seven-year term

collocation in English

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term
noun
uk
/tɜːm/us
/tɝːm/
the fixed period of time that something ...
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We would not have theseven-yeartermbut would confine it to five years.
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There was more or less aseven-yeartermthen, and it was thought reasonable that a tenant farmer should go around the farm.
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I doubt whether even thisseven-yeartermis really long enough.
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If there is aseven-yearterm, precisely that same situation applies relatively to it, and the active years in seven will be the second, third and fourth years.
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The president is elected by universal suffrage for aseven-yearterm; a 2003 constitutional amendment removed presidential term limits and facilitated a presidency for life.
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The president is elected for aseven-yeartermby the people.
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Current life-deacons were to continue to serve under their call, but deacons elected in the future would serve aseven-yearterm.
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There is a president who has been elected by millions for a newseven-yearterm.
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He was promptly elected to aseven-yearterm.
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Each judge serves an initialseven-yearterm, after which he or she can be reappointed to serve until age 70.
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He was elected to aseven-yeartermin 2004.
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Accordingly, she was re-elected for a secondseven-yeartermof office without the need to hold an election.
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The president's powers were curbed somewhat, and he was barred from reelection after hisseven-yearterm.
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He will serve in this capacity until 2011 when hisseven-yeartermwill expire.
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The president is elected for aseven-yeartermby direct elections.
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He is elected by popular vote to aseven-yearterm.
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The other accomplice had his sentence upgraded to a five- toseven-yearterm.
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He received aseven-yeartermand was reelected in 1896.
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Justices serve an initialseven-yearterm, after which they can be reappointed to serve until age 70.
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In 1842, partisanship again took him off the court until 1845 when he was appointed to anotherseven-yearterm.
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