Example sentences of "[pron] hold in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A SUBDUED , tearful Mrs Winnie Mandela announced her resignation yesterday as head of the African National Congress 's social welfare department , the highest office she holds in the organisation . |
| 2 | Organisational authority refers to the scope and amount of discretion given to a person to make decisions , by virtue of the position he or she holds in the organisation . |
| 3 | Do not forget the significance of any shares that you hold in the company or any rights that you have under a share incentive scheme . |
| 4 | I could n't hold the component in a sash cramp , itself held in the vice , because the bearing at the base of the router fouled the sash cramp . |
| 5 | Mrs Stych snapped back that all the ladies present must be well aware of the multitude of offices she held in the charitable organizations of Tollemarche . |
| 6 | It must be declared and tax paid on the cost to your employer ( a Christmas party is exempt if it is the only one held in the year and costs no more than £50 a head ) . |
| 7 | The colouring competition we held in the Christmas issue of the Journal proved to be a great success . |
| 8 | If it was not for the Grand Slam tournaments and the unique place they hold in the game , I am sure we would be losing this vital battle . ’ |
| 9 | The Hill Samuel plan envisages splitting off the UK naval and avionics businesses and giving shareholders one share in the new company for every share they hold in the existing organisation . |
| 10 | Their holders would adopt the same position of relative irrelevance that they hold in the republican democracies of Europe . |
| 11 | This refers to the authority conferred on a manager because of the position he holds in the organisation 's hierarchy and the extent to which authority has been delegated . |
| 12 | But , because of the position he holds in the community |
| 13 | We support its major industries and way of life , while recognising the place it holds in the hearts of those who live in towns . |
| 14 | The electric kettle broke down and will not work unless somebody stands beside it holding in the knob . |
| 15 | The oval dining table stood before the rear window , but it held in the middle a model of the house on a low plinth as if it were a museum exhibit , and the eight high-backed dining chairs had been set back against the walls . |
| 16 | Siumut lost votes but retained the 11 seats it held in the outgoing Landsting . |
| 17 | But Trevelyan has brought in over a hundred thousand pounds ’ worth of Indian corn from America , all of it held in the Commissariat depots . |
| 18 | I noticed how he had slipped his feet under the exposed roots of trees — themselves held in the grasp of the hollow . |