then chairman

collocation in English

meaningsofthenandchairman

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then
adverb
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ðen/us
/ðen/
(at) that time (in the past or in ...
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chairman
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtʃeə.mən/us
/ˈtʃer.mən/
a person in charge of a meeting ...
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(Definition ofthenandchairmanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofthen chairman

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Will these inspectors be able to ascertain from thethenchairman—who occupied that position throughout the whole period—just what his views are on this question?
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I was vice-chairman andthenchairmanof its electricity undertaking for a long time.
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Until 1959 thethenchairmanof the trustees, now deceased, was my uncle.
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Between 1973 and 1977 thethenchairmanof the corporation chose to serve unpaid and no salary revisions were made.
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I was told by thethenchairmanand the then director general that snooker was a minority interest.
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In fact, in my view thethenchairmandid not keep his verbal and written promise to me.
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The letter from thethenchairmanacknowledged the difficulty, indeed the impossibility, of defining the word "political" with any precision.
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I wasthenchairmanof the association of lecturers of the colleges of education.
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I cannot understand why the launch ceremony was accompanied by a public lecture on poor productivity in the company by thethenchairman.
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He was a member of the board from the start, vice chairman from 1970 andthenchairmanfrom 1973 to 1974.
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The attendance was confirmed by thethenchairmanof the club later on.
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He later became a director andthenchairman.
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Rosin became president of the company in 1960, a position he held until 1973, and wasthenchairmanuntil his retirement in 1979.
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