Example sentences of "have held [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has held back the development of voice operation . |
| 2 | Revocation by the principal , his death , and in some cases his insanity , put an end to the agent 's authority , though in general a revocation will be inoperative as against those to whom the principal has held out the agent as having authority , and who have no notice of the revocation . |
| 3 | Science has held out the promise of giving the answer to ‘ life , the universe and everything ’ ever since ancient Greeks like Aristotle pondered on whether the earth was round or flat . |
| 4 | In the absence of deep-rooted democratic institutions which could have held back the force of aggressive nationalism , local groups took the form of mere channels through which the idea of the nation as an integrated family could be reproduced . |
| 5 | Crushed against him , Folly could no more have resisted than she could have held back the tides . |
| 6 | During the second half of the sixteenth century , hundreds of medieval sculptures and carved images of saints were destroyed or removed , the colourful wall-paintings which had decorated most churches were whitewashed , stained glass was shattered or taken away , and the rood lofts which had held up the great crucifixes and figures of the Virgin Mary and St John were pulled down . |
| 7 | Minor planning difficulties had held up the second phase so the Federation has to start with just three finished rooms . |
| 8 | Before the interventions I was discussing the legality of existing measures and whether that had held up the introduction of traffic-calming measures . |
| 9 | Joaquín Villalobos , 41 , a senior FMLN commander , made an historic appearance on June 17 before the US House of Representatives commission on hemispheric affairs to help explain the obstacles which had held up the peace process . |
| 10 | Aged only twenty-four he had held down the post of KGB officer attached to the 502nd Guards Armoured Division stationed at Magdeburg in the German Democratic Republic . |
| 11 | Senior officers may or may not have been involved , but they certainly made public their opposition to party politicians who had held back the growth of military expenditure in budget balancing financial policies . |