal Democrats ' 24 . |