Example sentences of "[be] hold [adj] for the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Under the OT policy , if the value of property at risk exceeds the sum insured , then the Claimant will be held responsible for the difference and the amount payable will be reduced accordingly . |
| 32 | ‘ Thousands of people pass through our doors every night and whilst we continue to do our best to combat the problem we can not be held responsible for the actions and intentions of each individual ’ . |
| 33 | On May 21 Berlin deputies rejected a CDU motion , effectively of no confidence , to the effect that the coalition should be held responsible for the May Day rioting . |
| 34 | The fact that evidence and documents relating to the case had either disappeared or been tampered with and that witnesses had been threatened led members of a US Congressional investigative task force to conclude that the military high command had been controlling the investigation and limiting the number and rank of the officers to be held responsible for the crime . |
| 35 | This is only as one might expect -at all times and in all places — for it is always a problem in art history or archaeology to know to what degree certain persons can be held responsible for the appearance of particular aspects of design ( especially where one is dealing with aspects of arrangement , structure , and figural types ) . |
| 36 | Subject to the contrary agreement of the partners : ( 5 ) Every partner may take part in the management of the partnership business ( 7 ) No partner may be introduced as a partner without the consent of all existing partners ( 8 ) Any difference arising as to ordinary matters connected with the partnership business may be decided by a majority of the partners , but no change may be made in the nature of the partnership business without the consent of all existing partners It is obvious enough that if a partner is to be held responsible for the acts of his co-partners committed in the name of the firm he should in principle have : ( 1 ) unrestricted access to information about those acts ; ( 2 ) every right , indeed a duty , to assume personal responsibility ( equally with his co-partners ) for the conduct of the firm 's affairs ; and ( 3 ) the right ( by exercise of a veto ) to prevent any act for which he is unwilling to accept liability . |
| 37 | In an 1884 case , the Divisional Court held that an artisan whose wife had bought blankets at the door for 22/6d when he had given her permission to spend but 17/6d , could not be held liable for the extra sum . |
| 38 | Anyone resident in a house could be held liable for the support of other household members , which meant that a wage-earning son or daughter often moved out of the home in order not to diminish the unemployed parents ' entitlement to benefit . |
| 39 | The 1932 Conference reflected a radical reaction to the defeat of 1931 and particularly to bankers , who were held responsible for the financial collapse in Britain and throughout the Western world . |
| 40 | The reason for this is to avoid those who appointed the administrative receiver being treated as mortgagees in possession or being held liable for the receiver 's acts which would be the case were the receiver to be treated as their agent . |
| 41 | The child making the complaint can often be classified as a fuss pot engaged in attention seeking behaviour — a case of the victim being held responsible for the crime ? |
| 42 | The South Korean Defence Minister , Lee Sang Hoon , was dismissed on Oct. 8 , after being held responsible for the unauthorized military surveillance of civilians . |
| 43 | In some cases of ‘ disappearance ’ the whole family is held responsible for the ‘ crime ’ of one of its members . |
| 44 | In practice a contestant is held responsible for the behaviour of team-members and the coach , and he may face a severe penalty if they misbehave . |
| 45 | Reference is constantly made to the president 's budget and the chief executive is held responsible for the consequences of budgetary policy , especially by members of the opposition party in Congress . |
| 46 | 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 . |
| 47 | He had been held scoreless for the first twenty-five minutes of the game but certainly went to town afterwards ! |
| 48 | Zhu was reportedly dismissed because of his links with liberal policies , and might have been held responsible for the participation of union members in the pro-democracy protests of May and June . |
| 49 | The Gang , headed by Mao 's wife Jiang Qing , had been held responsible for the excesses of China 's 1966-76 Cultural Revolution . |
| 50 | An omnibus company was held liable for the act of one of its drivers , who overturned a rival omnibus while racing with it and obstructing it , although directions had been issued to the driver forbidding such conduct . |
| 51 | The defendant was held liable for the loss , as the thief 's act did not break the chain of causation . |
| 52 | The pump manufacturer was held liable for the value of the lobsters ( property damage ) but not for the costs of buying and attempting to repair the pumps . |
| 53 | It was Diana who was held responsible for the steady stream of royal staff who had left their service during the last eighteen months and it was the Princess who was accused of forcing Charles to abandon his friends , change his eating habits and his wardrobe . |
| 54 | The measure had been strongly opposed by powerful interest groups ( including the chaebol , the large conglomerates which dominate the country 's economy ) and its imminent imposition was held responsible for the recent removal abroad of funds from the Korean stock exchange . |