Example sentences of "be held by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As king , Charles would also be head of the Church of England and it is debatable whether the public would want that status to be held by a man with an estranged wife . |
| 2 | The Sari , however , is not primarily an initiation ceremony ; for it will be held by a great ruwang and his wife ( the ruwahu ) regardless of whether there are boys of appropriate age for initiation . |
| 3 | But he never explains how such a belief about bones could possibly be held by a dog since it has such obvious linguistic implications particularly as grounds for possession of the human concept . |
| 4 | Of all of the appointments which might easily be held by a resident freeholder , none was more attractive to many gentlemen than the post of collector of supply . |
| 5 | So land-holding companies were not in favour , while the idea that land should be held by a great individual landlord fitted the way people thought society ought to be run . |
| 6 | I wo n't be held by a promise that was unfairly extracted from me before I legally became an adult . |
| 7 | the number of paid public appointments that can be held by a single individual should be limited ; |
| 8 | She would not be held by a man ever again . |
| 9 | In addition to stipulating that the office of Prime Minister had to be held by a Melanesian , the Constitution now also guaranteed 37 of the 70 seats in the House of Representatives ( the lower chamber of the bicameral legislature ) to the indigenous population , 27 seats to the Indian community , five seats for other races and one for the inhabitants of Rotuma island [ see p. 35252 for previous weighted basis ] . |
| 10 | De Klerk had earlier suggested that executive power be held by a supreme council appointed by an elected legislature [ see p. 38422 ] . |
| 11 | The post of prime minister was to be held by a member of the majority party in the assembly . |
| 12 | What main categories of stock are likely to be held by a manufacturing business ? |
| 13 | ( c ) at least one share must be held by a solicitor or recognised body ; thus no recognised body can be comprised only of RFL members . |
| 14 | The legal title to freehold or leasehold premises can only be held by a maximum of four persons . |
| 15 | It is therefore important for the deposit to be held by a professional conveyancer as a stakeholder at some stage in any given conveyancing chain . |
| 16 | ‘ It is a delight that this great office of Lord Chief Justice is to be held by a distinguished son of the North-East , ’ he said . |
| 17 | Isobel Mitchell , one of the organisers of a petition signed by a third of the islands ' adults calling for an open inquiry to be held by a sheriff , said the secrecy was astonishing . |
| 18 | The text ends with the words ‘ for although at strict law the heirs should be held by no action to build a monument , none the less they are compelled by pontifical or imperial authority to observance of the last wishes [ of the deceased ] ’ . |
| 19 | The balance of power will be held by the Progress Party , an unpredictable all-purpose protest party . |
| 20 | Another newish rule forces most of a card 's receivables to be held by the issuing company , not its parent . |
| 21 | An inquiry will be held by the National Soccer League . |
| 22 | This all-time low was worsened by news of Lance Henly 's death but the much-loved man had bequeathed his gold watch to the Club which was to be held by the winner of the Lovell Bowl . |
| 23 | They seized the opportunity for independence or at least a new bargain with Moscow — regardless of whatever views might be held by the silent masses . |
| 24 | An exhibition to mark Lee 's bicentenary will be held by the Buckinghamshire Records Office at the Aylesbury County Museum later this year . |
| 25 | ON Saturday , 3rd October , the Cathedral Local Centre in Lancaster saw members , friends and well-wishers of the Lancaster Life Group , tripping the light fantastic — with varying degrees of success but no shortage of enthusiasm and enjoyment — at the first Barn Dance to be held by the group . |
| 26 | A similar item coming up is the attitude to Maastricht — the first major debate to be held by the new parliament . |
| 27 | ( FCA ) of who had been found to be in breach of Investment Business Regulation 2.32 in that in High Wycombe between 31 March 1989 and 14 June 1991 it failed to notify clients in writing of the amount and terms of commission received as a result of advice given to those clients and having been in breach of Investment Business Regulation 5.03 in that in High Wycombe between 31 March 1989 and 14 June 1991 it failed to give notice to its Bank that all money standing to the credit of its Investment Business Client Bank Account was to be held by the firm as a trustee or agent within the terms of the regulation was reprimanded , fined £l , 000 and ordered to pay £250 by way of costs . |
| 28 | They may even be held by the same people . |
| 29 | In December 1924 a press release stated that Her Majesty the Queen had graciously given permission for the house to be exhibited at the ninth Ideal Home Exhibition to be held by the Daily Mail at Olympia the following March . |
| 30 | We have been forecasting for some time that the future of applications development would become the linking of objects , and that the keys to the kingdom would be held by the companies that sold the best objects , and Novell Inc seems to think so too . |