Example sentences of "hold [adj] [noun] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The passive smoking issue holds enormous fears for the tobacco industry . |
| 2 | No part of the British Isles holds greater interest for the geologist than the coastline of Country Antrim from Larne to Portrush . |
| 3 | Stephen , 17 , of Highbury Avenue , Tollesby , Middlesbrough , holds four records for the breaststroke . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | This new venture seems to hold great promise for the future and we wish them every success . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |