Example sentences of "held out [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In terrible conditions underfoot and with a raging rainstorm Palace held out under terrific Wednesday pressure ( their sides of those days were always packed with internationals ) and won with a goal scored just before half-time . |
| 2 | In addition to the above payments an RFL who is a partner in or held out as a partner in an MNP is required to produce evidence of payment of the appropriate contribution to the Solicitors ' Indemnity Fund . |
| 3 | Within the firm , however , the burden of liability will be apportioned by agreement , either generally , as for example by reference to profit and loss sharing ratios or by recognition of the right of a salaried partner held out as a partner to an indemnity from the equity partners , or specifically to meet the circumstances of a particular claim against the firm . |
| 4 | This would not involve disclosure of persons held out to be partners : if a party litigating against a firm is unaware of the identity of persons held out as partners , he can not by definition have acted in reliance upon the holding out , so liability under s14 of the Partnership Act can not arise . |
| 5 | I am convinced that the prospect held out at Maastricht will not be the prospect that we shall have at the end of the 1990s . |
| 6 | They needed two wickets in the final over but picked up only one as Hightown held out at 110–9 . |
| 7 | Only a last remnant of Bakufu supporters held out on Hokkaido through to 1869 . |
| 8 | IN THE FADING sepia postcards on sale in the antiquarian shop in Makhoul Street , General Henri Gouraud appears as a stiff little figure in a dark kepi , his right hand held out to a British officer . |
| 9 | And the long-suffering elder , which always looks beautiful , graceful , however much you cut it , with its lacy plates held out to the sun . |
| 10 | She took the cup Lee held out to her in her knobbly hands . |
| 11 | The idea of settling Jews in Palestine , the British Foreign Office cabled two of its ambassadors in 1916 , ‘ might be made far more attractive to the majority of Jews if it held out to them the prospect that when in course of time the Jewish colonists in Palestine grew strong enough to cope with the Arab population they may be allowed to take the management of the internal affairs of Palestine … into their own hands … |
| 12 | He poured a measure into a shallow quaich , but took thought ; and held out to Lachlan the whole bottle . |
| 13 | A handful of snipers held out to the last , and received no quarter . |
| 14 | The shaking hand he held out to her felt as dry and brittle as rice-paper . |
| 15 | Any small hope held out to her by circumstances , or by her lover , is as a wisp which she can spin and twist into a thread , and if she gathers enough of these her feelings tell her that she will be able to bind them into a strong rope . |
| 16 | She came back , this time carrying a plate with home-made biscuits on it which she held out to Meredith . |
| 17 | After the coffee and cognac were served she delved into her handbag and withdrew a folded sheet of paper which she held out to him . |
| 18 | More important , they were granted a plenary indulgence which freed them from the terrors of purgatory and hell , and held out to them the promise of eternal life in heaven . |
| 19 | What 's the point ? she thought , drinking the fragrant tea that the nurse held out to her . |
| 20 | Eventually it seemed it was only I who ever thought about that still , cold morning , recalling in my dreams that cry and that hand held out to me for help I could not , would not give , and the silence that followed Andy disappearing under the ice . |
| 21 | His other hand he held out to Christina . |
| 22 | ‘ Besides , ’ Karr added , accepting the ch'a menu the waiter held out to him , ‘ I have heard that the Dragon Cloud is the paragon among teahouses . |
| 23 | Her arms held out to her sides , she stared at her wet and muddy palms . |
| 24 | Robyn walked forward into the brightly lit , ultra-modern kitchen as purposefully as she could manage and took the mug of steaming coffee he held out to her with shaking hands . |
| 25 | Mr Beckenham laughed , and took the hand she held out to him . |
| 26 | He strode forward to grasp the hand she held out to him . |
| 27 | He took the hand she held out to him and guided her inside the cottage . |
| 28 | Gould could not resist plucking every fruit that Australia held out to him . |
| 29 | The liability of someone held out to be a partner is co-extensive with the liability of partners properly so called ( see s14 above ) . |
| 30 | This would not involve disclosure of persons held out to be partners : if a party litigating against a firm is unaware of the identity of persons held out as partners , he can not by definition have acted in reliance upon the holding out , so liability under s14 of the Partnership Act can not arise . |