Example sentences of "held by [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The post , held by Conable since July 1986 [ see p. 34904 ] , was traditionally held by a US national . |
| 2 | The framework is fixed about 50mm from the party wall , and into this space is hung a sound-absorbent quilt , held by a batten fixed either to the wall or ceiling . |
| 3 | Executive power is held by a Council of Ministers elected by the Assembly and responsible to it . |
| 4 | Executive and administrative authority is held by a Council of Ministers appointed by the National Assembly upon the recommendation of the President . |
| 5 | Executive and administrative authority is held by a Council of Ministers appointed by the National Assembly upon the recommendation of the President . |
| 6 | Executive power is held by a Council of Ministers elected by the Assembly and responsible to it . |
| 7 | Each wrist was held by a handcuff on the end of a length of chain . |
| 8 | Para 41 states : ‘ Where the investment in an associated company is held by a subsidiary in which there are minority interests , the minority interests shown in the consolidated financial statements of the group should include the minority share of the subsidiary 's interest in the results and net assets of the associated company . ’ |
| 9 | The question featured this month concerns a vertical group including an associate , Harris plc , held by a subsidiary , Shaw plc , in which there are minority interests . |
| 10 | ‘ A certificate under the common seal of the company ( or , in the case of a company registered in Scotland , subscribed in accordance with section 36B ) specifying any shares held by a member is — ; ( a ) in England and Wales , prima facie evidence , and ( b ) in Scotland , sufficient evidence unless the contrary is shown , of his title to the shares . ’ |
| 11 | The Chambly seat had been held by a member of the ruling Progressive Conservative Party ( PCP ) who had resigned after pleading guilty to charges of fraud . |
| 12 | The post of prime minister was to be held by a member of the majority party in the assembly . |
| 13 | Ideally , the carrier should be easy to attach to the kiteline , either by capstan fitting , as shown for the camera carrier on page 75 , or held by a stop on the line with pigs ' tail wire wound links that allow the line to be worked into the central core . |
| 14 | However , the response of governments is likely to be more and more dogmatic , and be driven by considerations of ‘ security ’ ; there will be little willingness by those in power to defer to differing views even when these are held by a majority . |
| 15 | This paragraph provides a revealing insight into the narrow view of the offence of rape held by a majority of the Committee 's members . |
| 16 | Mogul of Ireland was 75 per cent owned by its Canadian parent , while the remaining 25 per cent was held by a company with substantial British shareholding . |
| 17 | I wo n't be held by a promise that was unfairly extracted from me before I legally became an adult . |
| 18 | Her silvery hair was held by a ribbon of the same blue shade as her bed-jacket , and there was pink in her cheeks . |
| 19 | Kidnappers strip victim A 26-YEAR-OLD man turned up naked on a garage forecourt after being held by a kidnap gang for three hours . |
| 20 | Subsection ( 5 ) defines ‘ relevant shares ’ as : ‘ shares in the company other than — ( a ) shares which as respects dividends and capital carry a right to participate only up to a specified amount in a distribution , and ( b ) shares which are held by a person who acquired them in pursuance of an employees ’ share scheme or , in the case of shares which have not been allotted , are to be allotted in pursuance of such a scheme . ’ |
| 21 | And sub-section ( 4 ) defines ‘ relevant employee shares ’ as ‘ shares of the company which would be relevant in it but for the fact that they are held by a person who acquired them in pursuance of an employees ’ share scheme ’ |
| 22 | What main categories of stock are likely to be held by a manufacturing business ? |
| 23 | Secondly , and in this case a matter of particular importance , was the fact that the duchy of Aquitaine was held by a king who , for purposes of this treaty , had become a vassal of another king . |
| 24 | Ruth rose too , suddenly held by a despair more absolute than any she 'd yet felt . |
| 25 | In other words , before 1259 the duchy of Aquitaine — or a substantial portion of it — had been an independent and autonomous unit , held by a duke who performed neither homage nor feudal services to the Capetians . |
| 26 | These form open-fronted pockets , held by a run of stitches on their outer sides to a symmetrical pattern . |
| 27 | Foreign exchange can be thought of as all liquid claims to currency payable abroad held by a country 's residents . |
| 28 | These consist of gold and foreign exchange deposits held by a country 's central bank which can be used to finance imports in the event of an export shortfall . |
| 29 | ‘ 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 . |
| 30 | She would not be held by a man ever again . |