Example sentences of "hold [adj] [noun] for the [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | A recent publication from the Schools Examination and Assessment Council on advice for assessment at Key Stage 3 in mathematics and science holds useful information for the forward thinking history teacher . |
| 2 | Does Patrick Jenkin really believe that microelectronics holds any hope for the unemployed ( The unemployed can not blame automation , 24 February , p 526 ) ? |
| 3 | Does Patrick Jenkin ( The unemployed can not blame automation , 24 February , p 526 ) really believe that microelectronics holds any hope for the unemployed ? |
| 4 | December 1987 Hun Sen and Sihanouk hold face-to-face talks for the first time [ see pp. 35967-68 ] . |
| 5 | The context of the partisan struggle was altered as a result of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 , which modified the relationship between the Crown and Parliament , created new issues for the government as England became involved in major European warfare , and transformed the relationship of the two parties towards the Court as the Whigs came to hold political power for the first time and the Tories discovered what it was like to be in opposition . |
| 6 | He was to hold this position for the next thirty-one years and must therefore be regarded as a founding father of the organization which later became known as MI5 . |
| 7 | The emperor 's death in its turn alienated his supporters , most notably the Gallo-Roman Aegidius , who began an independent career in Soissons , in the north of Gaul , which was to hold some significance for the early history of the Franks . |
| 8 | ( ii ) where the specified event happens in respect of a beneficial owner of a share , a member may , notwithstanding sub-paragraph ( 2 ) ( a ) of this Rule , continue to hold such share for the beneficial owner or , as the case may be , his trustee in bankruptcy or liquidator from a period of not longer than six months from the date of the specified event ; provided that no voting rights shall be exercised in respect of any share held in reliance of this sub-paragraph . |
| 9 | ( ii ) where the specified event happens in respect of a beneficial owner of a share , a member may , notwithstanding sub-paragraph ( 2 ) ( a ) of this Rule , continue to hold such share for the beneficial owner or , as the case may be , his trustee in bankruptcy or liquidator for a period of not longer than six months from the date of the specified event ; provided that no voting rights shall be exercised in respect of any share held in reliance of this sub-paragraph . |
| 10 | ( c ) Where a beneficial owner of a share in a recognised body dies , a member may notwithstanding sub-paragraph ( 2 ) ( a ) of this Rule , continue to hold such share for the personal representative of the deceased for a period of not longer than twelve months from the date of the death ; provided that voting rights shall only be exercised in respect of any share held in reliance on this sub-paragraph where the only personal representative in respect of the deceased beneficial owner 's interest in the share is a solicitor , a registered foreign lawyer or a recognised body . |
| 11 | ( c ) Where a beneficial owner of a share in a recognised body dies , a member may notwithstanding sub-paragraph ( 2 ) ( a ) of this Rule , continue to hold such share for the personal representative of the deceased for a period of not longer than twelve months from the date of the death ; provided that voting rights shall only be exercised in respect of any share held in reliance of this sub-paragraph where the only personal representative in respect of the deceased beneficial owner 's interest in the share is a solicitor , a registered foreign lawyer or a recognised body . |
| 12 | Although it is true that investment business can hold many pitfalls for the unwary , I find it surprising that so many firms fail to grasp it as a significant business opportunity . |
| 13 | One such file might hold demographic attributes for the individual counties of a given state ; these attributes would include total population and population broken down by age and sex while a second attribute file would store the mortality ( death ) and morbidity ( sickness ) rates for the same counties . |
| 14 | Europe should not hold any fears for the English cup-holders after only four defeats , including two on penalty strokes , in 22 matches on the Continent in recent years . |
| 15 | The open nature of this schoolboy Philip Edward Thomas , with his ready absorption in the Morgans ' sporting activities , held some charm for the disappointed middle-aged writer . |
| 16 | More than 50 senior executives from seven countries attended the Group Management Conference , held this year for the first time at Courtaulds Woodside training centre in Kenilworth . |