Sentence examples for started conventions from inspiring English sources

Clubs were started, conventions held.

Though the legislature's mandate from the 1967 election was not due to expire until May 1972, five years after it started, convention in Canadian politics is for legislatures to be dissolved every four years or less.

For example, I had heard of Doctor Who, but once I started doing conventions I realized Doctor Who has a big Comic Con and geek fandom.

And when you consider the number of discussions, false starts, conventions, commitments, and debates that took place before the Scottish Parliament finally came into being in 1999, it's easy to understand why.

The Hecale had started a convention of insetting an independent story.

As York notes, "Many states are just now starting their conventions".

Furry conventions started in mid-1986 with parties at popular science fiction conventions, such as Westercon and BayCon in the San Francisco Bay Area.

We'll barely have had time to benchmark Mr. Romney's convention bounce before the Democrats start their convention in Charlotte, N.C., which could counteract its effects.

Devotees also started holding Star Trek conventions; Majel Roddenberry attended her first convention in 1972, and continued to be a regular attender for decades.

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