Example sentences of "hold [adj] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the principle of contesting every seat holds good in England , Scotland and Wales it should hold good in Northern Ireland as well . |
| 2 | Erm , nor I think are there any proposals to change the grading or pay honorarium to P As to reflect there work on these files , er , I 'm not sure whether the assumption that this would n't be taken into account by the W R is sound , because I think one of the principles that I recall was that he were meant to ensure that that each of these job evaluation panels had somebody from each office so that an account could be taken of the different practices , I mean I 'm sure that , I 'm sure that each of the three offices in the er deal with things in a different way , so that er what gets done by one person here is not necessarily done by people in Coventry and York , and that in fa in London , and that also holds good in the other way , I think . |
| 3 | That holds true in principle for any sexuality . |
| 4 | The outcome was a victory for marketing , because it proves that what applies in the world of packaged goods holds true in the world of politics . |
| 5 | While this argument holds true in an ideal world users are often subject to other considerations such as previously installed hardware , purchasing restrictions and a million and one other trivia of which that perennial bugbear ‘ compatibility ’ is possibly the most emotive . |
| 6 | Although this theory has not been tested in other forms of autonomic neuropathy , we have assumed that the same holds true in cases where constipation was associated to a degree of autonomic neuropathy . |
| 7 | ‘ Anyone who underestimates our capacity to hold firm in these matters will be involved in a terrible miscalculation . ’ |
| 8 | If the principle of contesting every seat holds good in England , Scotland and Wales it should hold good in Northern Ireland as well . |
| 9 | If so , was the muddle caused by a fallacy of composition , illegitimately assuming that what held true in the small continued to hold true in the large ? |
| 10 | In no other country on earth have ancient traditions and their ritualized expression been held intact in their undiluted form from time immemorial . |
| 11 | Then she held Demian in her arms and they danced together until they dissolved into one another in the storm . |
| 12 | The open-air markets , held weekly in most major towns , are lively social gatherings at which you may be lucky enough to strike an excellent holiday bargain . |
| 13 | He was escorting three German prisoners in the direction of Brigade H.Q The Germans were doubling along , their hands held high in the air , a look of apprehension on their faces . |
| 14 | At this point it may — especially if it is a spotted skunk — perform a handstand , rearing on to its front legs with its hind legs held high in the air . |
| 15 | At the subsequent press conference held high in the stadium stand , Foster hushed even the most hardened of hacks by dedicating his gold medal to his mother who had died two years earlier , along with other members of his family , in a car crash . |
| 16 | A burst of applause from the middle of the hall ; Sheila clapping energetically , her hands held high in front of her ; Annie , confused , somewhat anxious , a knot of surprise at Sheila 's enthusiasm . |
| 17 | Kitty reluctantly left the table only to return a moment later with her nose held high in the air . |
| 18 | The room reflected an aggressive nature — the photographs of burly boxers with fists held high in victory , the guns in the cabinet on the wall , the small black-and-white television blaring out the commentary of a boxing match , the picture of a large dog in the corner . |
| 19 | He raised his chin , looking at Yin Tsu , who nodded , his face held rigid in a grimace of pain . |
| 20 | Like the Zande they live in the southern Sudan and have been studied by Evans-Pritchard , so that at least the personal equation can be held constant in comparisons between these two cultures . |
| 21 | Particularly controversial has been the argument of human capital theorists that a number of economic variables must be held constant in calculating the economic effects of education and health services . |
| 22 | However , it is necessary to note that there is a limit to the number of variables that can be held constant in this way . |
| 23 | Employers are also entitled to require employees to move if such a contractual right is implied , although there may be a greater danger of the dismissal being held unfair in such circumstances . |
| 24 | There are also evening Mothers in Employment meetings held monthly in homes and larger , fundraising Coffee Mornings on the last Thursday of each month . |
| 25 | There are also evening Mothers in Employment meetings held monthly in homes and larger , fundraising Coffee Mornings on the last Thursday of each month . |
| 26 | There are also evening Mothers in Employment meetings held monthly in homes and larger , fundraising Coffee Mornings on the last Thursday of each month . |
| 27 | There are also evening Mothers in Employment meetings held monthly in homes and larger , fundraising Coffee Mornings on the last Thursday of each month . |
| 28 | There are also evening Mothers in Employment meetings held monthly in homes and larger , fundraising Coffee Mornings on the last Thursday of each month . |
| 29 | This may have held good in the palmy days of the 1960s for some authorities , but even then not for many ( see Danziger , 1978 ) . |
| 30 | In addition , a clause may be held reasonable in relation to one claim and unreasonable in relation to another . |