Example sentences of "[be] hold [adj] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 " All sectors of the economy must be held accountable for the environmental consequences of their activities … " said environment ministers at the end of a two day meeting , in Paris , of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) .
2 THOSE three major eclipses can be held responsible for the tremendous highs and lows in your love life this year .
3 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 .
4 If anyone is ever to be held responsible for the steerable revolution , it has to be one of these two eccentric personalities .
5 At common law the employer did not guarantee the safety of the equipment and could not be held liable for a latent defect in it .
6 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 .
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