Example sentences of "be held to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suppose by mistake or accident he fails to repay on the day named , is it fair that he should be held to the terms of the deed ? |
| 2 | The Council agreed that the company should not be held to the requirement to construct the line from the ‘ Robin Hood' ’ down Elmers End Road to the Beckenham boundary , unless Beckenham U.D.C. constructed a continuation to Elmers End Station . |
| 3 | The tent will then be held to the ground while you insert the poles and erect the tent . |
| 4 | General von Laffert , the German commander on the spot , had ordered that both villages ‘ must be defended to the utmost and be held to the last man , even if the enemy cuts the connections on both sides and also threatens them from the rear . ’ |
| 5 | Elections were held to the state parliaments in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony on May 13 , involving 19,000,000 voters or two-fifths of the West German electorate . |
| 6 | Elections were held to the DPR in April 1987 [ see p. 35326 ] . |
| 7 | For the sit-ups either a dumb-bell or a weight disc is held to the chest , and the back is kept slightly rounded with the chin on the chest . |
| 8 | In Chicago , an annual chipping ceremony is held to the strains of ‘ O Christmas Tree , O Christmas Tree . ’ |
| 9 | Now , when I touch his cheek with my finger , he responds normally , but not as quickly as he responds when he is held to the breast . |
| 10 | The arm of the same side as the leading leg is held to the front in a punch position . |
| 11 | These are held to the wall with a screw and wall plug , and are then covered with mortar so that they do n't show . |
| 12 | The President is elected by direct popular vote for a five-year term , at the same time as elections are held to the National Assembly . |
| 13 | Earlier on March 11 the election had been held to the post of Chairman of the Supreme Council ( i.e. President of Lithuania ) . |
| 14 | The bronze sheeting was held to the cap , cheek-pieces , neckguard and mask by fluted strips of bronze riveted through the edges of the foil to the cap of the helmet . |