Example sentences of "[Wh det] hold that [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Thus he seems to be arguing from within a position which holds that aggression is an innate attribute of sufficient strength that it needs to be redirected in some way for it not to manifest itself in interhuman relations .
2 Likewise , Dr Lynn Margulis 's theories , which hold that evolution advances as much through symbiosis as by tooth and claw , correspond to the late anarchist Kropotkin 's theories of social evolution .
3 People who possess wealth , whether it be wealthy people or simply small savers , have to decide the best form in which to hold that wealth .
4 At the time the prevailing view of poverty was that it was primarily due to personal inadequacy , especially laziness and moral turpitude ; a convenient view for the orthodox political doctrines of the time which held that government intervention in either the state or the economy or society was invidious , and , what is more , likely to make matters worse by restricting liberty , constraining the rights of property and , in any event , useless .
5 it was not appropriate in these circumstances to follow ‘ the liesbosch ’ decision which held that impecuniosity was an effective cause of the need to hire so that costs were not recoverable .
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