Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [be] held that [adj] " 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | This was taken one step further in Stadium Finance v. Robbins where it was held that this requirement was not complied with . |
| 5 | Moreover , the approach taken by their Lordships in George Mitchell does seem at variance with the Photo Production case where it was held that artificial distinctions should be rejected in favour of construction according to plain and natural meaning . |