Sentence examples for largely elected from inspiring English sources

Many are familiar, but they are none the worse for that: a more "responsive" voting system to replace first-past-the-post parliamentary and local elections; a largely elected second chamber; a cap on political donations; greater resources and independence for select committees; more power for local government, with more freedom to raise and spend tax revenues.

By placing a low ceiling on election spending, introducing a largely elected House of Lords and tying a very modest increase in state funding for parties to their ability to recruit new members, the old cash-for-honours problem could finally be put to rest.

Both Labour and the Tories are expected to fight the general election on a pledge to bring in a largely elected Lords, but the survey suggests that road-blocking peers would fight tooth and nail to preserve their positions.

The House of Lords could be largely elected.

Soon after independence in 1971, the emir, Sheikh Issa al-Khalifa, signed a constitution providing for a largely elected parliament.

See articleA bill that would make Britain's House of Lords largely elected was approved by the Commons.

The audience is expected to be largely local elected officials and clergymen, many of them African American.

In her Smithsonian position Ms. Burke will deal largely with elected officials and the news media, as she did in her Senate days.

Largely Conservative elected representatives never have and still do not reflect the backgrounds and constituencies of the sort of "workers" the re-branders have in mind.

"This is a huge city," said Charles Pugh, the Council president, who hopes Mr. Orr will continue to focus on Detroit's long-term debt and leave the job of running the city largely to elected officials.

The problem of payment to these outside lawyers arose last summer when the union chose new leaders, who were elected largely on their promises to control spending.