Example sentences of "[noun] hold [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Equally , the same story holds true for Optical Laser and Compact Discs ( CDs ) , although hopefully to a lesser degree . |
| 2 | Scudamore hopes his judgement holds good for tomorrow 's Gold Cup . |
| 3 | McKillen holds key for Antrim |
| 4 | He dashed up the short front path at a run and shot through the door Meredith held open for him . |
| 5 | South holds key for Gandhi in close election . |
| 6 | There seems to be much evidence for believing , therefore , that the bi-partisan model of political conflict holds good for much of the reigns of William and Anne . |
| 7 | What held good for Stoke Poges held good for the Western Isles ; Kathleen Raine has given us a description , worthy of Thomas Gray , of the burial of an old Scotswoman : |
| 8 | I watched him jog off , the head held high for the first twenty yards , to promote oxygenation , then tucked in low as he measured out the rhythm of his pace . |
| 9 | Nor would the suggestion of a derivational link to a noun hold good for an associative use of young rather common in advertisements : ( 14 ) the young place to go young clothes the young thing to do Another thing to emphasize is that what we are considering does not depend on a change of sense in the adjective ; in some cases , certainly , the shift from ascription to association or vice versa may be accompanied by or compatible with such a lexical change ; but this may happen equally in cases of classical structural ambiguity , such as : ( 15 ) Charles will give a talk on the village green where two different senses of on are called upon , as one shifts from the one structure to the other . |
| 10 | Though intended primarily for adults , the advice held good for young refugees . |
| 11 | Under this , the EPA is responsible for cleaning up the most contaminated sites and then recovering the cost from the bodies held responsible for the contamination . |
| 12 | This distinction of style holds good for the whole of Greek art … " |
| 13 | Its central feature was acceptance of the so-called mixed economy — that is , a capitalist framework within which state enterprise was tolerated and the government held responsible for managing the economy . |
| 14 | Ludwig Erhard , who succeeded Adenauer as Chancellor in October 1963 , was an experienced minister , the man held responsible for German economic success since 1949 , deeply committed to the US alliance and who , at 66 , could look forward to a long career as Chancellor — given the record of his predecessor . |
| 15 | This lack of significant difference between the proportions of RP cases and controls held true for the other histological categories as well , including even patients with definite Crohn 's disease ( Group E ) ( RP 13% , control 17% ) . |
| 16 | Sir Edward Woodville , the queen 's brother , was Admiral of the Fleet ; and the Marquis of Dorset , the queen 's elder son by her first marriage , was Constable of the Tower of London which housed the deceased king 's treasure and the vast store of armaments held ready for an invasion of France . |
| 17 | With boundless enthusiasm , topics ranging from chemiluminescence to polymerisation , and from dyeing to Tyndall scattering were explained , with vivid demonstrations and fascinating anecdotes to an audience held captivated for over 90 minutes . |
| 18 | The western end of the line held firm for most of the three centuries of the frontier zone 's history , although there were frequent Turkish raids into Carinthia , Carniola , Styria and Croatia . |
| 19 | The ‘ open cup ’ principle holds good for most types — there are just two or three growth habits like Bourbons and Musks that do not lend themselves to it too well , and we will deal with them later . |
| 20 | The same principle holds good for all pairs of wind instruments in combination unless , of course , the two bottom notes of the chord lie outside the downward compass of the upper pair of instruments . |
| 21 | Chris Patten has now joined me as a party chairman held responsible for winning an election by running a bad campaign ! |
| 22 | Scudamore hopes his judgment holds good for tomorrow 's Gold Cup . |
| 23 | Mr James Wray held firm for Labour in Glasgow Provan . |