| 词汇 | example_english_life-peerage |
| 释义 | Examples of life peerageThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. We also welcome the conferment of a lifepeerage on her yesterday. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is nonsense to think that he could be bought off with a lifepeerage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The acceptance of a lifepeerage involves a considerable commitment on the part of those concerned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I also suggest that the lifepeerage is probably at least as much the repository of expertise in individual fields as the hereditary peerage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that they have been sent a letter suggesting that they will be offered a lifepeerage, should they so wish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one is forced to accept a lifepeerage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How that lifepeerage is obtained obviously will be caused by the usual processes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The conclusion was that no lifepeerage had been conferred for 400 years and that the prerogative power had fallen into desuetude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Besides, there is nothing whatever to prevent a lifepeerage being conferred upon a young man, provided that he has something to contribute. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The lifepeerage would merge in the hereditary earldom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But that is not completely effective to confer a lifepeerage upon a woman. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But surely it will be voluntary whether he accepts the lifepeerage or not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not know anyone who would accept a lifepeerage but would not accept a hereditary one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even the patronage of appointment under the lifepeerage system does not give the same degree of independence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not see that the choice exercised by those who have decided to accept a lifepeerage will be affected in any way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Moreover, they have made an informed decision to accept a lifepeerage, with all the benefits and penalties that that implies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am in favour of that, although we are to permit a number of hereditary peers to be injected into the lifepeerage set-up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One is selective about how one uses one's title, whether one has a hereditary or lifepeerage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Another problem of the lifepeerage, as it is currently constituted, is that it clearly does not reflect our society. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She is an example of the excellence of the lifepeerage system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But as we have all agreed, it was akin to a lifepeerage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I sincerely hope that a maximum age will be fixed above which no one will be recommended for a lifepeerage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we put a limit on we shall have a situation in which for some chance reason a man cannot receive a lifepeerage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But they thought we should be taken in by this lifepeerage proposition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One cannot cast the hereditary peerage into oblivion without casting the lifepeerage into doubt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The answer is that a lifepeerage is a form of honour which normally comes to people only after considerable years of service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One question which has not been discussed is that of a person renouncing his peerage by taking a lifepeerage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The basic problem for me is the very random nature of the lifepeerage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Subsection (3) enables the lifepeerage to be conferred on a woman who would therefore, subject to subsection (4) be entitled to receive the writ of summons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Once an heir to a peerage has renounced his hereditary right he should be in the same position as other people and be eligible for a lifepeerage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The lifepeerage system began in 1958. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So are the thousands of people who hold neither a hereditary nor lifepeerage and who give valuable service to the organisations in which they are involved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not a case where anyone is compelled by inheritance to become a peer; it is a case where a lifepeerage is voluntarily accepted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly the qualifications for a lifepeerage are so low that there should be no difficulty in getting enough people to go to the other place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If in due course he wants to come here, we can always give him a lifepeerage—that would seem a simple solution—but he would have to earn it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are within the lifepeerage a large number of people who are involved with charities and who often find it extremely difficult to book rooms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A man may refuse a peerage—whether a lifepeerage or a hereditary peerage—when it is offered to him, but once he has accepted it his descendants have no option. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He may have accepted a lifepeerage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are also members of the lifepeerage who represent powerful interests in the land and there are members of the lifepeerage who do not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Everything except a lifepeerage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who were not already members of either house received a lifepeerage on appointment. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is successful in business, in the army and in politics, and is awarded a lifepeerage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She was awarded a lifepeerage when she joined the government in 2009. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This was a rare lifepeerage and became extinct on her death in 1713. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Two years after his death she received a lifepeerage in her own right. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. On his death the baronetcy was inherited by his son: the lifepeerage became extinct. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although life peerages will do something, they will not do much. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should have thought it impossible to introduce life peerages and then say that they were not going to be given to women. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we took that course, it might be open to them to disclaim their life peerages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Since 1963, no new life peerages that would fall within that description have been created. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The spiritual peers, for example, have life peerages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For the past 35 years, 388 life peerages—only 60 of whom have been women—have been created. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An attempt to remove from life peerages any references to style and rank must create doubts as to what the precedence of life peers is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1968 the life peerages had existed only for 10 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He argued very cogently that there was no need at all for life peerages to be introduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should this power of resignation be given to those ladies and gentlemen who take life peerages in the near future? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What sort of use do they intend to make of the power to create life peerages? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During the debate last week the statement was made that not many life peerages would be created at a time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the suggestion that they should all be given life peerages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have had to bring in life peerages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My solution would be to give life peerages to all the remaining 90 or so hereditary peers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No doubt many of them would earn life peerages and be able to vote as well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The bracketed words tell them that they do not even have life peerages, and that they could be chucked overboard at any moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The suggestion that they should have life peerages specially conferred upon them is a most extraordinary idea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A fundamental change was made in 1959 when the concept of life peerages was introduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly there were those who, no doubt because they wished to see that reform, had reservations about the introduction of life peerages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whatever happens, if any limitation is put on life peerages, we on this side, shall always be in that dilemma. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My own view is that we should abandon the hereditary system and convert all existing peerages into life peerages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then there was the creation of life peerages in 1958, and further legislation in 1963. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And, of course, life peerages have made that place very much more popular than it ever deserves to be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, he thought on balance that he would prefer to confine himself to life peerages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He sought to compare it with life peerages, but life peerages were not a new departure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It provides for a dual-writ system to operate in the case of future life peerages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us give them all life peerages so that there are no more hereditary voting rights. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be quite wrong to have life peerages of other than the rank of baron. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are against life peerages, and we voted against both women and men being life peers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not propose to say very much about the legislation to be introduced to permit the creation of life peerages for men and women. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that the idea of giving life peerages to women is not one which the country desires, or even expected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Assuming, therefore, that we have to act, and that life peerages are desirable, can we, on any rational basis, exclude women? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although we are making a beginning with life peerages, we are being involved in far more problems than we are solving. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he not recognise that, in some cases, the holders of life peerages have made contributions to political party funds? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They regard the place as a club—a rather convivial meeting place for garrulous layabouts waiting for their life peerages or their pensions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By introducing the principle of life peerages, we have gradually evolved from the hereditary principle while not making an immediate break. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It cannot be said that the creation of life peerages makes the situation much better. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would be rather surprised if records have been kept over the years of all recommendations that might have been made for life peerages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even if we could reach agreement on the quota system for the transfer to life peerages, the way there will not be easy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He asked whether there would continue to be any purely honorary life peerages in the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The question of putting a limit on life peerages has been discussed in another place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The convention is therefore as much a feature of our constitution as life peerages or the holding of a referendum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The situation is, of course, special in relation to life peerages because of the obvious qualification involved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When life peerages were created, they refused to consider the renunciation of peerages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The proposal for the creation of life peerages is to me entirely welcome. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the idea of life peerages seems to me helpful, so far as it goes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would not the difficulty of getting people to accept life peerages in the present circumstances of non-payment be very much intensified? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do the objections about hereditary peerages that he quite sincerely makes apply also to life peerages? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They accepted life peerages because they considered it an honour, and wanted to contribute accordingly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Since the introduction of life peerages, about 140 or 150 life peers have been created, which represents a fair amount of patronage over the years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would he not admit that there is, perhaps, value in life peerages? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They would not go further than the concept of life peerages because they were split on whether to end the hereditary principle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As has been pointed out, they are under the net, in the sense that they have already been offered those life peerages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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