Example sentences of "hold [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It can be seen that audit firms with five or more audits hold 90% of the market , with a further 5% of the market taken by audit firms with a single listed client .
2 Not only will people hold money in anticipation of a fall in security prices , but they will also hold money ( sterling ) in anticipation of an appreciation of the exchange rate .
3 Each year the organisation hosts a ‘ Red Cross Week ’ when members nationwide hold money raising events to keep their funds afloat .
4 Volunteers will be needed during the week to collect envelopes , stand with collection tins and hold money raising events .
5 In the same way , a country that has a deficit on its balance of payments will either have to run down its foreign exchange reserves , pay over gold , borrow the money to pay off the debt from other countries or hold money , in terms of credit , that the creditor country can use to purchase goods and services in the future .
6 This method of roasting has achieved a remarkable 6 per cent weight loss and , this varies dramatically from all previous low temperature cook and hold ovens , because other modes are available to achieve traditional roasting textures and crusts .
7 Zelda West-Meads is aware that more and more women hold views similar to Gail 's .
8 There is a further complication in that individuals hold views about health at a variety of different levels of analysis .
9 I should say that the current ethos of most departments is relatively left-wing as far as the teaching staff are concerned , but that many of the students hold views considerably further to the right .
10 Many of the counts also hold titles associated with towns or cities , such as the Prince of Altdorf .
11 So if you 're a boxing fan this is the sort of video that you would enjoy , now it 's a boxing question , name the three world heavyweight champions that currently hold titles .
12 Cops hold Ben
13 Is it not clear that it is an untried system , which is clearly producing a two-tier system for many patients , who are not receiving the very best care because their GP practices are treated as inferior to those that hold contracts ?
14 As described before , the CAD file records contain part geometry while the hierarchical structure records hold part associations .
15 THE KITCHEN was a large stone-floored room whose low ceiling seemed to trap the heat of the stove and hold cooking smells long after the meal that created them had been forgotten .
16 Schools frequently hold meetings to talk with parents about changes in the curriculum or the ways that help can be given at home to help children 's learning .
17 Local groups also hold meetings with speakers at which those caring for relatives or friends with the condition can learn more .
18 Communication to staff may come straight from the top , with the highest levels of management informing all employees of the move or top management may inform senior management who , in turn , hold meetings with supervisors to explain how and why the relocation exercise will take place .
19 In Britain , the party machines are relatively weak and only hold meetings , choose candidates , run election campaigns and hold conferences .
20 And the activities you describe are separate from those laid on , for example , by the British Association for Young Scientists , which also hold meetings
21 Trades councils organise seminars and conferences , branches hold discussions or pay tuition fees for members attending evening classes and workshops ; there are study tours and exchanges with overseas comrades .
22 At present , three federal agencies hold responsibility for seafood safety , along with the administration of each state .
23 The Barnes petition also asks for the indenture to be amended to allow the Barnes to invest its endowment more flexibly , raise the gallery admission fee from $1 , and hold fundraising events on the foundation premises .
24 A bas-relief , now in the Louvre in Paris , depicts women gathering lilies into a large cloth bag , while two men hold sticks attached to the sides of the bag .
25 Never hold stick foods overwinter .
26 A contract has been placed for the supply of this equipment to prisons that hold category A prisoners .
27 After all , they 've had their say years ago and made a meal of it : undeclared top-roping , hold chipping , secret rests , etc .
28 So worried has he apparently become that Mr Yeltsin recalled his liberal ambassadors to Washington and Paris , who still hold deputies ' mandates , to bolster his support .
29 In large sections of Punjab they extort money ( calling it taxation ) , hold courts , decree what local newspapers should print and even decide what dress schoolchildren should wear .
30 There are many dogs in Australia now who hold Schutzhund titles , which have been gained in Australia under German judges .
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