Example sentences of "held [adv prt] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robert Crehan claims he was held down as the body building star repeatedly kicked him . |
| 2 | It is worth reminding oneself , therefore , that the institution of marriage , which is so often held up as the ideal against which other relationships are to be measured , is certainly not unaffected by financial considerations . |
| 3 | The paper draws on a model which , while not held up as the definitive approach , could nevertheless serve as a working document for schools wrestling with the realities of moving towards an integrated structure . |
| 4 | Now while it may be difficult to gainsay the claim that these are the things on which it would be most worth spending time if there was ever no further need to struggle for the basics of human survival and comfort , life seems to be trivialised if culture and personal relations are held up as the be all and end all of what really matters . |
| 5 | This is held up as the norm , even though only ‘ weak ’ characters follow these restrictions fully throughout their lives ! |
| 6 | Play was held up as the goalkeeper 's knee was strapped up . |
| 7 | From his point of view , Modernism as a sub-species of romantic anti-capitalism is one partial moment in the rejection of the consequences of Enlightenment properly understood : understood , that is , in terms of a Marxism which is itself held out as the genuine heir to the Enlightenment narrative of emancipation and its romantic critique . |
| 8 | A recent academic study compared the training available to young people in this country and that available to young people in Germany — for so long held out as the model that all other countries should follow in this regard . |