Example sentences of "[coord] hold [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Limited by what , in a recession , it could realistically claim to be spending , and obliged to exaggerate its fiscal rectitude to appear electable in the City , Labour had either to trim its sails to an economic situation it assured us was dire — thereby undermining the main reason why people supported them — or hold to its promises , confirming the impression that , once the party was in power , taxation and spending would soar . |
| 2 | Her arms she knows not whether to swim with or to hold before her . |
| 3 | Usually , this is mounted on a block of wood , which can be fixed to a bench or held between the knees . |
| 4 | When toddler and baby both need to be carried or held at all times , how do you get the luggage and buggy off the train ? |
| 5 | Select reference books and other information materials , eg in classroom collections or the school library or held on a computer , and use organisational devices , eg chapter titles , subheadings , typeface , symbol keys , to find answers to their own questions . |
| 6 | This is the most difficult and time-consuming stage of the work , and its effectiveness depends upon making good use of bibliographies , whether these are printed or held on databases . |
| 7 | The Funding Council shall not — ( a ) be regarded as the servants or agents of the Crown ; ( b ) have any status , immunity or privilege of the Crown , and their property shall not be regarded as property of , or held on behalf of , the Crown . |
| 8 | Given , stolen , or held pending trial ? |
| 9 | Ideally , the carrier should be easy to attach to the kiteline , either by capstan fitting , as shown for the camera carrier on page 75 , or held by a stop on the line with pigs ' tail wire wound links that allow the line to be worked into the central core . |
| 10 | The Grand Prince could confer lucrative posts in the army and provincial government as well as new grants of land confiscated , unoccupied , or held by mere peasants . |
| 11 | The inquiry , headed by Justice Michael Kempster , found that " the initiative was not swiftly seized or held by the police " . |
| 12 | ( c ) Access to records One of the guardian 's most important functions is to investigate the case and he is given a right of access to social work records compiled or held by the local authority and the NSPCC ( s42 ) . |
| 13 | This form of government stock can be , if held directly , ‘ as safe as the Bank of England ’ — although that certainty disappears if the gilts are not sold before maturity or held in a managed fund . |
| 14 | for loss of or damage to property belonging to or held in trust by or in the custody or control of the Insured Person ( other that self catering accommodation where only the first £50 of any loss or damage is excluded ) ; |
| 15 | These can be mounted on a stand or held in the hand , and are available in both electret and dynamic types and with both ‘ omni ’ and ‘ uni ’ pick-up patterns . |
| 16 | if worn with a chin cup attached to or held in position by a strap or other fastening provided on the helmet , is provided with an additional strap or other fastening ( to be fastened under the wearer 's jaw ) for securing the helmet firmly to the head of the wearer ; and |
| 17 | With most of the Russian plutonium in weapons , either ready for service or held in reserve , control of materials could be maintained by locking up bombs . |
| 18 | damage to property other than property belonging to the Policyholder or held in trust by or in the custody or control of the Policyholder . |
| 19 | in respect of damage to property belonging to or held in trust by or in the custody or control of the person claiming to be indemnified under this Section |
| 20 | Custodial Investments are essentially bearer instruments and readily disposable investments held for a client and which are neither the subject of a discretionary management agreement nor held in connection with any personal appointment and which the firm can sell without the client needing to authorise such sale . |
| 21 | This characteristic is quite general and holds for geodesics in spaces that are less symmetric than that of a sphere , and in spaces of hi–her dimension . |
| 22 | Secondly , this was conditional upon Louis IX of France ceding to Henry all rights ‘ that he has and holds in these three dioceses and three cities : that is to say , Limoges , Cahors and Périgueux , in fiefs and in domains ’ . |
| 23 | As Devon Loch struggled up there was still time for him to get going again and hold off E.S.B. , but his hind legs seemed not to function and he could not move on . |
| 24 | The Borderers , coached by Jim Telfer , beat Glasgow High/Kelvinside 27–16 at the Greenyards in their final game to win the major championship and hold off Edinburgh Academicals ' challenge , Kelso , relegated last season , moved back up to the first division . |
| 25 | Return to the third eye position and this time press your thumbs down quite firmly ( your partner will soon tell you if it is too hard ) and hold for about three seconds . |
| 26 | Bend from the waist , first to the left until you feel the stretch along upper arms , and hold for 10 counts , then to the right . |
| 27 | From here , raise the arms slightly higher and hold for 1 second . |
| 28 | Push and stretch that upper arm just a little further and hold for 1 second . |
| 29 | Stretching up with hands interlinked , tilt the pelvis and hold for 5 counts . |
| 30 | Now push and stretch that arm just a little further and hold for 1 second . |