Example sentences of "[coord] preside over a " in BNC.
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| 1 | His father was an Ulsterman who emigrated to Scotland to work in the mines , where he married a local woman and presided over a strictly protestant household in which both parents were active members of the Orange Lodge . |
| 2 | From an unfavourable position in 1949 — greatly aided by Western support and the Basic Law — Adenauer had given West Germany political stability , won international respect , preserved peace abroad and democracy at home , prevented the rise of political extremism , brought rapprochement with France , and presided over a remarkable economic recovery . |
| 3 | The Yang brothers had taken a prominent part in quelling the " turmoil " in mid-1989 and presided over a massive programme of political education within the army . |
| 4 | If , as suggested above , he faced considerable initial hostility , and presided over a government which some churchmen found oppressive , religion could have been one way in which opposition was expressed . |
| 5 | Under the 1961 Constitution executive power is vested in the President , who appoints and presides over a Council of Ministers . |
| 6 | The administration consists of an executive President who is directly elected by universal adult suffrage for a five-year term , and who appoints and presides over a Council of Ministers . |
| 7 | The Tongan sovereign ( currently King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV ) is head of state and presides over a Privy Council which functions as a Cabinet . |
| 8 | The Constitution provides for an executive President who is directly elected by universal suffrage for a five-year term , and who appoints and presides over a Council of Ministers . |
| 9 | The Governor ( who is appointed by the President of Portugal ) is assisted by as many as seven Under-Secretaries with executive powers , and presides over a Superior Council of Security and a Consultative Council . |
| 10 | The prosecution 's only witness on the main charge that Beattie had convened and presided over a meeting of UDA officers to plan the murders was an anonymous Special Branch detective who claimed to be reporting evidence of a paid , anonymous informer . |