Example sentences of "[am/are] hold [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are also believed to come ashore during fiestas and dance with village girls , and they are held responsible for many a fatherless child . |
| 2 | Aideed 's forces are held responsible for many of the gross abuses of human rights in Somalia , mostly against members of the Darod clan . |
| 3 | Individuals , by the force of their personalities , are held responsible for the breaking of truces : ‘ It was thanks to [ the Pope ] at any rate , that [ the truce ] was broken . |
| 4 | Under retributive justice punishment is justified because it is ‘ deserved ’ by free , choice-making individuals who are held responsible for their actions . |
| 5 | For , like the Lugbara ancestors , they are held responsible for sickness and affliction , especially when they occur in contexts of social strife and conflict . |