Example sentences of "hold [adj] [noun pl] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Commission issues a written Statement of Objections to the parties , to which they can provide a written response , and holds oral hearings for the parties and for interested third parties . |
| 2 | The passive smoking issue holds enormous fears for the tobacco industry . |
| 3 | Stephen , 17 , of Highbury Avenue , Tollesby , Middlesbrough , holds four records for the breaststroke . |
| 4 | December 1987 Hun Sen and Sihanouk hold face-to-face talks for the first time [ see pp. 35967-68 ] . |
| 5 | Although it is true that investment business can hold many pitfalls for the unwary , I find it surprising that so many firms fail to grasp it as a significant business opportunity . |
| 6 | One such file might hold demographic attributes for the individual counties of a given state ; these attributes would include total population and population broken down by age and sex while a second attribute file would store the mortality ( death ) and morbidity ( sickness ) rates for the same counties . |
| 7 | Europe should not hold any fears for the English cup-holders after only four defeats , including two on penalty strokes , in 22 matches on the Continent in recent years . |
| 8 | This threat held serious consequences for the government of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa , as support from the Takeshita faction had been an essential ingredient in his election to the leadership of the party , and was generally seen as essential to his continued survival in the post . |
| 9 | A comparative example provides another good illustration ; in 1959 , we are told , French archives of diplomacy already held more documents for the years since 1914 than for the whole history of French diplomacy backwards from that date to its foundation under Richelieu . |
| 10 | The sojourn at Swanage seems indeed to have held magic times for the couple only a few months wed , in those days before the later estrangement . |