Example sentences of "[noun sg] hold for the " in BNC.

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1 No matter what the future holds for the next generation and the delicate trembling wilderness , at least we can promise our children and grandchildren one sure thing .
2 ‘ They want to hear what is going on and what the future holds for the Manor bungalows . ’
3 What does the future hold for the Department 's favourite pet — our Clarence ?
4 S/L Paul Millikin was pressed for what the future held for the aircraft , to one question he replied ‘ I do n't know if there is talk from Whitehall … nobody tells me anything ! ’
5 If the trail exists , the first action held for the path in pathitem will be executed and the system status will be changed to REPLAY .
6 This law holds for the ‘ welding ’ of polymers at an interface which can be explained by reptation .
7 Sir Anthony goes on : ‘ The information I have been given by the joint liquidators of BCGM [ the British fund ] and BCI [ in Gibraltar ] indicates that in the period up to December 1984 there had been frequent movements of money or securities between the United Kingdom funds and the Jersey funds and , most important of all , that at December 1984 the gilt-edged securities and cash held for the Jersey funds were at least some £3.65 million less than the funds ’ obligations to investors .
8 This true/false logic holds for the whole range of autonomizing fields , in the sense that aesthetic , scientific , normative , and legal statements can be understood as more or less valid .
9 I think the same thing holds for the philosophy of art .
10 And so this property held for the wife 's separate use comes to be her ‘ separate estate ’ in Equity .
11 This expression uses formula ( 11.1 ) and a similar expression holds for the up-problem .
12 I therefore became very clearly aware of the potential that the university held for the whole of the East Sussex area .
13 At a ceilidh held for the Ukrainians at Seamill on the Monday evening , Pru Williams again excelled herself translating the name of the band , Chanty Dyke , and even managed to explain ‘ Holy Willie 's Prayer ’ as Jimmy Conn recited it .
14 This limitation in time is most clearly seen in the case of a life estate , whether it be an estate held for the life of the tenant , or what is called an estate pur autre vie , one held for the life or lives of some other person or persons .
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