Example sentences of "[adv] held [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was personally held responsible for the failures of his economic stewardship . |
| 2 | This theory of a ‘ verbal inspiration ’ especially held good for the Greek translation of the Old Testament , commonly called that of the Seventy ( Septuagint ) , made at Alexandria in the third century bc . |
| 3 | However often he and his ministers warned the population not to expect an overnight return to prewar prosperity , the head of the government was naturally held accountable for the persistence of food and fuel shortages , black marketeering , and bread rationing . |
| 4 | On Jan. 17 Farah Aydid seized control of the city 's port from the Achamou , a militia set up by Mahdi Mohammed in August 1991 which had hitherto held aloof from the clan fighting . |
| 5 | Effectively he was immersed in Albanian politics , although in February 1921 , at the request of Sir Basil Thomson [ q.v. ] of Scotland Yard 's Special Branch , he travelled to Germany for a secret meeting with Talaat , the Turk generally held responsible for the post-war Armenian massacres . |
| 6 | ( iii ) Programme format The format of the programme is usually held constant throughout the series . |
| 7 | this also held true for the series of men who swopped their everyday gear to sit and drink and smoke and be photographed in a dress . |
| 8 | Official results published on March 22 after considerable delays showed that the ruling right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance ( Arena ) remained the largest single party , with 44.3 per cent of the vote , but had won only 39 seats , losing its absolute majority in the assembly ( where it had previously held 32 of the 60 seats ) . |
| 9 | All supervising officers , including senior divisional managers — chief superintendents — ‘ should not only hold themselves accountable , but be actively held accountable for the overall level of their subordinates ’ . |