Example sentences of "held [adj] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This theory of a ‘ verbal inspiration ’ especially held good for the Greek translation of the Old Testament , commonly called that of the Seventy ( Septuagint ) , made at Alexandria in the third century bc . |
| 2 | It was held prior to the Supreme Court — with its newly-established conservative majority — beginning a consideration of Roe v. Wade , the beleaguered 1973 legal precedent which had established legal abortion as a constitutional right . |
| 3 | Although progress on the issue of the local elections had been made in August , it became increasingly clear that opposition demands for them to be held prior to the presidential poll were unrealistic . |
| 4 | Over the bridge that spans the turgid flowing stream at Lepley and past Camp 5 , and sub-Camp 5 where the foreigners are held incommunicado from the domestic fodder of the Colonies . |
| 5 | The measure had been strongly opposed by powerful interest groups ( including the chaebol , the large conglomerates which dominate the country 's economy ) and its imminent imposition was held responsible for the recent removal abroad of funds from the Korean stock exchange . |
| 6 | The 1932 Conference reflected a radical reaction to the defeat of 1931 and particularly to bankers , who were held responsible for the financial collapse in Britain and throughout the Western world . |
| 7 | Keep your chequebook and your cheque card separate : If you make it easy for a thief to plunder your account by keeping your chequebook and card together , you could be held responsible for the whole amount . |
| 8 | If anyone is ever to be held responsible for the steerable revolution , it has to be one of these two eccentric personalities . |
| 9 | It was Diana who was held responsible for the steady stream of royal staff who had left their service during the last eighteen months and it was the Princess who was accused of forcing Charles to abandon his friends , change his eating habits and his wardrobe . |
| 10 | All supervising officers , including senior divisional managers — chief superintendents — ‘ should not only hold themselves accountable , but be actively held accountable for the overall level of their subordinates ’ . |
| 11 | This states that , where a player commits an act of foul play which has not been detected by the match officials , that player 's union has the discretion to cite that player to show cause why he should not be held accountable in the same way as a player who has been ordered off the field of play . |
| 12 | The RCM held aloof for the same reason that it kept out of Poland — the resources did not stretch to additional responsibilities , or so it was argued . |
| 13 | Foreign Minister David Levy stated after the meeting that the USA had been " held captive by the very coalition it [ had ] formed against Saddam Hussein " . |
| 14 | In an 1884 case , the Divisional Court held that an artisan whose wife had bought blankets at the door for 22/6d when he had given her permission to spend but 17/6d , could not be held liable for the extra sum . |