Example sentences of "[adj] hold for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This holds for gravity as well as acceleration . |
| 2 | This holds for modern society as well . |
| 3 | The data from Study 2 for the 60 films was compared with the new ratings to see whether this holds for the full set of 60 films . |
| 4 | did before or after the events we are told of in the tales , and this holds for the great majority of the fabliaux . |
| 5 | Now you can let TODAY astrologer Penny help you gain an insight into what 1993 holds for you . |
| 6 | Suppose now that a tenant in fee simple granted the land to another to hold for life or in tall . |
| 7 | It was reported on Jan. 12 that legal proceedings were still continuing against 21 people for their alleged role in plots against Bongo ( some held for their part in the Mamboundou affair , and the others detained for their part in an internal conspiracy by Lt.-Col. Georges Moubandjo , a former aide-de-camp to Bongo ) . |
| 8 | France 's League of Nations mandate extended across Syria and Lebanon , just as the British mandate encompassed Palestine , Transjordan and Iraq — with all the consequences this held for the future . |
| 9 | So what does 1991 hold for the man who has survived several years of mental agony and still found the strength to come smiling through ? |
| 10 | The leaders of the General Union of Tunisian Students ( UGTE ) were among 583 protesters reported to have been arrested by Feb. 23 , 283 of whom had been drafted into military service , a further 190 held for interrogation and 110 released by Feb. 25 . |
| 11 | By the end of the Middle Ages there were various categories of copyholder , the best placed being those who held by inheritance with the entry fine to the land being fixed , while the less fortunate held for a term of life , with an uncertain entry fine to be paid by the successor , or even , although this was unusual , held only for a term of years ( 79 , p.47 ; 82 , pp.60–2 ) . |
| 12 | Leather is perhaps most comfortable to hold for any length of time , although colourful nylon leashes have become very popular during recent years . |
| 13 | The binoculars should be powerful enough for you to see what you want but not so bulky that you find them too heavy and awkward to hold for any length of time . |
| 14 | photographic slides — both private and official ( the latter held for current research or teaching purposes ) . |
| 15 | It is said that Scotland should content herself with arrangements similar to those holding for Bavaria or Catalonia or Flanders . |
| 16 | Election ‘ 92 : Ten held for Ulster poll ‘ offences ’ |
| 17 | Conference , I ask you , with that response what does that hold for our social services within our communities and how hopelessly helpless we must feel that given we will certainly not ? |
| 18 | These are not , however , the same kind of truth ; for the first holds for all time and every place , whereas the second has to do with a specific event which as a matter of fact took place at a particular point in history . |
| 19 | Civic design was as much concerned with the spaces between buildings as with the appearance of the buildings themselves , and the same held for the design of residential areas . |
| 20 | We were each held for an instant in the other 's dubious quiz . |
| 21 | ‘ We are particularly worried about his safety because he was mistreated when he was last held for questioning , ’ journalists told Rabin . |