Example sentences of "hold [adj] [noun] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Commission issues a written Statement of Objections to the parties , to which they can provide a written response , and holds oral hearings for the parties and for interested third parties . |
| 2 | The passive smoking issue holds enormous fears for the tobacco industry . |
| 3 | No part of the British Isles holds greater interest for the geologist than the coastline of Country Antrim from Larne to Portrush . |
| 4 | Stephen , 17 , of Highbury Avenue , Tollesby , Middlesbrough , holds four records for the breaststroke . |
| 5 | Hold this position for a second or two . |
| 6 | Hold this position for a count of 5 . |
| 7 | If the court finds that councillors have acted illegally , then councillors can be surcharged and barred from holding public office for a period . |
| 8 | They might also be banned from holding public office for a period determined by the courts . |
| 9 | Eleven Clay Cross councillors were surcharged for the money which would have been obtained had the Act been implemented and they were also disqualified from holding public office for a period . |
| 10 | He spoke slowly , his gaze never leaving Fairham , who found he could only hold that gaze for a couple of seconds at a time . |
| 11 | The library , with its vague connection with academic work , can hold little attraction for a student struggling to adjust to university life ’ . |
| 12 | The Elector of Hanover was known to hold little sympathy for the Tories , whom he felt had betrayed the Allies at the Peace of Utrecht , and few doubted that when George I became King the Tories would lose the political ascendancy they had enjoyed since 1710 . |
| 13 | The court may set aside the demand if the debtor appears to have a counterclaim , set-off or cross claim equalling or exceeding the debt demanded , the debt is disputed on grounds which appear to the court to be substantial , the creditor appears to hold some security for the debt of sufficient value , or the court is satisfied on other grounds that the demand ought to be set aside . |
| 14 | This new venture seems to hold great promise for the future and we wish them every success . |
| 15 | The resignation followed the introduction of a new Constitution adopted by the National Assembly on March 14 , which stipulated that government members had to be aged 35 or above and have held professional responsibilities for a minimum of seven years . |
| 16 | Then he began to recite a litany of the individual bones and of the past Commanders who had held this fortress-monastery for the Emperor . |
| 17 | This threat held serious consequences for the government of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa , as support from the Takeshita faction had been an essential ingredient in his election to the leadership of the party , and was generally seen as essential to his continued survival in the post . |
| 18 | A comparative example provides another good illustration ; in 1959 , we are told , French archives of diplomacy already held more documents for the years since 1914 than for the whole history of French diplomacy backwards from that date to its foundation under Richelieu . |
| 19 | At least the night held more relevance for the manager of England who , though watching a Dutch side deprived of most of its foreign-based players , now had a chance to run the rule over a Brazil team finally set to play at Wembley on March 28 . |
| 20 | The sojourn at Swanage seems indeed to have held magic times for the couple only a few months wed , in those days before the later estrangement . |