Example sentences of "hold a special [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next weekend holds a special attraction for youngsters who are members of the railway 's own Stepney Club . |
| 2 | The Bush administration has always liked to say that Eastern Europe holds a special place in its heart ; Americans love the praise heaped on them in Washington when East European heroes like Lech Walesa and Vaclav Havel come to call . |
| 3 | Staveley B1 61312 holds a special place in the writer 's memory . |
| 4 | The eye ( Fig. 1 ) holds a special place in biomaterial research because of its ready accessibility and the deceptive complexity of tears . |
| 5 | THE Crucible Theatre in Sheffield , host to the World Snooker Championships , stands on the site of the once famous Adelphi Hotel , birthplace in 1863 of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club and home for some 20 or so years of Henry Sampson , who holds a special place in the annals of Yorkshire cricket . |
| 6 | Historic Carmarthen holds a special place in Welsh history and in Roman times was one of only two fortress towns in the Principality . |
| 7 | Together , we hold a special place in international affairs . |
| 8 | These elegant grey and white geese hold a special place in my affections . |
| 9 | In addition , I have a particular axe to grind , as I have been a professional woodcarver for 25 years in both ornamental and sculptural disciplines so woodcarving tools hold a special interest . |
| 10 | MOTORCYCLE fans are holding a special night with the stars to celebrate their club 's change of venue next month . |
| 11 | The first is that financial institutions , and banks in particular , are ‘ special institutions ’ holding a special position within both the economy ( this might be called the ‘ efficiency principle ’ ) and society ( this might be called the ‘ equity principle ’ ) . |
| 12 | He considered this , holding a special parcel of his own . |
| 13 | On Wednesday April 21 the Tate Gallery , London will be holding a special Kurt Pantzer memorial Lecture on ‘ Turner and Architecture ’ given by John Gage at 6.30pm in the Auditorium . |
| 14 | And whether it 's used for holding a special Christmas arrangement , potpourri , a bowl of fruit or just as handy side table for your guests to put their drinks on , this occasional table will prove indispensable all year round . |
| 15 | Not unnaturally one consequence of this reductionism is that action and pragmatism take on an extra dimension in the police mind , holding a special place in the institutional imagination . |
| 16 | The Arts Council is holding a special meeting in November to discuss the funding crisis ; it is thought that it might decide to cut the number of bodies receiving grant if more government money is not forthcoming . |
| 17 | The organization 's North Atlantic Council , however , holding a special meeting at foreign ministerial level in Brussels on Aug. 10 , excluded any military co-ordination under NATO 's integrated military structures , for any hostilities outside NATO 's specific geographical area . |
| 18 | The Organization of American States ( OAS ) , holding a special meeting of foreign ministers in the Bahamas on May 18 , urged a swift return to democracy in Peru but declined to impose sanctions . |
| 19 | It is the education officer 's job to inform the colleges of likely numbers for enrolments in the coming session and to ensure that students are suitably informed about enrolment procedures , which may mean holding a special meeting — perhaps at a college . |
| 20 | Christopher added that , as one step , Washington had endorsed holding a special meeting of the foreign and finance ministers of the world 's seven leading industrial countries , the Group of Seven , later in April to co-ordinate joint efforts to assist Russia 's transformation . |
| 21 | Traditionally , every spring , a campaign is launched , but this year we must hold a special campaign to ensure that everybody knows what the way ahead will be . |
| 22 | Would any man have done , or does Jones still hold a special place in your affections ? |
| 23 | You will become an important part of a lively and challenging community which will always hold a special place in your life . |
| 24 | The TUC 's public services committee will hold a special meeting next Tuesday to decide how to react to the tight pay ceiling . |
| 25 | Mr O'Malley reported his ‘ understanding ’ that the judge would hold a special investigation today into Mr Reynolds ' comments , made when the premier gave evidence last week to Mr Justice Hamilton 's tribunal of inquiry into malpractice allegations surrounding the troubled Irish beef trade . |
| 26 | Responding to the appeal of President Barco of Colombia , on Nov. 1 the Assembly adopted , without a vote , Resolution 44/16 , which decided to hold a special session of the Assembly on international co-operation against drugs . |
| 27 | THE other 11 heads of state and government of the European Community last night closed ranks in an impressive display of unity against the sole opposition of Mrs Thatcher , to hold a special conference next year to amend the Treaty of Rome and open the way to economic and monetary union . |
| 28 | Tomorrow Mr Kinnock will call for his successor to be chosen ‘ sooner rather than later ’ and will urge the ruling National Executive Committee to hold a special June conference to decide the issue . |
| 29 | Arrangements were duly made to hold a special Wales Link Council meeting which Ms de Jonghe could attend . |
| 30 | The decision in Bell was held to be of doubtful validity in Maitland Ptr. , 1961 S.L.T. 384 , where a licensing court was directed to hold a special sitting after it had , per incuriam , failed to declare a provisional grant final . |