Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [was/were] hold that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless it was held that any false indication given by the retailer could not be said to be due to the act or default of Cadbury since the retailer could quite easily have compared the weights and prices of his existing stock and the new bars to see if the label ‘ Extra value ’ was justified . |
| 2 | Here it was held that this showed that all reasonable care had been taken . |
| 3 | Here it was held that the chain of causation was broken where the buyer continued to use the goods with actual knowledge of the breach , as regards subsequent consequential loss ( compare Basildon District Council v JE Lesser ( Properties ) Ltd [ 1985 ] QB 839 ) . |
| 4 | There it was held that those persons who had access to inside information were required to observe the ‘ abstain or disclose ’ principle ie they had either to disclose the inside information which they held or abstain from trading . |
| 5 | Accordingly it was held that the breath specimen had been inadmissible in evidence . |