Example sentences of "held [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the new classical theory , Friedman 's conviction that money is neutral in the medium term is held to apply to the short run also . |
| 2 | The power of the elite is held to derive from the greater intensity and quality of the sentiments or residues of its members which give its members the will and the ability to maintain their own rule either by force or by consent ( but not usually both , according to Pareto ) . |
| 3 | Again continental drift may be held to account for the remarkable similarity of the Upper Carboniferous ( Pennsylvanian ) Coal Measures on both sides of what one of the airlines now likes to call the " Atlantic River " . |
| 4 | Both players easily held serve in the second set but Stich romped through the tie-break 7–2 , clinching victory in 82 minutes when Becker drove a backhand into the net . |
| 5 | The government formed an emergency economic committee , but on March 6 a nationwide general strike was held to protest against the economic situation . |