Sentence examples for and elected in a from inspiring English sources

In fact, Saudi Arabia wields significant influence in the United Nations Human Rights Council, where it enjoys the support of world powers including the U.S. and U.K. The council's 47 members are divided between five geographic regions and elected in a secret ballot of the U.N. General Assembly for a three-year term.

Ruling on the challenge filed by the Communist party, the judge said committee members must be selected by party leaders and elected in an open vote.

On the Democratic side, the three most prominent names mentioned are all members of the House and all from Boston or the greater metropolitan area: Edward J. Markey, first elected in 1976; Michael E. Capuano, elected in 1998; and Stephen F. Lynch, elected in a special election in 2001.

He was South Africa's first black chief executive, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.

The current system comprises a mayor and city treasurer elected in a city-wide vote and twelve city council members who must reside in and are elected from one of six wards with each ward having two council members.

The king and queen are elected in a schoolwide vote.

And every president elected in a year ending in zero since 1840 has died in office.

The system was designed around 78 geographical clusters of food and recreational facilities within the ten study wards with representatives at cluster and ward level elected in a process facilitated by the project Community Liaison Officer (CLO, CS).

State and county officials are elected in a November general election.

Mr. Pataki and Mr. Bloomberg, two Republicans elected in a state and city that are overwhelmingly Democratic, seemed visibly relieved at Mr. Bush's statement.

He was also the first president to die in the 21st century, and the first president elected in a year ending in zero not to die in office.