Example sentences of "[prep] [pos pn] party 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | The former French Socialist prime minister shot himself five weeks after his party 's crushing defeat in parliamentary elections . |
| 2 | After his party 's heavy defeat in the subsequent general election , Ellis stayed on as chief whip . |
| 3 | The following day , before the final results were declared , Madani demanded the dissolution of the National Assembly after his party 's surprise victory , although he stressed that he was not calling for the replacement of President Chadli Bendjedid , whose third five-year term would not expire until 1993 . |
| 4 | It is hardly surprising that political partisans claimed ( at least ) to be optimistic about their party 's chances . |
| 5 | Among those she held responsible for her party 's defeat was the President , Ghulam Ishaq Khan who , she claimed , had " wanted to keep the PPP out " . |
| 6 | In their efforts to master Congress , presidents have normally given a high priority to working through their party 's legislative leaders , but it is clear that an amicable and productive relationship with such leaders was not established during the Nixon years . |
| 7 | Their voices , a blend of proud and plebeian , would , when taken with the early autumnal chill , have suggested they were Tories in Brighton for their Party 's annual conference . |
| 8 | However , the debate and the reception accorded to Mr Lawson 's speech was a striking demonstration of the Conservatives ' capacity to close ranks : proof , if proof were needed , of their party 's most formidable political resource . |
| 9 | It is always interesting to note that the moment one reminds Labour Members of their party 's commitment to high taxation , they lose control of the argument completely and deliver tirades along the lines of that to which the hon. Gentleman has just subjected the House . |
| 10 | According to the Middle East International of Feb. 16 , delegates were then " treated to the unedifying sight of their party 's two most prominent leaders simultaneously screeching conflicting proposals into the loudspeaker system " . |
| 11 | Although at first sight the Democratic losses in the House appeared to indicate the absence of a presidential " coat-tail " effect — the term used when legislative candidates were swept into office by the momentum of their party 's victorious presidential nominee — this was misleading , as a close comparison between 1992 and past elections was made difficult by considerable changes in the electoral map . |
| 12 | Even the more sophisticated tracts , which would have been beyond the comprehension of those on the margins of literacy and were unsuitable for reading aloud , could have had a wider impact than their style might suggest , since their purpose was to furnish people who could read them with arguments which would enable them to go away and convince others of the merits of their party 's cause . |
| 13 | Miss Bhutto gave Mr Ishaq an excuse to dissolve parliament by offering the resignation of her party 's members of parliament . |
| 14 | Mr Mourou , whose efforts to reassure Tunisians of his party 's moderate aims have earned him the nickname ‘ Mr Valium ’ , has now suspended the party 's operations . |
| 15 | Kevin McNamara is a passionate defender of his party 's undemocratic stance and his blunt honesty is to be admired . |
| 16 | Ninety per cent of his party 's cash comes from the unions , which will expect a return . |
| 17 | In the aftermath of the election , Ashdown 's analysis of his party 's crushing defeat and Labour 's rise in votes , beggars belief . |
| 18 | Each week when the House is sitting the Home Secretary will confer with the officers of his party 's Home Affairs Committee . |
| 19 | I am sorry that the hon. Gentleman is so far behind the evolution of his party 's policy . |
| 20 | It is extraordinary that the hon. Gentleman wants to discuss this part of his party 's history . |
| 21 | Once again , Mr John Hume must justify continuing to devise an ‘ overall strategy ’ with Mr Gerry Adams , who still has the gall to claim that ‘ peace ’ is a central part of his party 's platform . |
| 22 | On the strength of his party 's advance the Social Democrat leader , Svend Auken , called for Schlüter 's resignation and the formation of a new centre-left coalition . |
| 23 | The MPD leader , Carlos Viega , a former public prosecutor , said that the extent of his party 's victory had been " unexpected " . |
| 24 | On May 25 Man Mohan Adhikari , president of the UNCP , was elected as leader of his party 's parliamentary group and therefore official leader of the opposition . |
| 25 | Demirel had previously pledged to remove President Özal from power , but on Oct. 24 , possibly influenced by the narrowness of his party 's victory over the ANAP , he declared that Özal might continue as President — an office to which he had been elected for a seven-year term in October 1989 . |
| 26 | The April 7 results gave Clinton a total of at least 1,264 of the 2,145 delegates required to assure him of his party 's nomination . |
| 27 | Having assured himself of his party 's nomination , Clinton appeared to increase his efforts to seek support beyond the usual constituency of his party . |
| 28 | Chamlong Srimaung , had refused to accept a Cabinet place because of his party 's performance in the election ( the party had , in fact , increased its representation from 41 to 47 ) . |
| 29 | With the bulk of the province 's French-speaking population opposing the agreement on the grounds that its concessions to their province were insufficient , Parizeau was optimistic of his party 's chances of winning power in Quebec 's next provincial elections — due by 1994 — and suggested that such a development would be followed by a provincial referendum on the issue of sovereignty for Quebec . |
| 30 | In a speech given to a fringe meeting organized by the Tory Green Initiative at the Conservative Party annual conference in Blackpool , the UK Minister of State for the Environment , Tim Yeo , outlined the main points of his party 's environment policy . |