Example sentences of "held up [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Negotiations for an estimated £1,500 million ( approximately equivalent to $2,700 million ) arms sale from the United Kingdom agreed in September 1988 [ see p. 36558 ] were initially held up following the Malaysian government 's request for extra landing rights at London 's Heathrow airport for the Malaysian Airline System , to which the UK government eventually acceded in March 1989 , leaving the way open for individual contracts to be signed . |
| 2 | The paper draws on a model which , while not held up as the definitive approach , could nevertheless serve as a working document for schools wrestling with the realities of moving towards an integrated structure . |
| 3 | Emergency grain deliveries from Syria and the USA were reportedly held up on the Turkish border . |
| 4 | ‘ I got held up at the last minute . ’ |
| 5 | The British troops were powerless to stop last night 's shootings after the convoy was held up near the Bosnian town of Novi Travnik by a crowd of women and children . |
| 6 | The measure had been approved by the lower chamber on Dec. 1 , but had been held up in the upper house where the LDP lacked an overall majority . |
| 7 | However , the Associated Press news agency reported on Feb. 8 that the package could be held up in the European Parliament , due to opposition from the socialist group because of concerns about Syria 's human rights record . |