Example sentences of "chairman of the [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Haden , headmaster of Wymondham College in Norfolk and chairman of the Boarding Schools Association , tried to get beyond dismal economics in his speech to the conference : ‘ I want to move on this week from value-added to added values … we need confidence in the values , moral and spiritual , which our schools uphold and celebrate ’ , he said . |
| 2 | As chairman of the metal trades section of the Canadian Manufacturers Association and a member of its national defence committee , he played an important part in the revival of shipbuilding on the Pacific coast . |
| 3 | According to BAFTA 's rules , the chairman of the panel votes only if there is a tie in the jury of seven — which would have come about if , for example , there had been three votes each for Prime Suspect and GBH and one for one of the other nominees such as the BBC 's Clarissa . |
| 4 | Lord Rees-Mogg , chairman of the Broadcasting Standards Council , intends to take in five parties — one at the Savoy , one at the Independent Television Commission in Brompton Road , and three private affairs . |
| 5 | ‘ There is a strong argument for moving the watershed to 10pm to bring us more in line with Europe , ’ said Lord Rees-Mogg , chairman of the Broadcasting Standards Council . |
| 6 | Lord Rees-Mogg , chairman of the Broadcasting Standards Council , said he strongly welcomed Mr Brooke 's action . |
| 7 | So not only can a back bencher shout the odds for the fur trade , the police , the bookies or whoever in exchange for money but worse , the chairman of the Home Affairs Committee can be on the payroll of a private security firm without anyone thinking there might be the tiniest conflict . |
| 8 | He was also chairman of the Newspaper Publishers Association and pointed out to the proprietor of the Daily Mail the danger of damaging democracy through a last minute election stunt story . |
| 9 | I demurred , pointing out to Haines that as the chairman of the Newspaper Publishers Association I had been very careful to avoid interfering with press stories in any way . |
| 10 | She is the chairman of the Animal Defenders Youth Group , whose aim is to expose and alleviate animal suffering . |
| 11 | THE CHAIRMAN of the Press Complaints Commission has criticised Sir David Calcutt 's recommendations that fines and legal strictures should be used to regulate the press and protect individual privacy . |
| 12 | The Investigation of the Year award , presented at the annual What the Papers Say Awards by Lord McGregor of Durris , chairman of the Press Complaints Commission , followed his award last week as Author of the Year at the British Book Awards . |
| 13 | As chairman of the Port Employers in London ( 1941–5 ) , Swire was involved in organizing the loading of the myriad vessels needed to carry troops and stores for the invasion of Europe . |
| 14 | Charles Myers , chairman of the electricity consumers ' committee for Merseyside and North Wales , dismissed the 1pc tariff cut as insufficient to help the ordinary customer . |
| 15 | Charles Myers , chairman of the electricity consumers ' committee for Merseyside and North Wales , dismissed the 1pc tariff cut as insufficient to help the ordinary customer . |
| 16 | In fact , Conservative opposition in the Lords is proving very important , and if Colonel is concerned about the future level of the police budget , why does n't he do a bit more to stop this nationalisation of the police going through parliament at the moment , and I just want to quote the , the words of Conservative Chairman of the Sussex police authority , over the years from nineteen eighty-two to nineteen ninety-three , four of them , and the most senior of course , who led the Association of County Councils for the Conservatives . |
| 17 | " The Equipment Standards Committee felt — and the Executive Committee agreed — that the use of longer putters introduces a new element but does not change the essential nature of the game , " said Stuart Bloch , Chairman of the Equipment Standards Committee and a Vice-President of the U.S.G.A. |
| 18 | Memories flickered in late August 1984 when Mrs Thatcher appointed Lord Young of Graffham , the former Chairman of the Manpower Services Commission , Minister-without-Portfolio with responsibility for ‘ enterprise ’ , with his own Enterprise Unit in the Cabinet Office . |
| 19 | In 1981 he was chairman of the Computer Retailers ' Association , and he stood as a local government candidate for Rother Valley in the 1987 General Election . |
| 20 | In 1972 he was appointed chief executive ( second permanent secretary ) to set up the Property Services Agency at the Department of the Environment and held that position until his appointment as chairman of the Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations in 1974 , which he held until 1978 . |
| 21 | After two years , Cuckney left to become chairman of the Crown Agents , another organisation that was encountering fairly major financial difficulties . |
| 22 | He was chairman of the quarter sessions for Norfolk and Suffolk for many years , JP for Thetford in 1806 , and mayor of Thetford three times ( 1798 , 1800 , and 1804 ) . |
| 23 | His taste for public speaking was indulged as chairman of the quarter sessions , and in 1698 , after several unsuccessful attempts to enter Parliament , he secured election as knight of the shire . |
| 24 | During the summer QC , the immediate past Chairman of the Bar Services Committee , attended the ABA Conference in San Francisco and was in daily contact by video conference from the PictureTel stand in the Expo . |
| 25 | Figures like Lord Bonham-Carter , appointed to his most public post , as chairman of the Race Relations Board , by the Labour Home Secretary , Roy Jenkins , and reappointed by both his Conservative successors , Robert Carr and Reginald Maudling , was committed to a more sedate , centrist approach . |
| 26 | Third , QC , as Chairman of the Race Relations Committee , is channelling all requests for reconsideration back to the CLE . |
| 27 | Time Out publisher Tony Elliott , who is chairman of the TV Listings Campaign lobby group , says : ‘ We ended with a decision which was very favourable to us — about £1,000 a year for Time Out — and we know it 's unrealistic for us to complain , although a large number of publishers believe this information should be completely free . ’ |
| 28 | The second method is by asking the chairman of the committee questions on the report of his committee . |
| 29 | BILL MORRISON , CHAIRMAN OF THE AUDITING PRACTICES BOARD |
| 30 | For the solitary figure , whose commitment to the game he loves kept him glued to his seat , oblivious to the elements , was Bill Morrison , currently Peat 's deputy senior partner and chairman of the Auditing Practices Board . |