Sentence examples for fixed term of from inspiring English sources

Andrew Motion was the first British poet laureate to serve a fixed term, of 10 years (1999 2009).

A Chief of Staff is appointed to serve a fixed term of four years, and few indeed of the thirty-four generalsenioror to Marshall in 1939 had four years left before retirement.

If adopted, the new measures would set a "fixed term" of five years for Parliaments but require a 55 percent Commons majority voting against the government to force a parliamentary dissolution, in place of the existing rule that requires only a simple majority.

Fees for part-time students with a fixed term of study are calculated pro-rata.

Such an arrangement would give the commissioner a fixed term of six years, dischargeable only for cause.

A tenancy agreement or contract is usually for a fixed term of six or 12 months – your landlord cannot usually raise rents during this period.

It should have fixed terms of no more than four years, and each executive should be paid the same as parliamentarians in their own country, with strictly controlled expenses.

If you're a first-time buyer, your choice of mortgages is normally quite narrow, usually restricted to variable rate or fixed terms of just two or three years.

The chief whip said the prime minister had made a statement of the "bleedin' obvious" but then suggested it was right for him to outline a timeframe for departure because US presidents serve fixed terms of four years, with a ban on a third term.

In its report, the commission argues that the panel's members should serve fixed terms of four years rather than at the pleasure of the mayor and borough presidents who appoint them, and that the chancellor should serve as an ex officio member rather than as chairman of the panel.

Mr Cameron said tenants could be given fixed terms of up to 10 years and move on if their circumstances had changed.